'Mock parliament' gives nod for talks with Maoist A ?mock session? of the dissolved House of Representatives and the National Assembly (NA) Tuesday endorsed the idea of dialogue with the CPN (Maoist) as part of resolving the protracted crisis. The mock session attended by the members of the dissolved parliament, incumbent and former NA members and senior leaders of the seven-party alliance passed a motion accepting the talks offer from the rebel party. According to the resolution, the seven parties will form a team to negotiate with the Maoists. The meet also denounced the recently promulgated ordinances governing the I/NGOs and the civil servants. The mock parliament denounced the verdict of the Royal Commission for Control of Corruption (RCCC) slapping two-year jail term and Rs.90 million fine to former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (Democratic) president Sher Bahadur Deuba and former minister Prakash Man Singh convicting them of corruption in Melamchi Drinking Water Project. The all-powerful anti-graft body also handed one-year to two-year jail term and heavy penalty to three government officers and the contractor of the project. Reading out the motion passed by the session, National Assembly vice-chairman Ramprit Paswan, who chaired the session, said the RCCC verdict is unconstitutional and politically motivated. Addressing the mock session, Nepali Congress president Girirja Prasad Koirala said the parties? agitation would thrash the feudalistic quarters. ?Feudalists should start packing up their luggage,? the NC boss warned. The seven-party movement, he said, would not end unless total democracy is restored in the country. Likewise, CPN (UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said, ?The royal regime is intent on branding those standing in favour talks with Maoists as terrorists and declare banned the political parties that oppose the royal takeover.? ?The decision of the royal commission shows their tendency.?