Kathmandu: The government led by Prime Minister Koirala is all set to crush the Maoists movement and clandestine preparations in this regard apparently has already been done.
The government’s wish to use the force against the ever growing threat of the insurgents has got a new phillip when King Birendra gave His “approval” recently to the government sponsored bill demanding the right to form the much publicized “Armed Police Force”.
The bill already approved by the constitutional monarch will be expectedly brought into use soon as “Ordinance bill”, it is learnt from the Home Ministry sources.
The idea is to possess 15 thousand personnel in this armed force of which half will come from the existing police and the military force. Some even expect new 3 thousand recruits from outside in this Armed Force which will mean that this number will be filled from the unemployed NC workers and activists.
The supposed Armed force will remain under the jurisdiction of the Home Ministry and would be used primarily to face the Maoists’ insurgents in the troubled areas and to quell violence’s of other sorts other than those created by the revolutionaries.
The Armed forces thus formed will be stationed at the center, sub-area and the districts, it is contained in the bill.
Informed sources say that the Royal Nepal Army personals are training the men in the force which is yet to take its formal shape.
Analysts remain puzzled over the government’s new tough stance acquired which means that a violent face to face was imminent between the two warring sides-the government an the insurgents.
“This would in all likelihood create terror and chaos in the nation and might pave the way for a sort of civil war like situation “, commented an analyst talking to this scribe over telephone.
“This also means that the government is determined to cap the possibility of resuming the talks with the insurgents in order to sort out the matter peacefully”, commented yet another political scientist.
Another set of intellectuals’ express their fear over the possible use of the armed forces in a wanton manner in the pretext of killing the insurgents, which in effect will be killing innocent civilians.
“If this sad event happens then the establishment under Koirala abruptly lose the sympathies of the innocent lay men and instead this lot would prefer to shift their allegiance towards the rebellions”, predicted a non-partisan analyst.
The fact is that the formation of this armed force could not be the real solution to the overly stretched Maoists imbroglio. The fact is that only dialogue and dialogue could bring about a substantial change in the Maoists camp.
Unconfirmed reports say that the Maoists possess the strength to face the Military and hence can easily see eye to eye with the force, which has not taken a form.