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Pitiful Situation Your cover story "Bench In Shambles" (Spotlight May 12) was interesting in that it projected a different picture of Nepalese judiciary. Though it is regarded as apowerful institution, the judiciary seems helpless in developing itself. It is a pity that our judiciary lacks even minimum infrastructure. A well-equipped and vibrant judiciary will be in the interest of the country itself. Dinesh Pyakurel Wanted Attention The lamentable situation of Nepalese judiciary should come as a wake up call to the authorities (Bench In Shambles Spotlight May 19). It is a matter of common sense that without proper judicial machinery, the future of democracy can not be strengthened. Why our politicians, who are the self-proclaimed champions of democracy, not interested to improve the condition of judiciary is a matter of serious concern. Kamal Baidya File A Case Although our lawyers file a lot of public interest litigation on different matters, they have not yet filed a case against government for neglecting the physical facilities of Nepalese courts (Bench In Shambles Spotlight May 19). In fact, lawyers should file such a case to shake the authorities up from their present slumber. Binaya Subba Senseless Disregard The trifle allocation of budget to the judiciary citing it as unproductive sector is an absurd argument (Bench In Shambles Spotlight May 19). It is stupid to think that better justice delivery will not do any financial gain to the country. Everything can not be compared to the monetary gain or loss. Therefore, it would be better if the officials at the Finance Ministry realize the importance of good justice and allocate sensible proportion of the budget to the development of this sector. Chandan Karki Woes Of Load Shedding Apropos the article "New Power Station" (Spotlight May 5), it seems that Nepalese people will have to bear with the load-shedding for a long time to come. Except for some temporary respite, the power-cuts seem to have stayed in the country for good. It is good that many small and medium scale hydropower projects are under construction, but unless a really big project comes by, the situation may not improve. Suman Shrestha What Now? The article "Unmet Challenge" indicated the failure of the successive governments in Nepal to alleviate the poverty in the country (Spotlight May 5). Clearly, there is something seriously wrong in the manner the government is implementing the programs on poverty alleviation. There should be a comprehensive national debate on how to alleviate poverty. Surely, this is the common agenda of all the political parties in the country. Nirmal Basnet Opposition Found Wanting The article "Spring Of Discontentment" (Spotlight May 5 ) was a thoroughly good read. It is precise and exactly to the point. Speaking of the present context of the Nepalese politics, it looks like a child's play. Opposition obviously has its own role to play in its democratic setup but in the current situation, oppositions appear to play games where one party can't tolerate the other. One party is elected and within a couple of months of their ruling, the opposition starts pulling the others' legs. This has happened more than often since 1990. People are bound to be confused whether this really is discontentment, if the ruling party/government is never appropriate or if the opposition leaders are just envious and are trying to cherish their dream of stealing the show instead of their rivals. Whatever the case, I hope that the politicians will not waste too much time and energy opposing one another. And as Nagendra Chhetri has rightly remarked in another article "Need For A Strong Leadership,"( Spotlight May 5 )our country needs a strong leadership. Moheindu Chemjong Bhattarai's Health The article "Fit Out Of Power" (Spotlight May 5) was very interesting. It seems Girija Prasad Koirala & Co. were mistaken to have made a premature assessment about Krishna Prasad Bhattarai's health. Although it is futile, at this juncture, to talk whether issue of Bhattarai's health was blown out of proportion by his opponents who were keen on booting him out of Singhdurbar, the story does indeed instill a thread of suspicion regarding the motives of Koirala & Co. Madan Kumar Dahal |
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