The Royal Nepal Army claimed the death of around 500 Maoist combatants with a statement released by Comrade Biplav claiming the death of about 120 RNA and 26 policemen. The PLA attacked at 11 pm, 20 March with the battle lasting throughout the night until 10 am the next day. Before reaching Beni, the headquarters of Myagdi district, the PLA was given a final briefing about the operation. Commander Pasang was in regular contact with the chairman Prachanda. From Rolpa, the PLA made their way to Baglung through Rukum. With a heavy preparation and a mounting of arms, lodging, medicine, the PLA was moved to their destination. On 12 March, the armed forces began moving towards the east with nearly about 3,000 combatants. Between 8 and 11 March, PLA commanders Diwakar and Pasang (current commander-in-chief of PLA) built sand models to illustrate the war strategy. The responsibility of executing the plan was entitled to Diwakar, a senior Maoist leader which was believed to be worked out by chairman Prachanda. All the PLA men were introduced with the war strategy and instructed for a major attack, the one in the last years of history of the people's war. The People's Liberation Army from the brigades at Mangalsen, Gorahi-Satbaria, Lise-Gam and Basu Memorial were in Thawang by 8 March. The foremost responsibility was provided to the Western Command of the PLA. The PLA was immediately instructed to converge at Thawang in Rolpa to prepare for a major offensive. Anyone who without prejudice judges the facts of the eight years can find our People’s Liberation Army has been showing respectful behaviour, treatment to the injured and releasing the prisoners of the war in good condition."ĭuring this period the party changed its military tactics to one of strategic offence. In a response, a press statement was released on 16 March 2004 with Chairman Prachanda saying, "Our party has been committed to the fundamental norms of human rights and the Geneva convention since the start of the people’s war. In January and February 2004 CPN(M) suffered major military setbacks and lost more than 80 armies attacking different regions of Nepal with mounting pressure from the international community and human rights organizations surrounding the killings and kidnappings of civil countrymen during the insurgency. Gajurel was arrested on August 20 2003, at Chennai International Airport. Change of military tactics Īfter negotiations with the Government of the king broke down, CPN(M) decided to change their strategy.
Despite multiple delays, the government of Nepal, led by the former chief commander of the PLA, promised that the PLA-NA integrations would be completed within six months. įollowing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the PLA's soldiers were to be kept in cantonments with agreement stipulating that PLA and Royal Nepal Army should be integrated together. This move was in line with a pledge issued by the CPN(M), issued prior to the 2008 Constituent Assembly election, that their members elected to the Assembly would leave their PLA positions. On 12 September 2008, Nanda Kishor Pun was appointed new chief commander of the PLA, as Prachanda had become Prime Minister of Nepal.
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The chief commander of the PLA during the war was Prachanda (Pushpa Kamal Dahal). The PLA was founded in 2002, in the midst of the Nepal Civil War initiated by the Maoists in 1996. The People's Liberation Army, Nepal ( Nepali: जनमुक्ति सेना, नेपाल) was the armed wing of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN(M)). Members of the People's Liberation Army, Nepal, in Chitwan
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