Nepal: Uncertain Consquences
Media Communications Center
February 20, 2007
Dr. Chandrakala
The government is now committed to federalism, the details of which are yet to be worked out. Whether both of these would be in the long term national interest remain to be seen or is anybody's guess. But one supposes that such random acts wouldn't have been possible as long as the King had some say as to how the affairs of the nation should be run. Any nationalist can see now, who would benefit and who would suffer in the future.
In the meantime, it remains to be seen:
(i) how the SPAM would come to an agreement regarding the amendment of the interim constitution within one week, given the competing claims of population, geography, language and ethnicity,
(ii) whether vindictiveness would be obvious in the CIAA dealings towards former ministers recommended to be punished by the government on the basis of the High Level Probe Commission or the usual process followed up to now would be adopted,
(iii) how effective would be the Shivratri celebration and the rumoured demand by Hindus for reestablishing a Hindu Kingdom,
(iv) how are the addresses by Comrade Prachanda all over the country and the preparations and fund raising leading to those events going to be played out, and
(v) how is the Election Commission's warning, that constituent assembly polls can't be held in June if the government and political parties are not going to fall in place, going to be heeded.
After all, Prachanda had nothing new to say, efforts at different rendering of the same. However, the inconvenience of putting up all those who were herded into town and the amount of forced contribution that business organizations and ordinary motorists had to cough up left a bad taste in the mouth.
Despite the agreement made between the government and Maoists three months ago, atrocities by Maoists continue.
They abducted and killed Nava Raj Bhandari of Oat VDC of Rolpa district. They abducted the deceased's father Ashi Ram and his neighbour Mane Khattri who are still in their custody.
They are still holding the property of Chetnath Regmi of Sankhuwasabha district.
Their cadres looted voters' lists and other documents from Kavre VDC of Dolakha and Salyantar VDC of Dhading on February 9 and attacked and injured 18 activists of RPP in Bensisahar in Lamjung district on February 10.
They forcefully took school children to attend their anniversary on February 13.
Their cadres threatened President and Chief Executive Officer of Link Tree Pvt. Ltd. that he and his company will be harmed if he didn't give a voluntary donation to their party.
The government is now committed to federalism, the details of which are yet to be worked out. Whether both of these would be in the long term national interest remain to be seen or is anybody's guess. But one supposes that such random acts wouldn't have been possible as long as the King had some say as to how the affairs of the nation should be run. Any nationalist can see now, who would benefit and who would suffer in the future.
In the meantime, it remains to be seen:
(i) how the SPAM would come to an agreement regarding the amendment of the interim constitution within one week, given the competing claims of population, geography, language and ethnicity,
(ii) whether vindictiveness would be obvious in the CIAA dealings towards former ministers recommended to be punished by the government on the basis of the High Level Probe Commission or the usual process followed up to now would be adopted,
(iii) how effective would be the Shivratri celebration and the rumoured demand by Hindus for reestablishing a Hindu Kingdom,
(iv) how are the addresses by Comrade Prachanda all over the country and the preparations and fund raising leading to those events going to be played out, and
(v) how is the Election Commission's warning, that constituent assembly polls can't be held in June if the government and political parties are not going to fall in place, going to be heeded.
After all, Prachanda had nothing new to say, efforts at different rendering of the same. However, the inconvenience of putting up all those who were herded into town and the amount of forced contribution that business organizations and ordinary motorists had to cough up left a bad taste in the mouth.
Despite the agreement made between the government and Maoists three months ago, atrocities by Maoists continue.
They abducted and killed Nava Raj Bhandari of Oat VDC of Rolpa district. They abducted the deceased's father Ashi Ram and his neighbour Mane Khattri who are still in their custody.
They are still holding the property of Chetnath Regmi of Sankhuwasabha district.
Their cadres looted voters' lists and other documents from Kavre VDC of Dolakha and Salyantar VDC of Dhading on February 9 and attacked and injured 18 activists of RPP in Bensisahar in Lamjung district on February 10.
They forcefully took school children to attend their anniversary on February 13.
Their cadres threatened President and Chief Executive Officer of Link Tree Pvt. Ltd. that he and his company will be harmed if he didn't give a voluntary donation to their party.
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