Ruminations of a countryman
It’s been over 100 days since current government assumed its duties. Maoist say it has been a success but could have been better. Others say it has been an utter failure. Politics as usual.
It certainly has been good for over 600 members of the Constitution assembly or the cadres of the YCL and youth force (except for the few unfortunate ones). But what about the rest of the citizens?
There is a lot of expectations from this government. 100 days is not enough to bring the change that this government is planning to bring. But, don’t assess its success with the past governments. We have given thousands of bloods and lives to bring this change and a mere curfew of the major cities after wee hours or enforcing several requirements in alcohol license is not enough.
The Prime minister seems to have a good intention, but he has to channel his vision in a focused way. He cannot be just visiting countries and showing his faces in various programs. This is a challenging time and everybody has to work hard. The priority should be as follows:
- No more delays in enforcing the law and order of the country.
- Creating a powerful judiciary system and giving more power to a supervisory body such as Akhtiyar-Durupayog..
- A controlled but aggressive financial plan.
Easier said than done. But if the above three aren’t implemented in the next 100 days, the sacrifices we have seen in the last decade will be meaningless.
Priority 1: Public respect for police or military has dwindled severely. If few YCL and maoists can curb the law enforcing bodies, why would people care of the law and order? Any small incident will induce a massive Nepal-Bandh and chakka jaam. Business and industries can no longer run without fear of shutting it down the very next day. Development projects are in jeopardy and nobody feels safe in the road. A businessman cannot bid on a tender w/o a backing from a YCL or Youth force, while a local vendor has to pay his “haftas†to local dadas. This has to stop!!
Priority 2: There is no public trust whatsoever in judiciary system. Corruption is rampant. When a law is introduced (example the licensing of alcohol vending and 11 pm curfew in KTM) the middle class and lower class suffer. Those who have deep pockets and long hands are still doing what they were doing. Nothing gets done in a government office w/o bribery..still. This has to stop!!
Priority 3: It’s about time we cash in on the fact that we are in between two powerful nations. If we don’t build hydroplants now, India & China might settle with the nuclear option. Financial institutions are flourishing in the country but they are directly heading to the recession that the rest of the world is going through. They have to be curbed.
A social revolution is needed and it is not impossible. People have to respect the law and that can be induced by the government. Be it from driving in the road to conducting a daily business, we have to straighten our act and the government can do this by fulfilling the top 2 priorities. Otherwise the sati-le-sarapeko-desh will be cursed again by the thousands of lives that were lost in the past decade.
