A Sacrilegious Act
Nothing could be more shocking than the news that the Dilli Raman Regmi Foundation has decided to award this year’s peace prize to who else but Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prchanda who is responsible to the killing of more than 13,000 innocent human beings. Peace is the only underlying idea behind this award and Dahal’s dictionary does not contain this word. Even after twelve years of inhuman and brutal murders, Dahal’s men are still involve in killings, lootings and arsons. Poor Dilli Raman Regmi, if he were buried, would definitely have turned in his grave. Thank god, he even his ashes won’t have any knowledge of this sacrilege. We know this is just a simple manifestation of the traditional Nepali way of “ Chakari.” The foundation members must be congratulated.
Subash Shrestha
Via email
Nothing could be more Agro Economy
The cover story Agriculture Commercialization is the Key ( June 13-19) is very interesting and timely. At a time when Nepal has been facing a major food crisis, there is a need to encourage the farmers to produce more food stuffs. The past experiences have shown that it is impossible to increase the production without transforming the agriculture from subsistence oriented to commercialization. For this the government needs to take some drastic steps.
Krishna Parajuli
Pokhara Via-email
Plight Of Rural Area
Of course, every farmer wants to increase the agriculture production. The experiences of Ghanashyam Kharel, Krishna Ram Rijal and Seti Tamang show that the market oriented agriculture production helps increase the production and changes the life of rural population. However, people living in remote parts of the country do not have such opportunities. First of all, the government needs to spend more money to expand infrastructures like road, electricity and irrigation. Your analysis is incomplete in the sense that you have not attempted to look at the plights of the farmers of remote parts of Nepal. I don't agree that the commercialization is the only solution to solve all the problems related to agriculture.
Binaya Lama
Via email
No Winners
Although they have already abolished the monarchy, Nepalese politicians still want to do politics by criticizing and accusing the monarchy. You have rightly pointed out that nobody was the winner in the Nepal's politics. Nepal's liberal democratic forces like Nepali Congress and all other rightists' parties are out of competition. Even India –which was the sole external player in Nepali politics - has to compete with other powers now. There is nothing to celebrate after the removal of monarchy. Nepal has lost a major safeguard against extremism. Now Nepalese people will have to fight with all the extremists.
Jitendra Shakya
Via email
Accept The Reality
I don't understand what has prompted Spotlight to become a pro-monarchist and anti-republican. You must accept the reality. You cannot reverse back the decision of the people. It is useless to write views in favor of the monarchy. I hope Spotlight will also change its mindset. As all of us know that monarchy is a feudal institution and it is the victory of 26 million people. Long live Republic Nepal.
Jasuda Khanal
Via email
Government-less Country
Nepal is without a legitimate government for the last two months. Although the Maoists secured absolute mandate from the people to form the government, Nepali Congress leader Girija Prasad Koirala and CPN-UML leader Jhalnath Khanal have been conspiring against them. I hope Maoists will be given a chance to form the government. That is what is the mandate of the people. Nobody has the right to undermine this mandate. The entire revolutionaries around the world are eagerly waiting to welcome revolutionary government led by Maoist in Nepal.
Diwakar Rai
Paris via email
No Safeguard
With the abolition of monarchy, Nepal has entered into a new phase of political instability. As long as there is a traditional institution like monarchy, Nepal could withstand all kinds of extremism. At a time when all kinds of extremists are flourishing in the country and monarchy is a history now, Nepal will have to face very severe consequences. It will also affect the situation of the whole region.
Sabita Limbu
Via-email, Janakpur
Southern Attitude
India's former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal showed what attitude India's high level Babuji holds on Nepal. It is open to all that India gave safe sanctuary, logistic support and training to Nepalese Maoists in the last twelve years. However, Sibal tries to link Maoists with the palace. As geography binds the people of two countries, no patriotic Nepali can even think against India. Sibal's article is just a biased mindset of India's babuji and his views don't represent that of the overwhelming majority of patriotic Indians.
Yam Bahadur Rai
Via email London
Mistakes Galore
I find it very frustrating to read Spotlight with so many mistakes. Even in the issue of June 13-19, there was a major blunder. Actually, Kanwal Sibal was the former foreign secretary of India not Kapil Sibal.
Subodha Singh
Birgunj, Via-email
(It, indeed, was Kanwal Sibal. We would like to express our regret for the inadvertent mistake - Editor)
