CoAS objects to bulk enty of Madhesis
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KATHMANDU, DEC 22 -
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Chhatra Man Singh Gurung called on President Dr Ram Baran Yadav at the latter's residence in Shital Niwas on Thursday.
During the meeting, the CoAS expressed dissatisfaction towards government’s decision to recruit Madhesi youths in a separate battalion of the Nepal Army (NA) as part of its motive to make the national army an inclusive institution.
The cabinet meeting on Tuesday had decided to direct the Defense Ministry to integrate 3000 Madhesi youths, including those from Dalit, indigenous and backward communities in the region by forming a separate battalion in the NA.
The Cabinet decision has drawn flak from opposition parties Nepali Congress and CPN-UML as well as other political forces and groups.
Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai had invited Gurung at his residence to discuss the same.
The Army argues that recruitment is purely a 'voluntary process' and it cannot restrict 'the right to equality' guaranteed by the Interim Constitution by opening vacancies for any particular group. Under the existing recruitment process, 55 percent of the seats are filled through free competition, while 45 percent are recruited under the reservation quotas.
Posted on: 2011-12-22 12:17
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