The Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) has announced a
month-long campaign to mobilise and motivate youths for development and
corruption control.
The decision to launch the nationwide campaign was taken by the two-day
meeting of the YCL central committee which concluded on Monday, YCL
chairman Ganesh Man Pun informed.
Speaking at a press conference in the capital Tuesday, Pun said tens of
thousands of cadres would be mobilised for traffic management, development
activities and 'corruption control' during the campaign.
The announcement comes at a time when the Maoist leadership is facing
pressure from other parties to control YCL 'highhandedness' -- with some
parties even demanding that the Maoist party dissolve its youth wing.
Meanwhile, the YCL has also demanded that a separate ministry be set up to
address the problems facing the youth.
YCL chairman Pun said that the issues of the youth like education and
employment would be better managed through a separate ministry. According
to him, the Maoist leadership has been requested to prepare for this. nepalnews.com mk May 06 08
