There have been a lot of rumors floating in the streets of Kathmandu regarding inclusion of the Maoists in the present government and conducting Constituent Assembly. However, before every substantial development the intense consultations start with all stakeholders in Nepal including the foreigners.
It is believed in the same connection the in Kathmandu on Mar. 1 Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala held discussions with the Indian ambassador to Nepal, Shiv Shankar Mukherjee.
The 20 minute meeting at Baluwatar official residence of PM also discussed the current political situation in Nepal. This meeting comes in the wake of larger consultations between the Seven Party Alliance government and the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M). Maoist Chairman Prachanda is scheduled to meet Prime Minister for the same purpose within one or two days.
Earlier in the day, US Ambassador to Nepal James F Moriarty met Interim Parliament Speaker Subhas Nembang on the same issue.On Wednesday, Moriarty told CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal that he had doubts over the number of Maoist weapons registered with the United Nations.
Meanwhile, the meeting to decide the dates for the Constituent Assembly elections has been postponed till Friday. The Constituent Assembly elections are slated for mid-June
