Nepal and military problems

There are some similarities to the revolution in Nepal and the one by the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, 1979. Both have had to deal with right wing parties trying to push them out and roll back their revolution. The Sandinistas always had the army on their side. That is not the case for the Union Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). They have their own PLA, but the regular Nepalese Army has refused to integrate the two armed forces. Without that integration, the Union CPN-(M) is a sitting duck for a military coup.

From The Red Star:
The chief of People's Liberation Army (PLA), Nanda Kishor Pun 'Pasang' said, "PLA opens for new recruitment in the vacant posts of the soldiers if Nepal army does not stop its running recruitment." Talking with the journalists in a press-meet, he further said, "We have our thirty thousand vacant posts of soldiers."
Nepal army is recruiting new soldiers against the Comprehensive Peace Accord. The parliamentary parties are backing the issue in the name of regular function of NA.
A few days ago, Madhav Kumar Nepal, the leader of CPN-UML and the chief of the committees on writing constitution, had bitterly criticised and blamed the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to be criminals. He said," The group kept in the cantonment is not army; it is actively involved in the crimes." The irresponsible reaction of Madhav Nepal is aimed towards the sabotage of peace process and the building of national army.
Just after the end of the budget session of CA, the Maoist-led government is trying to make a harmonious relation with all the political parties to create a favourable environment for writing a new constitution as soon as possible. Prime minister himself is visiting door to door of the leaders of the other political parties for the betterment of the nation and the Nepalese people. However, at the same time, the partner party leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has strongly criticised the PLA and the youth YCDL. He even stated that "the criminal groups should be sent to the jails with fetter."
PLA Chief Nanda Kishor Pun "Pasang" reacts that the expression of Madhav Nepal and the running recruitment of NA are closely related. This is the expression and the action directed and taught by the foreign reactionaries. UNMIN has recognized the PLA and the process of the integration is in the eve. The parliamentary leaders under the rule of King Gyanendra were put in the custody and the PLA soldiers fought with the spirit of sacrifice to free them from the monarchy-custody. After a vigorous fighting of PLA, they got freedom. The PLA commanders are seriously requesting the leaders of the parliamentary parties not to forget the historic contribution in the process to
institutionalise the federal republic and writing a new constitution. The leaders reached in the mouth of death at the time of monarchy coup have got golden chance to be the leader of the federal Nepal.
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