Nepal: Country where the blood is flowing
Nepal: Country where the blood is flowing
Every day is the same, I wake up to feel a new day with new hopes and aspirations, but as I read the morning newspaper and listen to the radio, a chill goes through my spine.
Today, a military Colonel was shot dead in my town. This is crazy. Why is this happening in my country? My country used to be known as very peaceful, but the ongoing internal conflict makes surviving every day a struggle. When you leave your house in the morning, there is no guarantee that you will return home alive. My mom constantly fears and worries that I will not return from work. Internal wars and conflict continue to destroy my country; it is hollow within. I hope this will end soon!
Please Pray for Nepal!
I have picked up this expression from my colleague, Miss Roshni Rai, from Katmandu, Nepal. Once considered the country of Mount Everest and Lord Gautam Buddha, Nepal is now recognised as a grave human rights violator. This fatal nine-year internal conflict between the Nepalese government and the Maoists continues to deepen.
The election of 1991 won the Maoists nine seats out of 205, and as a result, the Maoists started killing police and militia and vigorously stealing from the citizens. Over 10,000 people have died because of this “People’s War”. According to the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC), “The Maoists share the ratio by around 2 (1.05) persons a day. In total, the increase has been observed by almost 4 (3.83) persons per day.”
The temporary seize fire was broken in August 2003, when the army captured 19 people from the village and killed them. In 1990, King Birendra was forced to re-establish the parliamentary democracy in the country by public revel. However, in 2001, after the killings at the Narayan Hity Palace, where King Birendra’s royal family had been murdered, the nation’s inheritance was in the hands of Gyanendra. The new king retained executive power, dismissing the democratically elected government and sidelining the parliamentarian parties in October 2002.
According to the Informal Sector Service Centre, the killings related to the Maoists’ armed conflict after the Royal takeover by the State have increased by almost 3 (2.77) persons per day. The increase in killings per day before and after the Royal takeover demonstrates that more people were killed after the period when the king retained executive power. Although the king’s actions may have come to suppress the worsening situation in the country, it is clear that he could not withstand the reality of the problem.
Therefore, we must remember to unite and work together to rescue our nation. To see how this is not only an internal issue for Nepal, we must evaluate Nepalese activities by neighbouring countries India and China. China is diplomatic and against Maoists. This is a fact that the Nepalese Maoist are misusing China’s great leader Mao’s name. They said, “They are misusing the name.” India continues to play political games, and there is no doubt about what they want. The internal war of Nepal is not only of Nepalese concern but also of significant concern for India.
As India is a neighbouring country to Nepal, many refugees and Maoists have been entering India. This Rebel movement may add to the ongoing crisis between India and Pakistan. “I strongly urged the king and the Nepalese political parties to work together to face a threat to Nepal. The preservation of Nepal’s constitutional monarchy and multiparty democracy is crucial to meeting the Maoist challenge”, US assistant secretary for South Asia Affairs Christina B. Rocca said.
Although Nepal Army forces against the rebellion are being used throughout the country, 40% of the country has been captured by Maoists. Armed power mobilisation is only one of the long-lasting solutions to this conflict. The economy suffers more and more as the backbone of the Nepalese economy is the tourist industry. Both tourists and investors are depressed. We must analyse the causes of the Maoists’ armed conflict in Nepal and take necessary actions.
Without knowing the natural causes and roots of the war, we will never solve issues within Nepal. We must ask the following questions: why did the Maoist politicians start this difficult policy for political power? Why are the communities behind them? The monarch King Gyanendra, through a declaration on October 4, 2002, dissolved the elected government headed by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and retained executive power of the State over him.
However, the pro-parliament political parties, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), the Nepali Congress, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, People’s Front Nepal, Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Ananda Devi) and Nepal Workers and Peasants’ Party have been flying the royal declaration from the very beginning. They have labelled it unconstitutional and have demanded it is corrected. As a result, a public meeting was held in Katmandu, and phase one was declared: a weeklong peaceful agitation against the royal drive.
They are going through the following (effective and last) phase of harmonious action. They have a poor plan to assemble and pressure the mass. It is as though they are just bargaining and bargaining. Professor Dr Brian Cobb said that most Nepali people need to be educated but are undoubtedly bright. They know a bad thing when they see it.
At the moment, many youths have begun to join arms and have a unified vision and logic. They don’t just lead the agitation against the royal drive; they have stated the open debate on the “Need for a Monarchy system in Nepal” They want to develop institutional democracy, not a constituted monocracy. One of the most popular youth student leaders Gagan Thapa said, “This movement is the last struggle for Democracy”.
We agree; it wouldn’t be good if future generations also had to devote their time to fighting for democracy. International revolution shows that student and youth movements are the foundation of progress. Their contributions start the processes; they should be leading the nations. It is the youth who lead the movements and older faces who lead the nations.
The situation demonstrates how the political parties and the royal palace challenge each other’s power. King Gyanendra couldn’t solve the country’s main problems without the help of political parties who are revelling on the road to re-establishing parliament and democracy. It is necessary that King Gyanendra progress with the advice of public representatives and the political rules to end this violence. I feel that the only solution to these issues is a participant in the elections of parliament.
Evaluating the series of political crises within Nepal is critical. The contradictory statement by the Chief of the Army Staff, Prajjwal Shumsher J.B. Rana, at an army convocation program on March 27, 2002, not only displays the Nepali political crisis but also shows how he is an example of it. He said, “The point to be considered here is who led the country to this condition? Is it due to bad governance or the military? Is the State of Emergency imposed as per the army’s interest or due to threats to national security? We must understand why we need it before we plunge into a debate on it.
Does a government enjoy a majority in a multiparty system proclaim an Emergency in the army’s interest? Should the terrorist attacks against the Constitution, constitutional government and governmental mechanism, and the innocent Nepali people not be considered a national crisis? Why were the suggestions regarding national security due to undesired political activities ignored during the last twelve years? We will have the reality exposed itself if these questions are answered.”
Publicly, his role as army chief did not allow him to evaluate his political situation. His every word reflects Nepali political leaders’ negative governance for twelve years. Political leaders are never concerned with what is happening beyond Kathmandu. Rana said, “Are the elected representatives carrying their responsibilities actively in their respective constituencies?
Why are they playing a non-cooperative role against the security forces boldly facing the terrorists in their constituencies? Instead of working collectively to inflict defeat over the Maoist activities, there is a game to snatch power (among and within the political parties), taking advantage of the uneasy political scenario, which is against our national interest.”
In other words, political parties must also leave the concerns of war and try to fulfil Maoist desires. Therefore, significant parties are developing a new proposal for the Maoist problems. They must decrease the support for Maoists by making positive relationships among circles and areas that were not in line with their policy creation. According to the main political parties, the “Key to a political solution is in the king’s hand.”
In Nepal, the royal palace has the army’s power and the most effective and sustainable power, the moral support of Nepalese. The people of Nepal respect the king as a living god. The king is the parent of Nepalese, not a player in politics. In the king’s address to the nation on October 4, 2002, he believed, “The greater good of Nepal and the Nepalese people is our only goal. History is witness to the fact that the wishes and aspirations of the people have always guided the institution of Monarchy in Nepal. We have repeatedly expressed our commitment to democracy, and we would like to assure our countrymen that democratic ideas will always continue to guide us.”
His Majesty proves that the Shah Dynasty is flexible in public demand. He continues to say, “It is known to all that in keeping with the tradition of the Shah Dynasty to remain ever dedicated to the paramount welfare and progress of the Nepalese people, the democratic multiparty polity was reinstated in the kingdom in 1990 following the wishes of the Nepalese people. It is also clear that during the twelve years since its reinstatement, several political exercises have been adopted to consolidate democracy”. It is evident in how he addresses the nation that you will get more love and responsibilities from the king to his countryman.
My concern is that the way he addresses the public is entirely different from his actions. History teaches us that it is a bitter truth that those with a solid military and warfare will never give power easily to those who cry for strength. In this century, we know that single democracy is hardware; democratic parties are operating systems, and the Nepalese abide by a constitutional monarchy system. We can’t say anything; political demands harm the nation, and the king’s democratic practical experiments are faulty. We are clear on one thing: the king’s actions are non-democratic.
Democracy and human rights are the basis of peace and development. Human rights should be respected, and freedom should be provided for the people. The government, the Maoists and all political parties should respect and promote human rights. International humanitarian laws should be considered in times of conflict. Advocate Shom Prasad Luitel expresses the need for unity in his article History of Maoist.
He says, “The Maoists should come into the political mainstream, stop violence and contribute to a developing nation. The government, all political forces, and human rights communities should try to solve the Maoist problem. All Nepalese, whether Maoist or non-Maoist, should bring peace in the country; a new era where everyone has basic human rights without regard to caste, sex, religion, origin, economic status or political ideology”.
Peace for a student, peace for development, peace for the poor and so on. Social science student Roshni Rai expresses her feelings in her diary “U know today I woke up early to look forward to a beautiful day, but some things never happen…..I change and then get ready for my college. And off go to my bus stop. The bus comes me up and. Hoping to meet my best friend and share all my problems…..I rush toward the day…BUT ALAS!!
When we reached the college gate, the guard told us, “RETURN there’s A STRIKE…NO STUDIES, no COLLEGE” My dreams shattered on the ground…….It happens to every student who dreams of sharing the vision and improving their lives…But my place is filled with black shadows of dirty politics that the light of our desires is hard to see…HELP US PLZ…….MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN!! PEACE………….”
The king must start communicating better with democratic political parties and the Maoist. He must begin to address this severe matter carefully. Power comes from justifiable deeds, and it is only a democratic system that balances the power. It is not a time to challenge but to observe and share. The best way to resolve the current situation is to set an election date and continue down the road of institutional democracy. We must recognise that we have already covered much of our history in blood and start learning from our past.
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