Thanks to Bikkil Sthapit for providing this translation of a statement by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)'s vice chairman, Kiran.Kathmandu: September 1, 2011
Our party has always remained firm about the commitments to drafting a new constitution and army integration in regards to the Comprehensive Peace Accord. We’ve already envisioned that both tasks must be completed simultaneously. Without any doubt, Army integration is one of the vital parts of peace process. Up to today, everyone has known the fact that the army integration process requires a mutual understanding.
The respectful integration of PLA has been accepted many times in various levels of party meetings. The modalities of the Army integration process and re-establishment package were topics yet to be decided before starting the re-categorization of the army. In contrast to these pacts and contrary to the Party Central Committee and Standing Committee deal, the meeting of ‘Army Integration Special Committee’ which met yesterday made a surprising and suicidal decision of handing over the container and keys of the weapons by 7:00PM today. This decision will lead to disarming and dissolving of People’s Liberation Army. We condemn this decision and humbly request the discarding of this decision of surrender immediately.
Workers of the World, Unite!
Long Live Marxism-Leninism-Maoism/Thought
Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
Central Committee
Mohan Baidhya ‘Kiran’
Vice-Chairman
