Maoists to form youth groups at grass roots

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: National Youth People´s Volunteer (NYPV), the youth wing of the CPN-Maoist, has decided to form teams of youths in every village and city across the country and also mobilize such teams in all sectors, such as education and industry, to stop cultural and economic irregularities.



Winding up its first national convention in the capital on Friday, NYPV also decided to mobilize youths in entities like cooperatives and collective farms, and for development activities and the campaign of national sovereignty. [break]



“We will fight against all social injustice and expose all corrupt officials,” said Udaya Bahadur Chalaune, newly elected NYPV chairman. People from the former People´s Liberation Army (PLA) and former Young Communist League (YCL) are involved in the NYPV. Chalanue was a PLA third division vice-commander.



Yubaraj Acharya and Sabitra Dura were elected vice-chairpersons of the 95-member NYPV central committee while Nep Bahadur Chaudhari is general secretary and Prakash Khanal and Bishnu Maharjan are secretaries.

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