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LETTERS |
Ignored Everywhere I would like to
convey my expression of thanks to your magazine for raising an issue, which people had not
thought of seriously (“A Left Out Generation” SPOTLIGHT June 11). As you have
mentioned, a large chunk of the country’s population comprise of young generation,
who have not been cared for by any institution. They have received neither good education
nor useful skills to earn a decent livelihood. It is an irony that in the twenty first
century so many people have nothing worthwhile to earn livelihood. Beena
Pradhan Height of Disparity Apropos your
cover story, I would like to express my opinion about the widening disparity the country
is going through (“A Left Out Generation” SPOTLIGHT June 11). While a small
proportion of privileged youths in the cities enjoy a sophisticated life, the state of the
majority of the youths of the country is miserable. And, in fact, it is this left out
generation that is going to take care of the country in the future. It is quite certain
that the privileged class of youths, who are enjoying government subsidized privileges
directly or indirectly are not going to stay in this country at difficult times. At other
times, even if they do stay here they do not care about the motherland. It seems they are
trained only to see what the country has given to them and not to see what they can give
to the nation sharply in contrast to the famous saying, “don’t think what your
nation has given to you, think what you can give to the nation.” by John F. Kennedy. Hari
Sharma Special Appeal Firstly, on
behalf of Friends of Britain and Nepal, we would like to congratulate Sher Bahadur
Deuba as the new prime minister of Nepal. At the same time, we would also like to make
this special appeal to the new government, all political parties including revolutionary
Maoist party headed by Prachanda and Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai. Nepal, which
was, only a few years ago, known to the world as one of the most peaceful and beautiful
countries, has today turned into one of the most insecure and instable nations. This, we
believe, is due to negligence and incompetence of the ruling leaders and their
subordinates. They have always kept their personal interests first, rather than giving
priority to the welfare of the people and the nation. Even now, they are struggling to
bring back the people’s sovereignty but they have not fully understood the
innocent hearts and minds of nearly 25 million Nepalese people. The latest political
developments in the country clearly shows that our leaders are more interested for
political gains than saving the nation from sinking deeper into despair. Every single day
several innocent lives are being killed by bombs and bullets in a country where people did
not even know what the word bomb meant. Hundreds of schools have been closed and thousands
of students abducted to fight against their own country. Thousands worth of infrastructure
developments have been destroyed including those concerned with basic needs of everyday
life like health posts, schools and community offices, some of which are funded by
donor agencies. The new and the existing local and national developments programs have
almost come to standstill. Hundreds of young and educated Nepalese are leaving the country
in search of work and better life in foreign lands. Thousands of young women have been
widowed and tens of thousands of children have been orphaned. Significant amount of
development budgets have been spent to strengthen the army. More than half a million
tourists visited Nepal 5 years ago, but today we are struggling to attract few thousands.
Few people, who made the effort to invest in the country, are struggling to keep their
companies functioning, profit is far away. Thus, the time has come for everyone, His
Majesty the King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, leaders of the political parties and the
civil society to realize the fact and act according to the need of the hour. Before it is
too late, we would like to request to resolve the matter through dialogues and
negotiations and give first priority for the development and prosperity of the
nation and its people. Let us not make another mistake and risk the lives of 25 million
people and Nepal as a whole pushing it to more trouble and uncertainty. Raja
Ram Giri |
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