UML leader Nepal says Youth Force may become cause of headache

Senior CPN (UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal on Friday expressed fears of
the possibility of his party's youth wing which goes by the name Youth Force (YF) of becoming a matter of headache for the party in the future, much like Young Communist League (YCL) has been for the Maoist leadership at present.

Nepal made this remark while expressing sadness over the incident in Dadeldhura where local journalists were manhandled and threatened by YF cadres under the direct orders of local UML leaders.

The former UML general secretary said that YF was originally formed to keep YCL in check, and is not a paramilitary unit like YCL "which stays in barracks, takes military trainings and engages in vigilante activities."

Nepal, who was speaking at a press meet organised by the Kaski District chapter of Press Chautari in Pokhara, revealed that he had on several occasions requested the Prime Minister to disband YCL.

"If the ruling party itself keeps a paramilitary force then there is no reason why other parties won't also try to form their own," he said, adding "and if everybody starts to form their own paramilitary forces then the atmosphere in the country will be very murky. The prime minister should seriously think about this thing." nepalnews.com ag Dec 12 08

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