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Kathmandu Wednesday October 04, 2000 Aswin 18, 2057.
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Stop fretting about
Maoists
I am a frustrated Nepali citizen who is
sick and tired of this dummy government. Why can't the government do anything about
the safety of its citizens? If they cannot make use of the army, what is it for? What were
the 200 soldiers doing at the camp in Dolpa when the civilians were scared to death?
Aren't they camped there for the safety of the citizens and to maintain peace and to help
the police? Or, are they waiting for a full fledged civil war? Oh, don't give us excuses
like the maoist "rebels cut off the bridges on the Bheri river." I am sure the
soldiers have gone through training, unlike the civilians. They cannot be held back by a
broken bridge when there are bombs blasting and guns firing.
The Kathmandu Post gives us information
like "Maoist Insurgents surrendered." They could not stand any more the maoist
terrorizing, looting, killing, etc of the local people. Well, I am sure the surrendered
insurgents gave more information to the police than that. We can all judge from their
surrender that they could not stand the violence or the injustice. What we want to know is
what information they have about the Maoists: their future plans, their headquarters, who
are the members, where are they most prominent, where do they get the support from besides
from looting. I am sure the police have taken every measure to get as much information as
possible. We want to know them and fret less about the maoist.
Shreshna Basnet
Kathmandu
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