Defence Minister Bidhya Bhandari has said that the government would deploy security forces to stop the Maoist's People's Liberation Army (PLA) from undertaking fresh recruitment as per its recent announcement in response to the opening of vacancies in various positions by Nepal Army (NA) in its infantry division.
"The fresh recruitment drive announced by the Maoist's PLA is a direct violation of the peace agreement and country's law. As political and legal problems will arise if the Maoists starts taking in new recruits, the government will be forced to deploy security forces in all seven PLA cantonments," Minister Bhandari told select journalists at her ministerial quarter in Hariharbhawan on Thursday.
Defending the NA's decision to open vacancies for 3,464 personnel in various positions, she said that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) doesn't prohibit the Army to recruit new personnel within the ceiling of 95,000, the total strength when the agreement was signed in 2006.
In response to the Army's decision to start regular recruitment, PLA on Tuesday announced vacancy for 12,000 personnel.
Minister Bhandari said the announcement by PLA to carryout fresh recruitment at a time when the Maoists are facing pressures from all sides to transform itself into a "civilian party" is being taken "very seriously" by the government.
"The fresh recruitment drive announced by the Maoist's PLA is a direct violation of the peace agreement and country's law. As political and legal problems will arise if the Maoists starts taking in new recruits, the government will be forced to deploy security forces in all seven PLA cantonments," Minister Bhandari told select journalists at her ministerial quarter in Hariharbhawan on Thursday.
Defending the NA's decision to open vacancies for 3,464 personnel in various positions, she said that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) doesn't prohibit the Army to recruit new personnel within the ceiling of 95,000, the total strength when the agreement was signed in 2006.
In response to the Army's decision to start regular recruitment, PLA on Tuesday announced vacancy for 12,000 personnel.
Minister Bhandari said the announcement by PLA to carryout fresh recruitment at a time when the Maoists are facing pressures from all sides to transform itself into a "civilian party" is being taken "very seriously" by the government.
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