People's Liberation Army (PLA) combatants living in cantonments in different parts of the country will get their allowances within a week."We have received a sum of Rs 171 million to distribute allowance of three months to 19,000 combatants. Each of them will receive Rs 3,000 per month," Shyam Sundar Sharma, spokesperson for the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, said on Wednesday.
Though the process of allocating the sum was completed by the Finance Ministry on Wednesday, Sharma said he got information about the allocation of the sum the day before yesterday."The money would be distributed to combatants by Monday through cantonment officers in all seven cantonments located in different districts," he added.
Though there had been an agreement among the political parties of providing allowance to the PLA combatants, the sum was not released due to the government's concentration on the constituent assembly polls and other political issues.
The government decided to release fund after Maoist Chairman Prachanda warned that the PLA personnel might run out of patience if negligence in disbursement of allowance continued.Though the PLA personnel are supposed to get allowance of 19 months, the government has provided them with the allowance of just seven months so far
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Janadisha Daily reports that Koirala has asked three security chiefs to help prevent Maoist Led Government
The Janadisha daily,on Wednesday said in a front-page report that Koirala had asked the three chiefs to exert their influence to prevent the formation of a Maoist-led government.
The daily said sources in the PMO informed it that the caretaker premier told the trio, "I am deeply concerned about what would happen if the Maoists come to power." "Even if we were not given the reins of the government, we should have been given the defence ministry," the PM reportedly said. "But the Maoists refused."
According to the daily, Katuwal, once known to be a royalist and anti-Maoist, urged the "glum" Koirala to be pro-active. "You are still the PM," the controversial army chief reportedly said. "We are ready to carry out whatever orders you issue... Our three security organs are with you. Because of the Maoists' militant past, whatever you do, you can't have good relations with them."
The daily claimed that the army chief had set up the meeting and prior to it, had held a meeting with Koirala's trusted aide, Ram Chandra Poudel. There is speculation that on Thursday, when the parties have to file nominations for the premiership election, Koirala's Nepali Congress can field Poudel if they feel the contest will be a tough one.
The daily said sources in the PMO informed it that the caretaker premier told the trio, "I am deeply concerned about what would happen if the Maoists come to power." "Even if we were not given the reins of the government, we should have been given the defence ministry," the PM reportedly said. "But the Maoists refused."
According to the daily, Katuwal, once known to be a royalist and anti-Maoist, urged the "glum" Koirala to be pro-active. "You are still the PM," the controversial army chief reportedly said. "We are ready to carry out whatever orders you issue... Our three security organs are with you. Because of the Maoists' militant past, whatever you do, you can't have good relations with them."
The daily claimed that the army chief had set up the meeting and prior to it, had held a meeting with Koirala's trusted aide, Ram Chandra Poudel. There is speculation that on Thursday, when the parties have to file nominations for the premiership election, Koirala's Nepali Congress can field Poudel if they feel the contest will be a tough one.
Maoist Leader Mahara says alliance with UML and other parties if NC decides to stay in opposition
Echoing Pokharel, Maoist leader Mahara said, "Although the UML hasn't clearly told us that it will back us in forming the next government, an alliance with the UML and other parties will take place if the NC finally decides to stay in opposition."
He said the Maoist are still open to sharing any one of the major ministerial portfolios-Home, Defense or Finance- with any of the major political parties- NC, UML, Madhesi Peoples' Rights Forum (MPRF). However, the Maoists have already conceded the Home Ministry to the CPN-UML
Senior UML leader Ishwar Pokharel hints that they will go with Maoist government without the NC
Conspicuously hinting at a possible Maoist-UML alliance, UML senior leader Ishwar Pokharel said, "The passage to the formation of the next government should not be obstructed even if the Nepali Congress continues with its claim to the defense ministry."
He further said that the UML won't join the next government without the Maoists. Even if the Nepali Congress continues with its stance and decides to stay in opposition.
He said the task of drafting a new constitution won't be successful if the Maoists are excluded from the next government, Nepalnews reported
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Chairman Prachanda "Things will be finalised by tomorrow evening.
Maoist chairman'Prachanda', who held a series of meetings with leaders of different parties today, has claimed that parties will arrive at an agreement on government formation by Wednesday, a day before nominations for prime ministerial election will be registered at the Constituent Assembly Secretariat.
Talking to reporters after a meeting with CPN (UML) general secretary Jhal Nath Khanal in the afternoon, the Maoist Chairman said efforts for a consensus government were still on in spite of the dispute between his party and Nepali Congress over the defense portfolio.
"Things will be finalised by tomorrow evening. It will be a government of national consensus," he said.
Talking to reporters after a meeting with CPN (UML) general secretary Jhal Nath Khanal in the afternoon, the Maoist Chairman said efforts for a consensus government were still on in spite of the dispute between his party and Nepali Congress over the defense portfolio.
"Things will be finalised by tomorrow evening. It will be a government of national consensus," he said.
CPN-M leader Mohan Baidhya stated that his party had asked the CPN-UML to lead the government
CPN-M leader Mohan Baidhya stated that his party had asked the CPN-UML to lead the government, if it was unwilling to support the CPN-M led government.
"Given that the NC is adamant to allowing us to have the Defence Ministry in a government led by us, we talked with the CPN-UML about ways to find solutions to this state of deadlock, and we even urged the CPN-UML to lead the government if they wish to," he said referring to the two parties' talks held in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Sunday.
He stressed that the talks on this issue could not progress as the CPN-UML stuck to the necessity of national consensus government.
"Given that the NC is adamant to allowing us to have the Defence Ministry in a government led by us, we talked with the CPN-UML about ways to find solutions to this state of deadlock, and we even urged the CPN-UML to lead the government if they wish to," he said referring to the two parties' talks held in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Sunday.
He stressed that the talks on this issue could not progress as the CPN-UML stuck to the necessity of national consensus government.
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