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VOL. 27, NO. 18, January 11, 2007 (Paush 27 2064 B.S.)
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The enthusiasm for the elections to the Constituent Assembly shown by the SPAM is said to be a sham. It is being reported that since they all have lost all credibility with the common people, they are apprehensive that their presence in the constituent assembly might be much less than expected. The overwhelming majority of the Nepalis have experienced how the SPAM regime, in the last twenty months, have trampled upon all the rights of the opposition, have sidelined all democratic norms and behaviors and ruled the country in the most authoritarian manner overstepping all legal and constitutional mandates. Although SPAM is an organization of eight parties, the three bigger parties the Nepali Congress, the CPN(Maoists) and the CPN (UML) are dominating all the five trying to pull the government its own way and in the process, pushing the country towards total destruction. The government is so weak that it cannot stop all the fissiparous tendencies working to destabilize the country leading to disintegration. There are only two powers that can save the rot. One is internal and other is external. The internal power is the overwhelming mass of patriotic Nepalis and the external power is India- the mother of all political destabilization in South Asia. South Asia has the potential of becoming a strong power house, both economically and politically. But great India’s narrow minded attitude of dominating the region has turned it into the poorest region of the world. If India does not bring in immediate change in her policies towards her smaller neighbors, the days might not be far when she herself might have to face disintegration. Consequently, India has to realize now that patriotic Nepalis would always be their better friends than their lackeys and hangers-on. India also cannot overlook that the only way to earn the goodwill, regard and gratitude of Nepalis as well as other smaller neighbors is to be sincerely sensitive to their problems and stop fishing in their troubled waters. They would do well to learn from the great Chinese how to behave with their smaller neighbors. It is, indeed, a great pity that such a big and mighty India has not been able to win friends around her vicinity. The appropriate time has come for India to repair the damage. Nepal is embarking upon her ambitious plan of drafting a people’s constitution and without India’s sincere cooperation it might stay an utopian dream. This small mountain country is embroiled in political turmoils, impossible to be solved without genuine help and cooperation of India and Nepal’s other good friends. As prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala said a few days back,” if India wants the Madhesh problem can be solved in a minute.” Perhaps, he never spoke a better truth. As such, India has to come forward with a big heart and help her small but good friend find her way to economic development. Nepal’s other good friends too have to stop looking at Nepal through borrowed eyes. They too have to realize that backing wrong, lame and weak horses will not assist anyone achieve his mission. By sincerely helping the poor people of Nepal these big countries will not only add a feather to the caps but also prove to other smaller and poorer countries that they are neither hypocritical nor selfish. And it is the most opportune time for all patriotic Nepalis to unite and give a sound thrashing to all the anti-national forces and warn the SPAM that they are fighting a loosing battle as it is a fight between the SPAM and the Nepali people, and people never loose. And it is the most opportune time to reassure Nepal’s security forces that the patriotic Nepalis will always stand shoulder to shoulder with them to defend the integrity and sovereignty of their dear motherland.
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