In my opinion the crux of the ongoing crisis in Nepal is the desire of the local people to become import-export revenue-duty chiefs at the import-export points like Birgunj and Kodari, and the addiction to such jobs by those who have accumulated a lot of money through money-sharing by linking it with power-sharing in the government. Once the addiction to such jobs is cured for the benefit of the common people of Nepal, we would be paving the way towards a new Nepal. All of the Import-Export Duty Chiefs and CDOs at the border districts should be immediately replaced by the local Madhesis, Tharus, Humlis, Bhotias, Tamangs and other ethnic communities at the border points. I have heard that the standard-fee charged for issuing a Nepalese citizenship certificate by a non-Madhesi CDO in Janakpur from a Madhesi citizen with complicated origin in Nepal was one lakh rupees (one hundred thousand). Ravi Manandhar, Kathmandu Infiltration According to the Chief of the Parsa District Administration Office, Keshav Raj Ghimire, his office has clamped down an indefinite curfew in Shankaracharya Gate, Inarwa, Bypass, New Bus Park, Power House Chok, Radhemai, Adarshanagar and Chhapkaiya of Birgunj after violent clashes erupted between protesters and police on Monday when an Indian national was killed in police firing. The killing of the Indian national is a clear indication that not only the Nepali people but the Indian nationals are also involved in the agitation and sit-in at the no-man’s land. International practice has it that nobody is allowed to conduct any political activities on the no-man’s land. But such activities have been taking place at Birgunj-Raxaul customs points for the last two months. It is a well-known fact that the agitation launched by the Madhesis is an internal matter of Nepal and people of other countries should not involve in any political activities that will affect the relations between the two countries. A serious question has arisen as to who encouraged the Indian national to take part in the agitation and vandalism at the local police out post? This shows the external infiltration in the domestic issue of Nepal. The demands raised by the agitating Madhesi parties should be resolved through talks. The government and the major political parties have been saying that the grievances of the Madhesi people can be addressed through the amendment of the new constitution for which all the agitating forces and the major parties must maintain restraint. The agitating parties decision to walk away from talks is unfortunate. There are no issues that cannot be resolved through dialogues. Even the decade-old Maoist insurgency that claimed the lives of over 15,000 people was settled through peace talks. The Indian government should also tell its people to stay away from any agitation taking place on the Nepal-India porous borders. Pragya Ananda, Kathmandu