The Maoists have said that the weapons were brought from Rupandehi-Sunauli border and taken to 22 No. Brigade in Ramnagar in Butwal Thursday night at 1 am. [break]
"We got the news from a Nepal Army Source," UCPN (Maoist) central committee member and deputy in-charge of Awadh-Madhes Rajya Samiti, Bamdev Chhetri, said. He alleged that the government violated the CPA, especially article 4, which prohibits both the government and the Maoists from importing weapons.
Chhetri claimed that 30 vehicles carrying rifles, 50 army green vehicles without number plates, 8 army green jeeps, 4 white Mahindra jeeps, 2 ambulances, 1 crane and 1 fire engine have been brought.
The Nepal Army, on the other hand, has denied having imported any arms and ammunition. It has said that only vehicles for daily use have been brought.
"No weapons or ammunition has been imported. There are just some vehicles for daily use, including a water tanker, ambulance, jeeps, and a recovery truck," Brigadier General Ramindra Chhetri, the spokesperson of NA told myrepublica.com.
Even the brigade had earlier claimed the same. Brigade Commander Vijay Bikram Khadka said that the NA would not violate the CPA. He informed that some vehicles have been sent to Kathmandu while others are in the process of being sent to NA headquarters.
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