Report in The Kathmandu Post, April 29, 2023The government’s plan to distribute cash relief to disqualified former Maoist combatants has entered Parliament, but no ruling party appears ready to take ownership of the plan. Discussing the matter in the House, several parliamentarians have asked the government to halt the cash relief to disqualified former Maoist combatants who are set to receive Rs200,000 per head. Interestingly, ruling Nepali Congress lawmakers have joined the main opposition CPN-UML…
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By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, April 13, 2023Amid a financial crisis so serious that the government is struggling to pay its employees, the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government is pushing ahead with its decision to dole out Rs200,000 each to the former Maoist combatants disqualified for integration into the Nepal Army for being underage or late recruits during the UN verification in 2007. Home Secretary Binod Singh confirmed to the Post that a working…