"The leaders have made a verbal commitment to meet our demands. So, we have only put off the protest programs. We will wait till Monday," said Ashal Khadka, assistant co-coordinator of the YCL Magarat State Committee.[break]
The agitating members decided to put off their protests after a two-member panel comprising leaders Netra Bikram Chand and Janardan Sharma, which was formed to finalize the relief packages for the YCL, assured them that embezzlements of the PLA fund would also be probed.
Over 3,500 PLA combatants had been recruited into the YCL in 2007 before UNMIN verification and they have demanded relief packages on par with the combatants who have received hefty paychecks. They have also sought investigation into the alleged embezzlement of the money meant for distribution among the YCL members.
Rs 1,000 was collected every month from each of the 19,000-plus combatants for five years for distribution among the YCL members, but the latter say they never received the money.
A meeting of the Maoist top office bearers on Sunday had formed a panel comprising Chand and Sharma to address the demands of the YCL members, who have threatened to seize the vehicles of party leaders and encircle Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal house if their demands are not met.
"Millions of rupees collected from PLA combatants in the name of YCL have been embezzled," claimed Dhrub Ghimre, coordinator of the YCL struggle committee.
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