While the coalition partners of the current government are making efforts to bring Nepali Congress (NC) into the army integration special committee to ease the integration process, a senior leader of a party in the coalition government said the party cadres cannot be included into the national army.

K. P. Oli
Speaking in Pokhara Saturday, CPN (UML) leader K. P. Oli said CPN (Maoist) is insisting only on integrating their combatants into Nepal Army while the past agreements aptly stress on integration and rehabilitation of the combatants.

He alleged the Maoists of aiming to seize the state power after politicising the national army force. He raised objections against starting army integration unless the Maoists stop their criminal activities and violence.

Oli also came heavily against Deputy Prime Minister Bam Dev Gautam who had warned of further instability and conflict if the combatants are not integrated into national army. nepalnews.com ia Dec 06 08