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LETTERS |
Wrong Answer With reference to your story "Revival
Is Survival?" (SPOTLIGHT, November 15) I was amazed by your contention that the
constitutional process could be put back on through the restoration of the House of
Representatives. This is nothing more than expecting the bullet to return to its barrel by
targeting the gun to a springy wall. Correcting today's political anomalies from within
the same constitutional framework is impossible. Pradip Bastakoti Peace First Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand's
government recently announced with much fanfare a reform package to rescue the country
from its economic turmoil. However, such activities would be useless unless the government
takes major steps to solve the problems raised by the Maoists. One should not ignore the
fact that development activities are impossible in the absence of peace and security. Hari Maskey Unfeasible Task It is good to know that Minister of Health
Dr. Upendra Devkota is committed to making health services accessible and affordable to
the common people. ("Healthy Signs" SPOTLIGHT, November 15). However, sincerity
is not enough to draw up and implement viable policies and programs. The minister's health
insurance policy, for instance, is not feasible in a country like Nepal, where there are
multitudes of jobless people. Job holders, too, are directly or indirectly exploited by
their employers. Moreover, they do not have time to think about the future. They are too
busy struggling to fulfill their basic needs on such small incomes. Ram Bahadur Khadka The Other Side SPOTLIGHT comes out with excellent stories
each week. "Vulnerable Victims" (SPOTLIGHT, November 1), however, struck me as
one-sided. It is important to understand the grief of women whose life partners gave up
their life for the sake of the country. But we should not forget the grief families of
fallen rebels are passing through. Such neglect, whether from the government, media or any
other responsible institution of the state, could breed alienation and outrage that could
prove expensive to our future. Binita Bhandari Readers' Expectations Residents of Kathmandu valley are always
fond of news and views on developmental and other aspects of urban lifestyle. SPOTLIGHT
has tried to quench part of our thirst. We expect more such stories in the future. Prakash Mahato and friends Variety Needed As regular readers of your magazine, we
admire the effort you put in every week to come out with good stories and opinions of
specialists. You have been carrying interesting opinion pieces by A.B. Thapa on the issues
of hydropower and water resources in the region. However, we are also looking for
write-ups on important issues like environment, transportation and communication. An
extended series of articles on one subject, moreover, could start boring enthusiastic
readers. Bishal Adhikari Lessons Not Learned An interesting fact about Nepalese politics
is that inefficient and short-sighted leaders get perfect lessons from their misdeeds and
foolishness, but newcomers never seem to learn. ("Fall From Grace" SPOTLIGHT,
October 11). As a result, they, too, fall from grace. Take Sher Bahadur Deuba, for
instance. He simply could not learn from the failures of forebears like BP Koirala and GP
Koirala. Man Mohan Karki Unbelievable It is certainly unbelievable but heartening
to see our Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Badri Prasad mandal in a Nepalese Topi. It must be
the first time Mr. Mandal put on a Topi, may be only after his appointment by King
Gyanendra. Finally! Mrigendramani Dixit Stop The Terror The horrible acts of Maoists are continuing
as the government at the center remains confused. There is virtually a political vacuum at
the grass-roots level. What remained of local representatives are being systematically
slain by the Maoists in the name of their so-called peopleís war. The rebels are doing
great harm by destroying the physical infrastructures. If the Maoist leadership also
belongs to the species of homo sapiens they should immediately stop this blatant violence.
Ramesh Thapa |
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