All-party Mandate
THE all-party meeting that was held in
Kathmandu the other day gave the clear-cut mandate to the government to take any necessary
measures to control terrorism and insurgency and ensure security in the country. This is
the evidence that the entire nation and all political forces are against violence and
terrorism. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, right after coming to power, has always
sought national consensus to take any decision on important national issues. As a result,
he has been able to muster support and co-operation from all sectors for tackling
different national problems. The renewed violence perpetrated by Maoist rebels has, in
deed, dashed the hopes of the people and the government for resolving the problem through
dialogue to restore peace in the country. It is evident that the Maoist insurgents do not
believe in democracy and peaceful solution of the problem. The insurgents have again taken
up arms and challenged the nation’s security forces. It should be noted that the
government also has force and weapons but it did not want to use force hoping to solve the
problem through peaceful means. Such a stance should by no means be taken as the weakness
of the government. Now the government has alerted all security apparatus to contain
terrorism and maintain law and order in the country. Violence and terrorism are crimes
against humanity. It is the duty of the government to curb terrorism and provide a sense
of security to the people. Thus, the government has decided to take stern and effective
measures to combat violence and terror in the country. All democratic political parties
have shown an unprecedented unity against violence and terror and backed the government in
its efforts for maintaining peace and security. This has given more strength to the
government in its fight against terrorism. Based on national consensus, the government is
expected to announce some bold and effective measures soon to combat and curb violence and
terrorism. Terrorism and violence have never brought about positive changes in the world.
Terrorism, therefore, must be dealt with firmly. As the government is set to take stern
and effective measures to ensure security in the country and all political parties that
have faith in democracy and human rights have expressed commitment to support the
government’s efforts, people from all walks of life, now, need to extend a helping
hand to the government for foiling terrorist efforts and containing them.
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