UDMF demands rethink on three-party agreement

The United Madhesi Morcha (UDMF) Thursday asked the UCPN (Maoist) to rethink Tuesday's agreement between the three major parties to carve out 11 federal states.During a meeting held at Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai's official residence in Baluwatar, the Madhesi leaders reiterated that they were strongly opposed to creating multiple provinces in Terai as they have long been demanding single province in the plains.