EDITOR'S NOTE
More than a month after the 19th session of
parliament was convened, the legislative deadlock is far from resolved. It doesn't matter
now whether Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala or the opposition is right. But the costs
the country and its poor people have to pay for a non-performing parliament are enormous.
If these corrupt leaders don't listen to the public sentiments, the Nepalese people will
ultimately pull them down. Ironically, neither the ruling nor the opposition parties are
willing to go to the people for a fresh mandate. It is obvious that they are well aware of
how the people would response to their grave crimes this time around.
As predicted by us, the jaunt by Prime
Minister Koirala to France has turned out to be a total fiasco. The visit took place not
only at an inopportune time, given the domestic political problems, it also failed to
translate the generous feelings of the French authorities toward Nepal into concrete
development assistance. It is all because of lack of adequate homework on part of the
Nepalese officials. While Koirala's cronies may have benefited from this trip, the poor
Nepalese did not find anything to cherish from a visit that took place nearly 150 years
after Rana Prime Minister Jung Bahadur visited Paris.
Though it was a brief stopover, United
Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan exhibited his love and respect to this country and
people by visiting Nepal early this week. Nepal's commitment to world peace is second to
none. Though he may not have had enough time to have a first look at various development
projects being carried out by different development agencies, he may have felt Nepalese
sentiments from close quarters. As a peace-loving country, we want peace to prevail in
this region and the world. We know very well that in the absence of peace, development
can't take place. Hence, Nepal's growing aspirations to contribute to world peace is well
justified. As an active member of the world body, Nepal needs to play a more proactive
role in global affairs. For this, we need a visionary and committed leadership - which is
in short supply these days.
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: Madhav Kumar Rimal |
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: Sarita Rimal |
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