CPN-UML proposes to bring RNA under parliament

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Kathmandu, May 7 (UNI) Nepal's CPN-UML has decided to present a proposal to the House of Representatives on bringing the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) under parliament, and changing its name to 'Nepali Army', media reports said here today.

''The meeting entrusted the Parliament Committee (of the party) with the responsibility of taking the proposal to the House,'' Kathmandu Post quoted Ishwor Pokharel, leader of the party, as saying.

The UML move is in line with the official decision of the Seven-Party Alliance, Mr Pokharel said.

The proposal should be tabled in the House 'as early as possible', fearing that if it is delayed, it will give time for hatching conspiracies, Amrit Kumar Bohara was reported as saying.

Meanwhile, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal has urged the government to scrap the Army Secretariat located inside the Royal Palace and imprison staunch supporters of the autocratic regime immediately.

''Due to the impunity, with which culprits of the autocratic Panchayat System and 15 months long royal reign operate, they have started hatching a conspiracy against people and democracy,'' Mr Nepal was quoted as saying.

''It's disheartening and disturbing to see culprits roaming freely, when they should be in jail,'' Mr Nepal said.

He said the government should take immediate action against concerned chiefs of security forces, chief secretary at the council of ministers and other bureaucrats, who were responsible in ordering excessive use of force to suppress the pro-democracy movement.

The King was trying to impose hegemony with the support of the army so the government should first remove the phrase ''Royal'' from the Royal Nepalese Army and end the custom of the King using army uniform, the CPN-UML leader said.

''The King should renounce the post of supreme-commander-in-chief of the RNA and stop using RNA uniform, to free the army from royal influence,'' Mr Nepal said.

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