KATHMANDU: The Committee for Preserving National Interest of the Constituent Assembly (CA) has prepared its initial draft of the content of the new constitution. It made recommendations to specify certain provisions in the new statute - the government can ask citizens to take part in military training as and when it deems fit. Nepali Congress (NC) alleged that Amik Serchan, chairman of the panel, forwarded the draft despite the party's serious objection to three provisions that relate to army training, self-determination of power and Maoists' 'People's Liberation Army'. Jagadishwor Narsingh KC, NC CA member, who represented the party in the committee, said that it would file a complaint against the provisions at the CA tomorrow. "The government may call on citizens, who have completed 18 years, for taking military training in need to protect the country. It will be the responsibility of each citizen to provide service to the nation by taking part in such a training accordingly," stated the committee, which submitted its initial draft to the CA Secretariat yesterday. Tomorrow's meeting will discuss the contents. The document has termed the Maoist combatants as 'People's Liberation Army' (PLA), elaborating on formation of the national army after rehabilitation, management and integration of the 'PLAs'. The NC opposed the use of the term 'PLA', stating that it was against past agreements. The NC is also against the provision of right to self-determination of people from provinces on the basis of political, economic, social and cultural development, promotion, protection and use of natural resources. "This can create dispute among different states. This should be avoided," maintained KC. The draft has made recommendations on matters that need to be incorporated under 27 different provisions of the new constitution, including the preamble. The committee has recognised the following issues - use of sovereignty, definition of national interest, fundamental rights, responsibility of citizen, responsibility of state, directive principles of the state, policy of the state, foreign relation, Nepal's ambassadors and special representatives, right to make treaty, subjects that can not fall under any treaty and agreement, process of approving treaties, right to declare emergency, right to self determination, political parties, referendum, Nepal's international border, national security council and formation of military service commission, provision on national army, paramilitary force, intelligence and police — as matters of national interest.