Army gets govt letter to begin integration
The government on Thursday sent a letter to the Nepal Army to start preparations for the integration of Maoist combatants into the national army.
The Defence Ministry dispatched a formal instruction along with the minutes of the Special Committee decision to the Army Headquarters. The despatch was delayed due to an ambiguity in the letter sent to the Defence Ministry by the PM’s Office on Sunday. The minutes were prepared on the basis of the seven-point deal signed in November last year. “We included the minutes of the special committee’s decision along with the letter of the Prime Minister’s Office and asked Nepal Army to start preparations for the army integration process,” a source at the Defence Ministry said. The Army had been waiting for an official letter to make preparations to form a new directorate to integrate 6,500 former Maoist combatants.
“We had so far only received verbal instructions from the prime minister. With the official instruction in hand, we will now officially start the process,” said an Army General. The Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML had issued an ultimatum to the government to start the process within February 12. NC leader Ram Saran Mahat said the parties will now discuss ways to reduce the number of combatants opting for integration to the maximum limit of 6,500. Over 9,000 combatants have opted for integration.
Posted on: 2012-02-10 09:12
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