Indian leaders in Kathmandu at Maoist invitation

A delegation of Indian political leaders has arrived in Kathmandu Sunday

at the invitation of the Maoist leadership.

While in Kathmandu, the four-member delegation headed by Janata Dal

(United) leader and chairman of Indo-Nepal Parliamentary Forum, Sarad

Yadav, will share views with leaders of different parties on various

dimensions ...

Talking to journalists in New Delhi before flying to Kathmandu, Yadav said

his team would urge Nepali leaders to draft the new constitution on

consensus.

Reports said the delegation had received the go-ahead from South Block,

the seat of Indian PM's office and foreign and defense ministries.

team members had held an extensive meeting with Indian foreign secretary

Shiv Shankar Menon before setting off for Nepal.

During the two-day stay, Yadav's team will hold separate meetings with

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, UML general secretary Jhala Nath

Khanal, coordinator of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Upendra Yadav and Nepali

Congress president and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

The Indian leaders are also expected to forward Indian premier Dr Manmohan