The representatives of the political parties in the special committee, however, failed to arrive at consensus over the number of members in the secretariat at Sunday´s meeting. The next meeting of the Committee to be held Tuesday will take a decision to this effect, according to Jitendra Dev of Madhesi People´s Rights Forum (MPRF). [break]
Dev, who is a member of the special committee, said the parties have agreed to induct some experts from the concerned field in the secretariat. The combatants will be under the command of the secretariat once the body takes shape.
It is likely that the secretariat will include nine members including experts from among those serving in security agencies.
Emerging from the meeting at the Prime Minister´s Office in Singha Durbar, NC leader Ram Sharan Mahat said discussions are moving in a positive direction. "We have made an agreement to induct persons with experience in security forces," he said. "All the combatants will be under the coordination of the secretariat."
Special Committee Spokesperson Madhav Ghimire said Sunday´s meeting made some amendment to the draft relating to the chain of command proposed by the technical committee. He, however, did not give details.
The committee´s meeting held on January 19 had finalized the code of conduct for the Maoists combatants that bars them from involving in political activities of their mother party UCPN (Maoist).
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