Yuwa Sangh Nepal, the youth wing of the CPN-UML, on Saturday staged a protest against the government’s preparation to distribute cash relief to disqualified former Maoist combatants.
The protesters marched at New Baneshwar chanting different slogans and also took out a torch rally.
Addressing the protest, Kshitij Thebe, chair of Yuwa Sangh Nepal, alleged the CPN (Maoist Centre) of amassing billions of rupees through policy-level corruption.
“We condemn and oppose the act of accumulating billions of rupees in the name of disqualified combatants 18 years after the peace accord,” Thebe said. “The protest will continue until the working procedure is withdrawn.”
The Finance Ministry had given a go-ahead to the Home Ministry to prepare the working procedure on March 16 when Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal was also assuming the finance portfolio.
As per the preamble of the working procedure, Rs1.4 billion has been allocated in this year’s budget for concluding the remaining tasks of the peace process and the finance ministry has agreed to release a tranche to pay the disqualified ex-combatants.
According to the Home Ministry, among the 4,008 combatants rejected for integration, 2,973 were minors, while 1,035 were recruited after the first ceasefire of May 26, 2006—six months before the peace deal was signed.
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The Finance Ministry had given a go-ahead to the Home Ministry to prepare the working procedure on March 16 when Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal was also assuming the finance portfolio.
As per the preamble of the working procedure, Rs1.4 billion has been allocated in this year’s budget for concluding the remaining tasks of the peace process and the finance ministry has agreed to release a tranche to pay the disqualified ex-combatants.
According to the Home Ministry, among the 4,008 combatants rejected for integration, 2,973 were minors, while 1,035 were recruited after the first ceasefire of May 26, 2006—six months before the peace deal was signed.
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