KATHMANDU, JAN 15 - The Nepal Army headquarters on Friday evening denied the Maoist charges that it imported arms and ammunition from India. Talking to ekantipur.com, Maj. Ashok Gurung at the Directorate of Public Relations at NA headquarters in Kathmandu dismissed the claims of UCPN (Maoist) that the NA breached the peace accord and imported a huge amount of lethal weapons.

“We received 45 vehicles from India as a part of military aid,” Maj. Gurung said, and claimed that no weapon was imported.

UCPN (Maoist) central leader and its Abadh State Committee sub-incharge Bamdev Chhetri earlier today in Rupandehi had charged that the NA sneaked in 30 trucks of arms including INSAS and GALIL rifles, and ammunitions. He had said the weapons have been kept at NA’s Butwal-based No. 22 Brigade.

According to Maj. Gurung, the vehicles that include jeeps, ambulances, trucks and recovery vans were a part of the military support Nepal received for the first time from India after 2005.

India had discontinued its support to the NA, after former King Gyanendra seized absolute power.

India has decided to resume the military supply and aid to Nepal following the joint secretary level talks in Kathmandu on Dec. 4.

In December last year, Chief of the Army Staff Chhatra Man Singh Gurung visited India. Indian President Pratibha Pati conferred the title of Honorary General of Indian Army on the Nepali army chief during his visit.

Indian Army Chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor is set to arrive in Kathmandu for an official visit to Nepal on Jan. 19. President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav will confer the title of Honorary General of Nepal Army on Gen. Kapoor, who is arriving on the invitation of Chief of Nepal Army, during his four-day visit.

Posted on: 2010-01-15 08:13

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