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Give
Employment Apropos
your cover story “Breeding Ground for Instability” (SPOTLIGHT January 16), I
want to add a rejoinder. If the unemployment is the cause of instability, then why does
not the government act and open up new opportunities for jobs. Instead of ruing about the
situation, it would be better if the industrialization is speeded up. That way the future
generation of Nepalese will not have to undergo similar suffering. Lalit Bista Prejudiced
Idea The
cover story “Breeding Ground for Instability” (SPOTLIGHT January 16) suggests
that all those participating in the anti regression agitation are unemployed and guided by
vested interests. How can you claim that only unemployment is the cause? Had it been the
cause, why did not such agitation take place earlier? Quite clearly, prejudice is at work
here. It is a fact that the constitution is out of track and it is a fact that democracy
is derailed. What do political parties and students do in such circumstances? Do they
simply wait and watch the situation unfurling before their eyes? Krishna Kumar Parajuli Lack
of Discipline Nepalese
people are already suffering so it is only terrible if some political parties come forward
with programs of agitation (“Breeding Ground for Instability” SPOTLIGHT January
16). This is the time when political parties should have approached the people with
packages of relief. People are living in insecurity and there life has become a hell due
to terrorism and poverty. These twin concerns should have been addressed by the political
parties, who claim to be their only genuine representatives. Rather than pelting stones
and destroying public properties, the students and cadres would do well if they go to
remote villages and help their brethren who are in tremendous suffering. If these groups
of youths go to the villages, even the Maoists there would be forced to retract. Nirmal Shrestha Whose
Property Is It? The
vandalism by the student and party agitators particularly on the government vehicles is a
very disappointing development (“Breeding Ground Of Instability” SPOTLIGHT
January 16). It is horrible for students and party workers to be destroying private and
public properties. Take for instance, if the agitators burn a government jeep, which costs
over Rs 30 million, it would hurt all Nepalese taxpayers. Rs 30 million divided by 23
million is the amount each Nepalese will have to cough up to meet the expense of a single
damaged vehicle. Multiply it by the number of such damaged vehicles and other properties,
and one will come up with astounding figures. Even a poor Nepali citizen living in remote
places like Jumla will have to bear the brunt. Therefore, the protestors must now realize
the cost of their actions. Kiran Gautam No
Hope For Peace I
read an article in your magazine regarding the improvement in the Indo-Pak relations
(“Positive Indications” SPOTLIGHT January 16). It is definitely a welcome news
for South Asia as a whole. In the present scenario when India is governed by the Hindu
fundamentalist Party BJP, I don’t think there are much hopes for peace and stability
in the region. We all know that BJP’s main agenda is Akhanda Bharat. The ambition of
BJP is to turn India into military power rather than economic power. When regional power
is moving to such direction, it would be hard to witness sustained peace. Bijaya KC Petty
Politics The
internal politics of RPP is very strange. At a time like this, the RPP is once again on
the verge of split (“RPP On The Verge of Split” SPOTLIGHT January 9). And there
is no principle or political concerns involved. They just want to pull down one individual
and perhaps install another. In the last 12 years of democratic exercise, RPP has shown
the most petty character by making and unmaking governments based on opportunistic
attitudes. Once again, the RPP has exposed its true character. Ghan Bahadur Gurung Unknown
Problem The
story “Silent Killer” (SPOTLIGHT January 9) showed that suicide is one of the
leading causes of death among Nepalese. Even though it takes the lives of hundreds of
Nepalese every year, there is hardly enough attention to this problem be it from the
government or the other level. While there are scores of NGOs dealing with many different
issues, those focusing on suicide and counseling are rare. One hopes that articles like
this will spur the concerned authorities to act in proper manner to deal with this menace. Sambhu Ram Shakya |
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