Countering Terrorism
PRIME Minister and president of the ruling Nepali Congress Party Girija
Prasad Koirala reiterated the commitment of the government to maintain law and order and
provide security to the people. Addressing a function, in Lahan, organised by the Nepali
Congress (NC), Prime Minister Koirala stressed the need for mobilising village security
teams to improve security in the villages. Prime Minister Koirala asked Nepal Students
Union and Tarun Dal, student and youth wings of the NC to form such teams in the village
and join hands with the government to counter violence and terror perpetrated by a section
of misguided elements, who are out to defame and sabotage multi-party democracy, and
provide the people a sense of security. As violence and terror can by no means be in the
interest of the nation, people from all walks of life need to be mobilised to collectively
fight the violence and terror unleashed in the name of Maoist insurgency. So far the
targets of violence are innocent people, security personnel and development projects,
which makes the intention of the insurgents clear-creating anarchy, disturbing development
activities and ultimately building an atmosphere against the democratic system itself.
Mobilisation of people against terrorism and politics of violence is also
necessary not only to safeguard democracy and people’s rights but also ensure that
development activities are not hindered in the country. Against this background, Prime
Minister Koirala’s appeal to the youths and students to form security committees at
the village level to fight violence and terrorism carries special significance. It is also
worth noting that the government and police alone cannot maintain law and order in the
country, the active support and cooperation of the people is also indispensable. It is
said that police are citizens in unifirm whereas the citizens are police without uniform.
Terrorism can be easily and effectively countered and put to an end through collective
efforts of all. Thus, it is the duty of the people to extend active cooperation to the
government and the police in their bid to maintain security in the country. At present,
the insurgents are taking advantage of the ignorance of the people. In this situation, it
is also necessary to educate people about the intention of the insurgents and build public
opinion against violence and terrorism. Members of Tarun Dal and Nepal Students Union
could be effective in building opinion and mobilising the people at the grassroots level
against this politics of violence and terrorism.
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