Nepal is creeping toward peace process with an aspiring commencement of discharging minors and disqualified People's Liberation Army (PLA) combatants from temporary cantonments.

After a decade of guerrilla warfare and three years of peace negotiations, the process of discharging 4,008 minors and disqualified PLA combatants from seven cantonments and 21 sub- cantonments across the nation under the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)'s supervision finally began form Thursday. Some analysts think it is a major step forward in the Nepal's peace process.

However, they may neglect the fact that most of the first 371 discharged soldiers are at a loss despite the freedom to return to a civilian life as they didn't receive proper trainings and educations for their living, some are feeling the blues as they embark on an uncertain future once again.

"Reconciliation is possible, if government would have released these disqualified young combatants with proper trainings and education," C.K. Lal, local political analyst said to Xinhua on Thursday.

Of cousrse ,the disqualified combatants are returning with Rs 22,000 (some 297 US dollar) and a set of clothes,but these are far from enough for them to get adapt to the society. They will get especial identity card but only for one year, which is inadequate to rehabilitate young hands that have been habituated to carry arms.

So the discharging process in such a haste without proper preparation may seed those young mind to go for yet another conflict in the nation.

Moreover, Nepal's political situation remains very unstable.

Nepal's peace process began formally since Nov. 21, 2006 when the then rebel group Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M), and Seven Party Alliance signed "Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ending decade-long armed insurgency and vowing a peaceful " New Nepal".

Since then, Nepal witnessed ups and downs of three governments including the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (UCPN-M). Following the rule of peace process, UCPN-M was registered as a political party in Election Commission on April 10, 2007 and a year later it was elected as a biggest party in Constituent Assembly (CA).

However, the key mandate of peace process-drafting of new constitution and management of UCPN-M arms and armies under the supervision and assistance of United Nations remained challenge for Nepal amid lack of political consensus between political parties.

Though 601 CA members are striving to finalize a draft of new constitution, the task has seems tougher due to the political dissent residing between parties. The largest and the single opposition party UCPN-M is still framing its phase-wise protest programs against current coalition government led by Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) who ought to finalize peace process drafting new constitution by May 28, 2010.

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