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Business Polls With such high visibility schisms and
dissensions within the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), it
seems the elections for the post of FNCCI president will be like political polls where
candidates engage in back-stabbing, dishonest methods and what not ("FNCCI
Elections" SPOTLIGHT, June 13). The reduction of a purely professional organization
like the federation into a brazen political machine is nothing but unfortunate. The
business community must sit up and clean the mess before it engulfs them all. Shital Mainali Bitter Rivalry The rivalry within the FNCCI is known to
all. The intense disputes within the organization and among various factions come to the
fore during the biennial election ("FNCCI Elections" SPOTLIGHT, June 13). There
are different camps like Marwari, Newars, inside-Valley and outside-Valley. Each camp
pushes itself garnering as much support as possible to win the election. While such
intra-organization rivalry may be normal in a huge organization like FNCCI, the business
leaders must understand that their fight could kill the organization itself. At a time
when several other organizations have sprouted challenging the authority of the
federation, it is in the interest of the business community to exhibit unity among
themselves. This can be achieved by sticking to the tradition of choosing leadership
through consensus. If that is not possible, then at least the candidates should not engage
in character assassination or other similar immoral means to win the election. Otherwise,
the organization will land into needless controversy that will haunt it for years to come.
Besides, we can do without such harmful controversy in the business sector at a time when
the whole country is looking up to the sector for the development of national economy. Krishna Bista Significant Results The result of the FNCCI elections will have
a direct impact on the national economy in that it throws up the leadership of the
business community who are at the forefront of leading the national economic development
("FNCCI Elections" SPOTLIGHT, June 13). It is, therefore, not a trifle issue.
Election of capable leadership will definitely help the ailing Nepalese economy that is in
the dire need of such guardianship. With the able leadership, the FNCCI will be able to
better lobby for its interests as well as act in an effective manner in finding out ways
to expand the economy. Besides, it will also be able to close the gaps of huge trade
deficit by exploring new markets for Nepalese export products. Kiran Gurung Shrestha Vs. Shrestha The interview of the two candidates for the
post of president of the FNCCI shows that there is little difference between them as far
as their agenda is concerned ("FNCCI Elections" SPOTLIGHT, June 13). Both
believe there ought to be drastic change in economic policies, both are for liberalization
of economy and so on. Hence, it seems the amount of personal clout and power of
behind-the-scene lobbyists will ultimately decide who will win it. Moreover, it will also
set a bad precedent for future FNCCI elections. Rather than based on such whimsical
factors, the business community should be electing their leaders based on merit and
experience. Keshav Ratna Tuladhar Soft Stories It would be great if your esteemed magazine
continues to cover soft stories like music, films and sports more often. The cover story
on music ("Scoring Success" SPOTLIGHT May 30) was a good one as it provided a
lot of interesting facts about the Nepalese music industry. The article depicted how the
industry is growing. The interviews of the artistes, too, were informative. It was great
to learn that Nepalese music is gradually replacing the foreign tunes. Dilip Karki Digital Reforms The story about the reforms in the power
sector in Andhra Pradesh, India Showed how the information technology can be put to use to
achieve results in the field ("Digital Dazzle" SPOTLIGHT June 6). The article
also showed how a committed and dedicated political leadership could deliver fruits of
development. Our leaders should take these developments in next-door neighboring country
as lessons as well. There is no reason why the same technology cannot work here provided
the infrastructure and political commitment. Jeevan Lamsal Take Heart The change in lifestyle and nutritional
habits for heart patients have been universally acknowledged as a major factor to
determine the course of their ailment ("Taking Control" SPOTLIGHT June 6). It is
of utter necessity that patients are made aware about the type of nutritional habit they
should stick to as well as exercises they should engage in, in order to sail over the
disease. Heart disease is getting to become one of the major public health problems in
Nepal. Naturally, health officials need to carry out major campaign to sensitize the
population about the heart hazards and ways to prevent such ailments. Nishchal Kumar Rai |
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