He told newsmen here today that the government would take steps on the basis of the commission report, which would be made available within one week. If found necessary, the panchayat meeting would be reconvened to discuss the no-confidence motion, he said.

Mohammed Kutty said as per the existing rules, a panchayat could reconsider a no-confidence motion, once rejected by it, only after six months since the date of rejection. But it could be reconsidered before six months in case of a court order instructing to do so or based on the report of an enquiry commission, he said.

The minister said he himself had taken the initiative for the discussions he had with the top Congress leaders on the issue. Tuesday's discussionwas the fourth one in this regard. But the Congress leaders were not willing to wait for one week to receive the report, he said.

Mohammed Kutty said from the discussions he had got the impression that the Congress was not interested in arriving at an amicable solution. ``Still, the doors are open for another round of discussion,'' he said.

The minister, who would leave for Calcutta on Saturday next, to attend the CPI-M party congress there, would return only on October 12.

Mohammed Kutty said he also had held discussions with Muslim League leader P K Kunhalikutty who was satisfied with the government's readiness to appoint an enquiry commission.

The Kerala Local Self Government Institutions (Prohibition of Defections) Ordinance was meant to ban defections in local bodies, with retrospective effect from October 2, 1995, he said.

The government would present a bill in this connection in the state Assembly in its next session in November, he said.

The minister said that it was his personal opinionthat all political parties should refrain from the practice of giving admissions to those who had defected from other parties.