Thoroughly unfair

LETTERS

It is all about the Unified-Maoist pitching for a new proposal on carving out 10 federal units (eight pradeshes in hill and mountain regions, and two pradeshes in the Terai and Madhes) on ‘identity basis’. It was also said their agenda of identity-based federal units as their proposal was scientific and practical. This proposal may be beneficial for certain

indigenous groups, but not for all. The people hope better not bitter from new Nepal (new constitution). The

Tharuwan-Lumbini Pradesh covers only the people from Tharu Communities. Likewise, Newa-Bagmati Pradesh covers only the people from Newar communities and so on. It

ignores the people from other communities, who are living in that particular place/pradesh, which is unfair. I think, this will lead to racial discrimination and conflicts among the

people. Therefore, there should be further extensive discussions among the leaders and with the people before any decision is taken in earnest.

Krishna Prasad Sah,

Nobel College, Kathmandu

Learn

Do the Maoists care to study the vision and master plan

prepared by late Dr Harka

Gurung four decade ago for a better Nepal. Have the leaders of the other parties

implemented Dr Gurung’s

vision and plan? If that had been the case Nepal would have been in an enviable position by now. But, that is not the case. I really wonder what the Nepal government is up to next?

Yam Gurung, UK

Apathy

After a few weeks of relief from the petrol and diesel shortage, once again we are facing the same problem. Long queues of bikes, private and public

vehicles can be seen at petrol pumps. I feel sorry for the taxi drivers who, instead of looking for passengers, have to stand in queue for maybe half a day to get their quota of petrol. That impacts badly on their daily

income. Even though there is hike in petrol prices, there is no smooth supply of fuel. The

people are facing difficulties in getting fuel for their vehicles and cooking gas for the house. However, the plight of the

people has no effect on the leaders of our country.

Most of the leaders have more then one vehicle yet they don’t have to face any shortage of fuel. It is also well-known that many ministers and

bureaucrats are provided free petrol, security and vehicles. Most of these individuaos served as ministers for only

a few months. If the

government provides such

benefits to all the ex-ministers, bankruptcy will be here in no time.

Tenzin Dolkar, via e-mail

Dastardly act

Apropos of your news report “JTMM owns up to blast” (THT, May 1, Page 1), now that the cat is out of the bag, what happens next? Do they get urgent

invitation for talks to redress their grievances? Do they

qualify for blanket amnesty and state security during talks,

because their acts are purely political in nature? What about the innocent dead and

wounded? I am beginning to

regret that I was not born in the USA, whose chief executives squash terrorists like flies.

J. Talchabhadell, via e-mail