Halt this dangerous trend!

-All is not well with the overall health of the nation. What had been feared of, indubitably that is taking a concrete shape. However, what has happened already is the sole creation of the authorities at the concerned administration. To boot, the news that has spread like a wild fire hinting that a sizeable chunk of the police officer were firstly, ignoring the orders of their administration to take the commands of the areas where they fear a face to face with the Maoists and were afraid of being killed by the insurgents. In the second place some of the officers pretend to be sick and hence were residing in the valley. Thirdly and most importantly, yet another section of the police officers have outrightly resigned from their posts fearing Maoists retaliation if posted to those areas but, however, as per the news reports, were being summarily put under trials as per the laws of the police administration.

What ever may be the case, the whole story paints a very grim picture of the state of affairs of the present police administration that is supposedly politically divided and also feeling the brunt of the ever swelling strength of the insurgents. After all why a section of the otherwise most obedient force of the police is currently displaying such courageous behavior or is exhibiting its incompetence in dealing with the insurgents? Why this section is feeling insecure on being posted in those areas where the Maoists rule the roost? Why it is that the Nepal police who have already earned a very good reputation in the world now hesitate to perform the duties that have been assigned to them by their superiors? All these questions must be answered by all of us more so by those who in essence rule or command the police administration such as the ministry of Home affairs and the IGP of the administration and that too immediately so that the whole rumors that are supposedly very close to the truths could be brought under control. Still, the news reports that have appeared in a broad sheet daily, Sunday, regarding the police actions taken against those police officers who outrightly disobeyed commands to go to the Maoists’ affected areas to deal with the insurgents, has already caused irreparable damage to the credibility of the administration. If the news allegations were correct then it would have a chain effect on the entire police administration which would in all its likelihood send a wave of terror in the minds of those who were currently manning the system now in force. For, if this trend of resigning from their posts due to the fear of being killed by the insurgents persists for long would mean that the whole system of the administration has gone defunct. Any delay in arresting this frightening trend would be callous to the nation. A word to the wise should be perhaps enough.

What Madhav Nepal means when he says…..

The leader of the main opposition, Madhav Kumar Nepal apparently has gone crazy. The utterances made by him in the recent weeks all hints that either he is crying in the wilderness or else he is talking sense. What ever may be the case, there is, in our opinion, some food for thought in his some what surprising statements that might appear different to different heads. Let us analyze, firstly, when he recently demanded that the nation now immediately needed a sort of "an all party government" if the nation were to get rid of the present ailments those have gripped the nation. A close analysis of this statement clearly comes to a direct conclusion that the incumbent congress government is a duffer one and that their rule will invite more chaos that what the nation is currently plagued with. This also clearly concludes that if the UML were in power instead of what we have today, the nations’ malaise would rather vanish. Indeed this is a tall claim as we have also witnessed their nine months rule and the reckless behavior exhibited by their leaders and the meager activists. However, Madhav’s statement summarily condemns the congress rule for obvious reasons. Yet this must come as a slap on the face of the congress for having digested this subtle allegation from a party which is in no way less corrupt and inefficient than the former on whom the allegations have been mercilessly hurled.

The second statement made by the same political stalwart is equally astonishing in the sense that it calls for an unwanted and unwarranted situation in the country. To clarify it a bit further, Madhav demands that if the government is ready for meaningful talks with the Maoists’ it should prepare itself for yet another general elections. Surprising as it is, however, the motive and intention behind Madhav’s recent somewhat whimsical lecture is worth pondering. Question could be asked to Madhav as to why he proclaims an agenda of his own, as the Maoists have not perhaps uttered a single word demanding elections if they come to the talks with the establishment. It could also be questioned to the UML stalwart as to why he is prompting the ruling congress to prepare for yet another "pretty expensive" elections? What is the guarantee that the UML would bag majority instead of the congress? More so, were the Maoists ready for the elections and that too at what costs? Above all, are the innocent election allergic populations ready for such hustings that is not sure to give good governance and efficient government. All these put together, what could be analyzed that Madhav Nepal is not speaking his own mind rather for some one else he is directing his entire efforts. What remains to be seen what benefits Madhav Nepal will have if the nation goes on in for yet another meaningless exercise of the sort what we had only last year. Be that as it may, the political meaning of Madhav’s utterances could be a matter of ‘research" to the nation’s political scientists.]

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