EDITOR'S NOTE
The commentaries, criticisms,
opinions and suggestions that have flooded most of the print media in Nepal on Prime
Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's State visit to India have become unprecedented.
Conspicuously a few have written favorably. Since the Prime Minister himself is not very
optimistic about the outcome of his visit, many knowledgeable people have started
expressing their misgivings about the timing of the visit. It the visit at Prime
Minister's level could be put off for four years, a few months postponement would not have
mattered at all. It is almost unbelievable even to think that Nepal-India relations could
sink so low that the Prime Minister of Nepal had to accord top priority to his meeting
with Indian friends, even ignoring the parliament, so that he would be able to accelerate
the process of confidence building measures with India. Since Prime Minister Koirala is
already in Delhi basking in the warmth of the hospitality of his Indian friends, it would
be meaningless to comment on whether it was the opportune moment for the visit. We will
patiently wait for the outcome of the visit hoping that everything will turn out fine and
Koirala will have a successful visit.
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We have always denounced the
politics of "Bandh". It is most regrettable that once again the frustrated
politicians have resorted to "Bandh". Why don't they realize that such
insensitive acts only harm the economy of the country? Such bandhas cannot pressurize the
government which has no morality. Bandh exert moral pressure. But for politicians who are
totally unaware of morality and integrity, "Bandh" don't mean anything. They
only cause inconvenience to ordinary citizens and make life harder for the poor. Any body,
who has any love for the poor country and compassion for the underprivileged, will never
resort to Bandh.
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