Today, Maoist Chairman Prachanda and Bhattarai met t with Ian Martin, the personal representative of the United Nations secretary general. The duo told Martin that the second stage of verification would not begin unless a political package to adjust combatants in national security forces was agreed upon. In the meeting, the leaders also expressed their displeasure over army generals’ promotions without their consent and army chief Rukmangad Katwal’s public statement against the Maoists. Katwal had recently said the army would not tolerate terrorism in any form in the country.
Also today, Maoist chairman Prachanda today met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala at the latter’s residence and urged him to come up with a ‘package deal’ to adjust registered Maoist combatants in national security wings.
A Maoist source told this daily that Prachanda, accompanied by his deputy Dr Baburam Bhattarai, conveyed to the PM his party’s stance that the second stage of verification in other cantonments would not begin without the government first agreeing on the deal.
The source said Prachanda also asked the PM to make public the latter’s and the Nepali Congress’ stance on monarchy and republic clear. Prachanda also took up the issue of King Gyanendra’s birthday bash, which, according to him, was a step towards political activism meant to disrupt constituent assembly polls.
Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Ramchandra Poudel said both the leaders were committed to holding the polls on the scheduled date and stressed the need to improve the law and order situation. Prachanda also objected to Koirala’s “unilateral” appointments in government bodies without the Maoists being consulted. The PM is learnt to have assured Prachanda that he would consult them while making appointments in the future.
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डिडीआर मोडेल स्वीकार नहुने ः पासाङ
पाल्पा, असार २८/माओवादी जनमुक्ति सेनाका डेपुटी कमाण्डर नन्दकिशोर पुन -पासाङ) ले काङ्ग्रेसले पुरानै ढाँचा र शैलीमा एकलौटीरुपमा सरकार चलाएका कारण संविधानसभाको चुनाव मङ्सिर महिनामा पनि हुन नसक्ने बताएका छन् । संविधानसभा अगाडि नै संसदबाट गणतन्त्र घोषणा गरेर जानुपर्ने कुरामा उनले जोड दिए । क्रान्तिकारी पत्रकार सङ्घ नेपाल लुम्बिनीद्वारा बिहीबार पाल्पामा आयोजित पत्रकार सम्मेलनमा बोल्दै पासाङले जनमुक्ति सेनाको व्यवस्थापनका लागि आफ्नो पार्टर्ीीई डिडीआर मोडेल स्वीकार नहुने बताए । सेना व्यवस्थापनका लागि विशेष सुरक्षा सुधार विधि -एसएसआर) अपनाउनुपर्ने र त्यो पनि नेपालको भूराजनीतिक अवस्थाअनुसार हुनुपर्नेमा उनले जोड दिए ।

पत्रकारहरूले सोधेको प्रश्नको जवाफ दिँदै उनले देशलाई अग्रगमनतिर लैजान र संविधानसभाको निर्वाचन सम्पन्न गर्न सबै दल र पत्रकारहरूको केन्द्रित हुनुपर्नेमा जोड दिए । आठदलबीच भएको १२ बुँदे सहमति अक्षरशः लागू गर्न माग गर्दै पासाङले त्यसो नभए आफूहरू अर्को ढङ्गले सोच्न बाध्य हुने बताए ।

जनमुक्ति सेनाको व्यवस्थापनबारे के भइरहेको छ भनी पत्रकारहरूले सोधेको प्रश्नमा कमाण्डर पासाङले दुःख बिसाए । “समस्या उस्तै छन् केही सुधार भएको छैन, खानपानको समस्या र विरामी झन् बढेका छन्”- उनले भने- “हामी एउटा जिम्मेवार पार्टर्ीीे सेना भएकोले जति समस्या भएपनि धर्ैय गरेर बसेका छौँ, हामी देशलाई नयाँ र सुन्दर बनाउन चाहन्छौँ ।”
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