Prime Minister and Unified CPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday clarified that the party’s youth wing Young Communist Democratic League (YCDL) is a political group and must not be construed as a paramilitary outfit as opposition parties claim it to be.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal
“YCDL is only a political group and is engaged in development works. It is not a paramilitary outfit,” PM Dahal’s press secretary Om Sharma quoted PM Dahal as saying to a delegation of German Parliament after the latter queried about YCDL.

In the meeting with the delegation led by Vice President (Deputy Speaker) of the German Parliament Dr Wolfgang Thierse at his official residence in Baluwatar, PM Dahal assured that the minor differences seen among the political parties regarding issues to be mentioned in the new constitution will be resolved through consensus and that the army integration will be carried out as per the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), Sharma told media persons after the meeting.

Sharma said the German delegation also queried about the constitution writing process, army integration including government’s effort to find missing persons.

Emerging from the meeting, Dr Thierse pledged Germany’s support in the process.

The four-member German Parliament delegation arrived in the capital on Wednesday for a three-day visit. nepalnews.com Feb 05 09