Commitment Of Parties
PRIME MINISTER and President of the Nepali
Congress (Democratic) Sher Bahadur Deuba reiterated the commitment of His Majesty's
Government to wipe out terrorism perpetrated by the Maoist terrorists in the country.
Prime Minister Deuba, addressing the closing session of the two-day national gathering of
his party the other day, made this commitment two days after all mainstream political
parties called upon him to postpone the general elections considering the existing poor
law and order situation in the country. The violent activities of Maoist terrorists have
posed a big threat to multiparty democracy and development process of the country. At the
same time, terrorists have aimed at weakening national integrity by means of killing and
intimidation. Hundreds of innocent people have already been killed and property worth
billions of rupees was destroyed because of Maoist terrorism in the country.
The duty of the government is to maintain law
and order and provide sense of security to the people. The government has accorded high
priority to law and order and made serious efforts to provide security to the people
against Maoist terrorism. The declaration of State of Emergency and mobilistaion of Royal
Nepal Army against terrorists were targeted towards ending the violence and restoring
peace in the country. The security forces have, indeed, succeeded to weaken terrorists'
organisations and activities during their search operations in the last 11 months, which
received support and appreciation not only from the people but also from the international
community. This is, no doubt, a great success of the government. Although weakened, the
terrorist activities have not yet been fully controlled because of various reasons.
Commitment of mainstream political parties and their activities against terrorism could be
a key in countering and combating terrorism in villages, which appears lacking at present.
Unless all mainstream political parties that have faith in the present constitution and
democracy actively support and carry out their political activities against terrorism, the
government alone may not be fully successful in uprooting terrorism in the country. As
stated by Prime Minister Deuba, it is, thus, the responsibility of all democratic forces
to be united and act collectively and actively against terrorism, that alone would
emancipate the country and the people from violence and terrorism.
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