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Kathmandu Thursday July 26, 2001 Shrawan 11, 2058.
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On Deuba’s cabinet
This refers to the news story entitled
"Deuba’s ‘balanced’ cabinet likely soon" published
on July 25, 2001, TKP.
I wonder how Prime Minister elect Sher Bahadur
Deuba is going to choose his cabinet ministers. The Young Turk has already demonstrated as
if he is the only capable person with young mind in the Nepali Congress. He has even
disclosed that his cabinet will consist 18-20 ministers only. It is crystal clear that
Deuba has been surrounded by a bunch of corrupt leaders. Deuba himself is not better than
Khum Bahadur Khadka. He introduced Pajero culture and even provided pension to
parliamentarians during his prime ministership. Khadka is likely to be his Home Minister
and Chiranjibi Wagle may replace Govinda Raj Joshi. I am sure once the country is run by
Khadka, Wagle and Deuba, there is bound to be more cases of corruption than solution to
corruption. I perceived this situation the moment Girija Prasad Koirala, who identifies
himself more as an Indian than a Nepali, resigned from the post of prime minister last
week.
Of course, Sushil Koirala was not less
incompetent in misusing state funds than Deuba. The restoration of democracy, no matter
what the members of NC claim and do, has brought in Nepali politics more corrupt leaders,
be they members of NC or UML. Unless and until we introduce a Chinese-like law against
corruption in our country, we shall never get rid of corrupt leaders.
Shan Bahadur Poudel
Bishal Bazar, Kathmandu |
