Palace conspiring to assassinate top leaders: Mahara; 'Plot CD' tabled at parliament Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara has alleged the royal palace of conspiring to assassinate the top 8-party leaders. Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara (File Photo) Talking to Nepalnews, Mahara said a CD documenting the plot of the royal palace to assassinate the top leaders was handed over to Speaker Subas Nemwang today. According to Mahara, the CD, which was obtained through a Nepal Army (NA) source, had been "circulated to different NA barracks by Crown Prince Paras". The CD that contains documents, news reports and the palace's strategy against the Maoists will be made public within a few days, he said. Meanwhile, a journalist present at the parliament quoted Mahara as telling reporters that King Gyanendra had allocated 600 million rupees to execute his plot. He said his party discovered this while investigating the palace's conspiracy to kill US officials posted in Nepal and pin the blame on the Maoists. Maoist chairman Prachanda had spoken about the 'palace conspiracy' few days earlier. Mahara claimed that the palace had formed a committee headed by Crown Prince Paras to disrupt the constituent assembly elections. Maoist lawmaker Janardan Sharma a.k.a Prabakhar handed over the CD, prepared by the pro-palace elements led by Crown Prince Paras, to speaker Nemwang. Mahara said the Maoists would raise the issue at the next meeting of the top leaders of the eight parties. In the face of this exposure, there is no reason why the King should not face action, he added. nepalnews.com pb/ia Mar 12 07