Interesting Spin
Your cover story Nepal's Suspended Republic (January 4-10) is interesting and revealing. After reading your cover story, I now realize that seven party leaders know how to fool the people. After passing the constitutional amendment bill, the seven party leaders also showed that they don't care about the people's wishes. Like any military dictator, they are no more than a bunch of dictators who do not hesitate to take any decision by themselselves. The cover story has rightly exposed their double face.
Renu Lama
Chabahil
Disappointing Perspective
I am disappointed to read your cover story on Suspended Republic. Since interim parliament has already amended the interim constitution declaring Nepal as a federal, republican democratic state, I cannot accept with you that the MPs have retained monarchy. As home minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula rightly pointed out that no one can stop Nepal from turning into republic, I was amazed at the story in a magazine like yours. Your cover story is biased and partial and supports the monarchy.
Bhavani Nepali
Kamaladi
Autocratic March
By amending the interim constitution and placing conditions on the Constituent Assembly, leaders of seven party alliance have shown that they are no more than a bunch of autocrats and they don't believe in the wisdom of people. In the name of mandate of people, seven party leaders have been taking all the decision curtailing the right of the people. After amending the constitution, seven party alliance has made it clear that the forthcoming CA will be no more than a rubber stamp to endorse their wish.
Umesh Rai
Dharan
True Reconciliation
Reading your story on National Reconciliation: A Day to Remember (Spotlight January 4-10), I felt how great B.P. was as he had correctly predicted the result of giving up national reconciliation by his party. I don't think there is any politician right now in Nepal who can match with B.P. Koirala who sacrificed his life for the politics based on morality and ideology. Had he sacrificed his morality and ideology, he would have become prime minister all his life. Whatever the cost he had to face in his personal life, B.P. upheld his ideals and morality in politics. Although he had seen many ups and downs in his long political career, B.P. Koirala never compromised with national interest. He is a great patriot statesman of Nepal. His prediction has now come true. "I don't have any alternative to the present line of national reconciliation in my mind. I don't think of any alternative to reconciliation. It is just unthinkable. For that would bring about disintegration of our country," - he had so truly said. As soon as his brother G.P. Koirala compromised everything for power, the country is now on the verge of disintegration.
Deepak Heerachan
Melbourne, Australia Via-email
Warming Globe
At a time when Nepal has been facing serious consequences of global warming, Nepalese policy makers have no time to talk and discuss about its future implications. Being agriculture-based country; change in the climate may have adverse effect on the life of tens of thousands of farmers. Furthermore, the rise of temperature may result in outburst of glaciers which will inevitably damage Nepal's infrastructures. The time has now come for policy makers to do something to prevent disaster in future.
Deepika Gurung
London Via-email
Focus On Development
We have already spent too much time talking and reading about politics. A magazine like Spotlight needs to focus more on developmental, economic and environmental issues. I am very frustrated to read politics all the time.
Daman K.C.
Baneshowr Via-email
Mahato's Comments
It was very interesting to read interview of Rajendra Mahato. He is honest enough to speak what his intentions and motives are. There are many objectionable remarks in Mahato's interview. But, such interview helps a lot to read the mindset of a Madhesi leader. At a time when prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, a pahadi, has been working as a pawn to destroy Nepal, Mahato's remarks are too weak. You need to give more space to Madhesi leaders like Mahato so that people of Madhes can know them better.
Saeed Ansari
Biratnagar, Via-email
