The election to the constituent assembly in Nepal, if it is accomplished without any mishaps, is going to be historic in many ways. Many might be surprised at our pessimism or misgivings at this juncture. But those few who know the art of eliciting news in the making would agree with us in toto. As it is, elections to the constituent assembly, wherever that be ,would always be quite historic events. Here in Nepal, however, there are other factors that also make them historic. The first factor is the extraneous influences that are dominating not only the whole election process but even the behavior of the local statesmen and administrators who are merrily dancing to their invisible and inaudible tunes. Another important factor here is that it is a contest between evil forces only and whoever becomes victorious is going to spell disaster for the country and the people. The third important factor is the size of the proposed constituent assembly for a small and perhaps, the poorest country of the world, which is sure to crack under its weight despite liberal alms by charitable benefactors. If the size of the constituent assembly is not a clear manifestation of the evil intentions of the ruling parties, what is it? The ominous portents looming over the horizon for the last two years do presage the destruction of age old long social and political fabrics and total annihilation of cultural and religious heritages which are our ineradicable identities for which our nation is acclaimed by the world. Democratic advancement does not entail obliteration of all moral and social values which these evil forces are bent to do. And this is another important factor. And the last factor is the apprehension that the country might lose its dignity, its pride and even its sovereignty. Written constitutions are the norms of modern states for smooth functioning of the governments and must be drafted by wise, learned, experienced and patriotic citizens and not by Lendhup Dorjis and quislings. We do trust we have enough patriotic citizens who will rise up to the occasion and preserve our identity. And above all, we can rest assured as long as our national army is dedicated and strong enough to thwart the impious motives of all anti-nationals.

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The demonstrations staged by the Tibetan refugees and their handful of supporters in front of the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu are only the outcome of sinister machinations. It is needless to pinpoint the authors as it is as evident as the daylight. The pitiable and perplexing phenomenon is the unabashed collaboration of some high ups in the establishment in exchange for some minor profits. The Chinese have been quite patient whenever there have been anti-Chinese demonstrations in Nepal which have been very few and very uncommon and they know who pulls the strings on such occasions. Even though such incidents don’t affect the steadfast bilateral relations between Nepal and China, people in both the countries must be on guard and crush the mischief makers in the bud before they spread their wings.

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