EDITOR'S NOTE
What an irony of fate? Prime Minister Girija
Prasad Koirala cannot rule. Even an absolute majority in parliament always fails to work
for him. The poor people must be wondering why a political party commanding an absolute
majority cannot deliver anything. In the past one year after assuming office for the third
time, Girija Prasad Koirala announced many packages for the poor people, but his words
have never turned into reality for the poor people who have to face all kinds of hardship.
The main opposition party, too, does not have anything to boast about its performance. It
might be appropriate to write something about the recent violent agitation by power-hungry
leaders of opposition party. Whether it is corrupt Girija Prasad Koirala or main
opposition party leader Madhav Kumar Nepal, no one seems to be worried about the problems
faced by the 20 million poor Nepalese people. As the suffering of the Nepalese people is
increasing by the day, Nepali Congress politicians, who prize self-interest more than
national wellbeing, refuse to see how things stand. As far as the Nepalese people are
concerned, it makes no difference who the prime minister or the main opposition party is,
because all of them are busy grabbing the nation's property for their benefit. When the
main opposition party is asking for his resignation for his alleged involvement in
corruption, Girija Prasad Koirala, if he has any wisdom, would quit without much ado.
The politics of violent agitation provides
unequivocal proof that Nepalese politicians are still far from acquiring maturity. Despite
the fact that violent agitation is always counterproductive, why do they keep organizing
bandhs and other disruptive activities? In countries like ours, where politicians in power
pay no heed to the national loss resulting from such agitation, it need not be emphasized
that violent demonstrations never manage to put pressure on the government. Moreover,
those who call such violent activities must understand that destroying public property,
forcing shops to close or keeping transport off the streets will not help fulfil their
interest. As such, let's hope, our politicians, if they have any love for their country,
will stop organizing bandhs. n
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