United We Stand
PRIME Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba convened the all-party meeting in Singha
Durbar the other day to inform the political parties about the 2nd round of peace talks
held between the government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) in Bardiya recently
and to chalk out future strategy to end the armed insurgency in the country. In the
meeting, chief negotiator of the government Minister Chiranjibi Wagle briefed the
representatives of all major national political parties about the 2nd round of peace
talks, agenda put forth by the Maoist side and the government’s stance. The
government representatives had flatly rejected some of the political demands of the
Maoists concerning constitutional monarchy, present constitution and interim government.
The all-party meeting supported the stance taken by the government in the talks. Parties
also agreed to come up with concrete opinion on the future strategy for the peace talks
with Maoists in another all-party meeting to be held very soon. Prime Minister Deuba has
initiated a positive and healthy exercise and practice to involve all political forces for
the resolution of the country’s problems and seek their opinions and suggestions on
national issues. This approach of the present government has been well appreciated from
all sectors. In fact, this is the essence of democracy and pluralistic system. Involvement
and cooperation of all political parties is a must for the resolution of national problems
and development of the country. The Maoist insurgency is, no doubt, the most pressing
problem of the nation at present, which has already claimed lives of more than 1700 people
and damaged property worth millions of rupees in the last six years. Moreover, violent
incidents that took place in the name of insurgency have had a negative impact on the
national economy and brought development activities to a virtual standstill. Peace is
prerequisite for development, for which the ongoing violence and insurgency need to be put
to an end. The government has initiated the peace process and dialogue with the Maoists to
end the insurgency in a peaceful manner. This is also the desire of the people, political
parties and the nation. As the peace process has already been initiated, cooperation and
support from all political forces, civil society and the people is highly needed in order
to strengthen the position of the government in the talks. Should the peace talks fail,
the nation will have to pay a heavy price. Thus, there must a common and collective
approach and stance for the resolution of the problem peacefully the motto should be
united we stand divided we fall.
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