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Kathmandu Thursday June 22, 2000 Ahsad 08, 2057.
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Citizenship
amendment bill criticized
By a Post Reporter
KATHMANDU, June 21 - The Sixth Amendment Bill for Nepal
Citizenship Act-1963 will enable foreigners to obtain citizenship easily which might turn
its own citizen into a minority, said a leader here today.
He cited the example of Fiji, a country in South-east Asia
where ethnic Fijians are over-shadowed by people of Indian origin.
Ameek Sherchan, leader of the United People’s Front
(UPF),Nepal was speaking at a press conference here today. He said,"No Nepali should
be denied of citizenship but more foreigners, obtaining citizenship pose a great threat to
the nation."
This, coupled with the unequal 1950 Treaty, might lead to
Indianisation, said Sherchan.
Sherchan also condemned the Maoists of maltreating two women
party members.
Tikarani Tamang, 65, and Sahili Tamang, 45 of Bethan VDC,
Rammechhap were beaten and treated inhumanly on June 11. Among them, Tikarani Tamang was
brought to the capital to give the account of the incident.
"I know all the people who humiliated us. They all
belong to our community," she said.
When asked to comment on the party’s relation with
Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist), Lilamani Pokharel of UPF said that they take
CPN-Maoist as their friendly party.
However, he strongly condemned the incident that took place
in Bethan VDC.
Pokharel added, "We have solved so many issues with the
Maoists internally but this case is simply intolerable."
Commenting on the Panchkatia incident, Pokhrel only said,
"When two armed forces collide, somebody is sure to die."
The leaders had also raised the issues concerning the Indians
building Laxmanpur Barrage on Rapti River, RAW’s "objectionable" report
listed on the Internet by India Today and the "laudable and historical" summit
between North and South Korea.
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