Understand the gravity of the situation!

Knowingly or unknowingly, both the government and the Maoists quarters are pushing the country to the brink. Bids to disturb the possibility of the prevalence of a sort of permanent peace in the country are being carried out by some known and unknown quarters. We fail to understand as to who will benefit from the would be utmost chaotic situation that will prevail in the country should the talks fail or even if the two sides-the government and the insurgents- summarily do not attend the proposed third round of talks whose tentative dates apparently have yet to be worked out in between the two parties in question. What would happen to the nation and its practically innocent population if both the parties take up the arms and initiate a sort of fatal fight-to-finish actions against each other? Even thinking on these hair-raising possibility makes the national population to shiver from fear that is apparently in their fate should the two sides continue to air their firmly sticking to their already declared stances and the standpoints in the manner as is being done in the recent days.

It is in this light that we take Nepal's home minister Khadka's fresh utterances made in Birganj hinting the insurgents not to exceed their functions or face consequences of gravest dimensions. What Khadka means when he says that severe penal actions would be taken against the Maoists should they continue to terrorize the people as usual and remain firm on their demands for republicanism in Nepal, is crystal clear. This means finally that the government was ready to and able as well to face the Maoists insurgents in the towns, villages and even in the jungles. Just imagine the scene if by chance and that too unfortunately the government gears up its entire security machinery against the Nepali Maoists-the sons of this soil indeed.

On the other hand, the Maoists' fresh utterances were also close to creating a sort of havoc in the nation should the government disregard the fulfillment of some of their very "exclusive" demands in which say the insurgents hinges the continuation of the third round of talks with the establishment. The Maoists declaration that they would yet again enter into the jungles and take up the arms against the Deuba establishment amply suggests that the insurgents remain adamant in their demands and will apparently not settle for less come what may. Should they do so means that a two way fight between the government and the insurgents were round the corner and that the Nepali people must tighten their belts. The disaster could begin any moment from now which is what could be drawn if one analyzed the threat-loaded statements that have come from two competent rival quarters specially after the conclusion of the second round of talks held in Bardiya.

Nepal's overly politicized civil society and Human Rights organizations and the men engaged in social services sector would do well in initiating ways and means to avert this impending political crises right from today. Failing to do so or even neglecting the writings on the wall at this very critical stage would in all probability push the nation into a point of no return-politically, economically and the likes. Before the crisis deepens, responsible quarters must come to the streets and press both to come to the terms at the earliest and that too all in the name of the nation and her people. Here again, failing to act on time might even pose problems to our already fragile territorial integrity and for that matter the sovereignty as well.

The political message contained in these aforementioned lines should perhaps explain every thing.

A word to the wise should be enough.

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