Letters: Unruly civil servants

Apropos of the news story “Don’t incite disaster victims, says PM” (THT, April 17, Page 5), we are round the corner of last year’s two devastating quakes. Despite the fact that one year has already passed since the quake no reconstruction work has kicked off no matter whoever led the government. We have already seen two governments but both have failed to rehabilitate the quake victims, let alone rebuild the public infrastructure damaged by the natural disaster. PM KP Oli has blamed the previous government led by NC for the delay in starting the reconstruction works saying that he came to power five months after the quake. Passing the buck is not a solution to the problem of such a large scale that needs coordination among the political parties and state mechanism. Now it is the government employees who have demanded better perks if they were to serve the quake victims and the areas damaged by the quake. What I would like to suggest is that the government make its civil servants work as per its plan if it really wants to deliver services to the people. Bureaucracy is the backbone of the government. If it does not cooperate with the government nothing can move forward. The government must be able to take action against those civil servants who do not fall in line with what has been envisaged by the government.

Saroj Wagle, Bara

Inclusive

Recommending Sushila Karki as the new Chief Justice we have now proved that we are the most inclusive nation in the world. The world can see that females are in the lead in the judiciary and parliament. Neither the oldest nor has the largest democracy such an inclusive approach. Eccentrically we do. Which constitution has 33 per cent representation guaranteed to women? The international community in general and other so-called democracies must keep their eyes wide open while pointing fingers on “inclusiveness” of our constitution. The agitating parties threatening to invite tides of strikes must know that change is a slow and gradual process.

Jay Bahadur Shah, Jajarkot

Child marriage

Recently news came to the fore that a child marriage was prevented after a girl filed a case against her guardians for

forcing her to marry at Area Police Office, Panchhaladaha, Jajarkot. Binita Tamata, 15, of Majhkot VDC filed a case against her guardians with the police and local child networks on March 12 after her guardians arranged her marriage. The marriage, which was scheduled for that specific day, was stopped. It was her uncle who had arranged the child marriage without her consent and in the absence of her parents. Her marriage was about to occur when she had just appeared for her School Leaving Certificate Examinations.

Pratik Shrestha Buddhanagar, Baneshwor