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Kathmandu Thursday May 10, 2001 Baishakh 27, 2058.
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Nayar’s factual errors
Iwish to refer an article entitled "New
Delhi’s finger in Nepal’s pie" contributed by India’s prominent
journalist Kuldip Nayar in your regular column "Between the Lines" on Monday,
April 23, 2001.
In his article, Nayar tried to point out the
wrong policy of government of India towards Nepal in the changed political context by
preferring monarch to the Prime Minister, who is actually the real representative of the
people under the new constitution of 1990 promulgated by the King with the consent of the
cabinet, headed by the then Prime Minister KP Bhattarai.
I wish to point out three errors in his
article:
1. The reason of stalled parliament by
opposition is not because of the alleged charge of corruption against PM Koirala in the
Dhamija scam but on Lauda scam.
2. The constitution of Nepal has not yet been
amended, since its promulgation in 1990. Thus question of ‘reformed’
constitution in 1995-96 does not arise. The King exercises power to control and mobilize
army by the constitution of 1990.
3. Mahakali agreement was signed between
India and Nepal, endorsed by two-thirds majority of the joint session of the Nepalese
parliament in 1997, not in 1977.
These factual errors should be corrected.
Padam Singh Karki
Chairman, Editor’s Guide of Nepal |
