UMP FORMALLY OPPOSES PM BHATTARAI PROPOSAL FOR INTEGRATION OF FORMER MAOIST FIGHTERS IN NA

UML FORMALLY PROTESTS PM BHATTARAI PLAN FOR INTEGRATION OF 9,900 PLUS MAOIST FIGHTERS IN NA

Kathmandu, 14 March: UML standing committee Wednesday strongly protested Tuesday’s proposal of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai’s at a special
Committee he heads fo integration of 9,900plus former PLA combatants in Nepal Army (NA).
The second biggest opposition party concluded the proposal was against a 7-point agreement that should be basis for integration adding the suggestion of the government chief who is also Maoist third ranking leader described was against military act
and laws
Tuesday’s proposal will be taken upby the special committee again Friday.
Main opposition NC has also opposed the proposal.
The UML meet also expressed its ‘deep concerns to amnesty more than 367 persons, including Chairman Prachanda and the premier, for criminal acts during a 10-year insurgency by withdrawing court cases against then.
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NC TO TRAIN WORKERS
Kathmandu, 14 March: The Nepali Congress (NC) Central Policy and Training Academy is to intensify training programmes with a view to supporting the party´s organization consolidation campaign, RSS reports.

According to the party source, the academy will be organizing training for the cadres in Narayani and Janakpur zones on March 19 and 20 in Birgunj.

Similarly, training for the cadres in Seti and Mahakali zones will be organised in Dhangadhi on March 22 and 23 and for the Bheri, Karnali and Rapti zones on March 25 and 26 in Nepalgunj.

Party central members and lawmakers representing these zones and district presidents and other representatives will participate in the training.

The training is expected to focus on the extensive discussions on the party´s ideology, its past struggles for democracy, country´s contemporary political issues and party views on them, said Academy´s Department Chief and Party Vice President Ramchandra Poudel.

The training would be a supportive means of informing the people about the party´s views on the country´s contemporary political situation, he added.

Earlier, the NC had organised the two-day orientation training under the Campaign in Itahari, Sunsari .
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