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Practice Fair Play As B. R. Ambedkar, the drafter of the
Indian Constitution has said, the constitution in itself is not good or bad, but it is the
people who work on it that are good or bad "CONSTITUTION: Under All Out Assault
(SPOTLIGHT November 5)." In the recent days, there has been much speculations about
the inadequacy or the flaws of the existing Nepali Constitution. It is the same
constitution, which was much applauded during early nineties when it was just launched. It
was even termed as one of the best constitutions of the world. The situation now needs no
description. It is not the constitution that has pushed the country to this crisis, but
the people who were responsible to implement it. Nor is the constitution responsible for
the solution of the present crisis. It is, after all, a piece of paper, inked by some
think tanks. It is in fact the people who operate it who are responsible for the present
crisis of the country. Rabindra Shrestha Change Attitude, Not Constitution There is a saying in Nepali which goes
"kuro ra kulo jata lage pani janchha" (words and canal can be diverted to any
direction) "CONSTITUTION: Under All Out Assault (SPOTLIGHT November 5)." That
means words can be interpreted in any way. All the laws and rules and even the
constitution have been interpreted to suit the interest of the people in power many times
in the history. The success of the statute depends on the honesty of the people in power.
There has been a lot of discussions about changing the constitution in the recent days.
What these people should be clear about is that there is no use changing the constitution
unless the people change themselves. Likewise, if people change their attitude, the
present constitution can give solution to any problem. Reema Khadka Gloomy Projection The special report on the use of torture
was very informative "USE OF TORTURE: A Terrible Situation (SPOTLIGHT November
5)." Given the news and the gossips in day-to-day life, it is not very surprising
that people have been going through such a terrible situation. However, reflecting on the
situation gives a very gloomy picture of the country's present and future. Not only those
who are tortured even others who are very sensitive about such issues are also prone to
mental illness. In fact, doctors have informally told in many instances that the number of
patients suffering from depression and anxiety has increased by a large margin in the
recent years. This increment in the mental patients is undoubtedly because of the dismal
human rights situation and other crises the country is going through. For us Nepalese, who
are not habituated to such odd situations, it is being very difficult to cope with such
situations. It is a fact that what cannot be cured must be endured. But the cases of
torture are not something that cannot be cured. We should all pressurize the concerned
agencies to reduce the torture to bring up a healthy society. Sita Pathak Stop Torture Thank you for raising the issue of concern
in the special report about torture "USE OF TORTURE: A Terrible Situation (SPOTLIGHT
November 5)." It is high time that the government becomes serious to stop torturing
its citizens arrested for various reasons. The government, being a guardian of all its
citizens, is supposed to protect them. We cannot expect and tolerate such activities that
harm the citizens instead of protecting them. Even if anyone is arrested for some criminal
or terrorist activities as they claim, their fist duty is to protect them. The idea of
arresting them is to improve them and try to reduce activities detrimental to the welfare
of the society and the nation. By, torturing the goal cannot be achieved. Instead, the
people will suffer mentally and also develop an antipathy to the government, which will in
turn make them more hostile to the society. So, the government should think of the
long-term impacts of torture and devise other strategies that are helpful to improve the
situation of the arrested people than spoil them. Karan Bista Be Civilized Torture is in no way acceptable in a
civilized society of the twenty-first century "USE OF TORTURE: A Terrible Situation
(SPOTLIGHT November 5)." On one side we claim ourselves to be more educated and
civilized than our ancestors. Contrary to this claim we resort to inhumane activities like
torture to suppress people who don't agree with us. We should stop such animal activities
immediately if we really are educated and civilized. Hari Aryal Media Responsible The situation of tourism is hopeless not
just in Chitwan but in the entire nation because of the present conflict situation
"TOURISM CHITWAN: On The Road To Nowhere (SPOTLIGHT November 5)". We cannot just
blame the conflict for the situation. In the modern world, almost every place is suffering
from some kind of conflict. We cannot escape from the conflict and find an isolated place
at such time. So, we should make some strategy to boost the tourism industry, despite the
internal conflict. And it is possible because people across the globe ought to be
convinced by now that they are not safe even inside their own homes in a way - on a flip
side every place is safe. Himal Shakya |
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