TAPLEJUNG, NOV 15 - For unemployed rural youth of this eastern hill district, a job in the Royal Nepal Army is still a much-sought-after goal of their life in spite of Maoist warnings against joining the “forces of the old-regime”.
Despite Maoist warnings the number of youth vying for recruitment in the army is increasing. Military officials at the Jabarjung Gulm (barracks) said that a total of 75 youth were queuing up to have their chests examined and said that it would continue for the next three days.
A military official overseeing the recruitment process said they would always welcome the qualified candidates in the esteemed institution, which has earned name and fame in the world in accomplishing tasks in peacekeeping missions.
“They (Maoists) warn youth against joining the army. But we sneaked out of the village and came here to give a try in the army,” a youth from the remote Sanghu VDC, a Maoist-affected area, said.
Meanwhile, a report from Lamjung said that 39 people surrendered to the security forces during the latter’s “mobile service” in villages. The surrendered youth said they were forced to hold one or the other post in the Maoist organisation.
The mobile team also conducted free health camps and distributed citizenship certificates to the eligible citizens and educational materials to school children in the Maoist-affected areas in western part of the district. Mahakali Gurung, 85, of Pas Gaon said, “I am very happy to receive the citizenship certificate at my door-step.”Posted on: 2003-11-14 08:24

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