Appoint Muslim envoys!

Given the unanticipated and unparalleled riot that to some extent tried to disturb our communal harmony between religions of different sorts on Black Wednesday, September 1, does hint that Nepal's foreign ministry have got to be alert on the question on how to promote and maintain Nepal's cordial linkages with the countries in the Gulf wherein Muslim religion dominates over all other religions. Given the non-representation or for that matter lesser representation of Nepali missions in some influential Muslim countries in that part of the world, it becomes the bounden duty of the managers of the state and more so those who command the functioning of the Shital Nivas must now concentrate their efforts in this direction. Our negligence has already taken its toll, be it known to all.

Care has also to be taken in sending our representatives in those countries must not be of a level that neither can deliver nor can face the challenges emerging suddenly of the sorts of the one that we all witnessed just last fortnight. Thanks the adherents of the Muslim religion in those countries that a great disaster was averted by the grace of the all-powerful Allah or else a disaster of unimaginable dimension would have occurred. Had they retaliated to the fanaticisms of some who wished a total breakdown to our communal harmony the consequences would surely have been great. However, wisdom prevailed and an unwarranted situation diverted. Let's not forget that we still have lakhs and lakhs of the youths working in those countries.

It is in this light we appeal the government and the guardian of the State, King Gyanendra, to look into the matter seriously and send envoys that are not only competent enough but also understand the politics of the countries falling in that region. It would be better if we could depute our own competent Muslim diplomats, Muslim scholars of international standing and the likes as our Ambassadors in those countries who could at times of challenge could exhibit their diplomatic finesse and convince them that Hindu religion what is being practiced in this Himalayan Kingdom and is a dominating religion here as well at no time in the history have had ever clashed with the other religion. If we could convince this to our Muslim brethren then we will not only benefit from their job-employment opportunities now being extended to our unemployed youths but also will manage a place in their tender hearts. After all a state is an entity that is being ruled by men like us. However, the persons being sent to those countries as our diplomatic representatives should be preferably a Muslim of high repute who could act like a bridge in between the countries of their posting. A low-grade section officer or a duffer diplomat's posting in those sensitive countries would do more harm than good as we freshly witnessed.

Foreign junket top on agenda

The UML leader, Madhav Kumar Nepal, apparently is now a disturbed person politically speaking. Mr. Nepal who sneaked to China much ahead of the scheduled meeting of the Asian Countries leaving the country to reel under riot and uncommon violence that erupted in the wake of the Iraqi incident is now saying that the government is at fault for all that happened on that very particular black Wednesday.

Let's assume that Mr. Nepal had no inkling of the impending events in Kathmandu on that very fateful day and that he left with all good intentions to attend a convention in Beijing. But then question could be asked as to how he could neglect his return home upon listening to those ugly events back in Kathmandu and elsewhere? In effect, Mr. Nepal, had he been a patriot or a true lover of different religions, he should have delegated his authorities to his accompanying juniors and returned back home to render his services that was what was needed most at that time of utter chaos. The fact is that Madhav Nepal was glued in Beijing and apparently waited the Kathmandu violence to subside so that he could lecture against the incumbent government of Deuba upon return from China.

His political immaturity gets reflected in his staying in Beijing. He should have enhanced his popularity and prestige as a leader of the country had he been served the country at a time when the nation needed Mr. Nepal and others most. However, that was not to happen for China or for that matter a foreign junket is what is in Nepali leaders' top agenda.

Yet another fact is that those Nepali leaders who were that time in Kathmandu did not dare to issue any sort of statement with an appeal to the citizens to calm down and help lessen the damage to the nation's properties. These leaders' too waited the chaos to come down on its own.

Thanks the Muslim brethren confirm that they are in know of those who could have created havoc in the capital on that day which even did not spare the sacrosanct Mosques. This declaration is important in the sense that they say that they suspect foreign hands in the disturbance. The government is thus advised to be in close contact with those who have collected vital informations through their own channels.

All put together, if the government is responsible then by the same token Nepal's political parties and their leaders too must be held accountable for an act that could have been averted had these politicos come to action just on time. Lamenting later when the damage is already done could be no excuse.

The message is loud and clear.

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