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Don't Invite Civil War Serious debate should take place before mobilizing army to control the Maoists agitation (Debate Over Army Mobilization Spotlight October 20). Any hasty decision could push the country towards civil war. As rightly pointed out in your cover story, sending the army to tackle the insurgents before trying a political consensus on the matter could prove counterproductive. Amir Gurung Explore Peaceful Avenues The government must explore and experiment all possible peaceful avenues to resolve the Maoist problem before deciding to quell it under army's boots (Debate Over Army Mobilization Spotlight October 20). Using army in domestic conflicts is never a good idea unless the government has exhausted all other means to solve it. Apparently, there is still room for resolving the Maoist problem through negotiations, so it is premature to send the army at this juncture. Dinesh Shrestha Deuba Committee's Role The Deuba committee is playing a conflicting role regarding the Maoist issue (Debate Over Army Mobilization Spotlight October 20)/ Though it remained largely idle for over six months, Deuba has started saying he has contacted Maoist leaders at a time when the committee's tenure has expired. This leads one to believe that Deuba is trying to embarrass the government while doing nothing. Sri Ram KC Talk With Rebels Almost all the political parties in the country except the ruling Nepali Congress has been calling for dialogue with the Maoists (Debate Over Army Mobilization Spotlight October 20). In the given circumstances dialogue is the best way to resolve the problem facing the country for the last half a decade. As the rebels themselves have shown willingness to sit across the table, it is strange what has withheld the Koirala government from talking with them. Dadhiram Bista No Way Out As things stand in the country, there is no alternative to dialogue to end the violence (Debate Over Army Mobilization Spotlight October 20). Whatever the government may claim, one thing is pretty clear that many of the issues raised by Maoists are genuine and have to be addressed soon. Until and unless these issues are properly addressed, until and unless equitable distribution of resources is ensured, until and unless the various forms of discrimination are terminated, such insurgencies will always find a fertile ground to breed. Mobilizing army or armed police will not bring in the desired result. Sekhar Sharma Woes Of Freedom The joys of the emancipated Kamaiyas could not last for more than few weeks (Freedom And After September 29). The taste of freedom turned bitter for the thousands of homeless Kamaiyas. The same government which had received bouquets for doing away with the vestiges of slavery had to face brickbats after the released laborers were not properly rehabilitated. This reflects the lack of homework on the part of authorities. A decision taken in haste without adequate homework for countering the consequences was bound to result in failure. It is hoped that the authorities have learnt a lesson from this episode. Sudhir Pradhan Burgeoning Population The uncontrolled growth of population has proved to be the most difficult hindrance standing in the way of the country's development (Dismal Signs Spotlight September 29). Although the awareness among the people about the family health and population is improving in the urban areas, things are still gloomy in villages where majority of Nepalese reside. Without addressing this segment of Nepalese people, no policy or program can be effective to deal with the population control. Anil Thapa Sickeningly Disgusted! Though the price rises were surely expected(Petroleum Price Hike),the percentage of the increment in the price of kerosene was catastrophic! As local citizens,it is not much important for us to pinpoint or even dicuss whether this is another political hoax but it was indeed an odd, nasty surprise.As post-price-hike effects,we have only seen protest rallies and other forms of protest but it will be even more interesting but at the same time,sad to see how our lowest level income groups will survive in a testing time like this.I dread a definite increase in the crime rate when the people will have to face the blowing financial problem face-to-face. It seems there is again the difference of opinion between the critics, officials,etc and poor we,we're sandwiched well in between,aren't we? Whether the newly proposed ration system will be effective or will it just be another fiasco is yet to be seen. But to some extent,we are quite used to receiving unpleasant surprises.Should we grow more tolerant and more than before or is there any way out? Moheindu Chemjong |
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