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It has been reported from authoritative source that the week long visit of General Rukmangad Katuwal, Chief of the Army Staff of the Nepal Army, to the traditionally friendly country of the United Kingdom, has been very fruitful. The warm and hearty welcome accorded to the Nepali General is, indeed, the manifestation of the high regard the British people feel for not only the valiant Gurkha soldiers but also for the friendly poor people of Nepal. It is quite evident that a change of government in the United Kingdom has brought a visible change in their attitude and overall policy towards Nepal which had recently gone out of track. The critical situation prevailing in the poor Himalayan Kingdom brought about by the violent insurgency and the fissiparous tendencies generated by the machinations of a powerful neighbor, must have caused deep concern to Nepal’s friends like the U.K. who must have felt the need of expressing their solidarity with Nepal, especially with the armed forces. In the absence of a strong government, capable to suppress the chaos and lawlessness plaguing the country for a long time, the responsibility of not only restoring law and order but also crushing the disintegrating elements has fallen upon the shoulders of the famed Nepali army. As the world has known for decades, Nepali Gurkhas are always loyal to their government and even to their foreign employers and brave to face any eventuality. The uncalled for sinister attempts on the part of some pliant Nepali politicians to demoralize them could never succeed. The Nepali army officers and men are fully aware that the overwhelming millions of Nepali people have total faith and confidence that their armed forces will always be able to defend the sovereignty of their country. They also know how to deal with the politicians whose loyalty to the country is not above board and who collaborate with the enemies of the nation. The unprecedented convulsions for over a score of years have devastated not only the economy of the country but various social, political and religious edifices. The glaring absence of a charismatic leader who could inspire his countrymen with his patriotism, integrity and the spirit of sacrifice and the smallness of the politicians in authority who are fighting for even ordinary and regular postings of bureaucrats like dogs over a piece of bone shall spell disaster if not stopped immediately. Even the stipulated elections to the constituent assembly are sure to be disturbed by these very politicians who are shouting for it at the top of their voice, as they know, under the present circumstances, they don’t dare visit their own constituencies and will lose even their present position. As a matter of fact, this eight party government must resign, without delay and a neutral government formed to conduct the election if they are to be free and fair. And all this is possible only if the Nepal Army takes up its responsibility in real earnest. If we Nepalis want to save our country, our heritages and our culture, we all must rally behind our national army because only the Nepali Army can rescue our hard won democracy. And, indeed, our good friends, China, the USA and all other European and Asian nations will not fail to bolster the morale and the strength of the Nepali Army so that their small poor friendly country might be saved from being disintegrated and brought back to the track of a patriotic democratic government.
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