KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 1
A new showdown has surfaced over social media, turning the heads of netizens after KMC Belandra Shah posted a photo of a CPN-UML provincial legislator claiming that she has been abusing a minor for eight years.
Earlier today, the CPN-UML Kathmandu District Committee had submitted a 7-point memorandum to Mayor Balen Shah.
Balen shared a photo of CPN-UML provincial lawmaker Rekha Sharma, writing, "She is CPN-UML provincial MP Rekha Sharma. She has kept a prisoner for the past eight years and has been abusing a minor girl, saying she is a domestic worker. She beats her on a daily basis. This government has not arrested her despite the fact that Kathmandu Metropolis has been struggling for the past two months for legal redress. The court has already ruled to prosecute her."
Balen not only mentioned a CPN-UML legislator, but he also brought up the name of the party chairperson and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
"Honourable Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli Jyu. Good governance entails obeying a court order, which includes arresting your MP, Rekha Sharma, who has a history of child abuse."
His post reads further, "Perhaps for you, good governance implies shedding crocodile tears and making a hundred thousand Facebook announcements following the death of an innocent girl. When will you nab her?" he questioned. "Or not??"
A 7-point memorandum to Mayor Balen Shah from the UML Kathmandu District Committee stated that based on the Supreme Court's decision, the CPN-UML filed a memorandum with Balen opposing the decision to prohibit the construction of buildings on the land for 20 metres beyond the specified distance.
The UML has demanded that the KMC's notification affect and victimise millions of people and that the decision be revoked.
Deepak Niraula, president of the UML Kathmandu, has warned KMC that if the decision is not reversed, unusual circumstances will arise, potentially leading to serious repercussions.
Balen stated on Facebook a week ago that following the SCs order, KMC was informed of the order and the construction prohibited area. "No new structures can be built on that land. According to the court's decision, if the people are not prevented from enjoying their land, the Nepalese government can only acquire it by paying compensation," reads his post.
"Party leaders and cadres should not cause confusion among the people by misinterpreting the court order as the metropolis' decision."
Meanwhile, the majority of the netizens have commented against CPN-UML, expressing dissatisfaction against the cruel act from CPN-UML leader Sharma.
Balen's posts piqued the attention of hundreds of thousands of netizens within an hour, with over 103,000 likes, 16,200 comments, and 8,800 shares.
The comment by Binod Tripathi reads, "Thank you, Balen, for raising a very deep and painful topic. Leave politics, party, prejudice, and hybridity out of these issues, UML President and current Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli."
He goes on to say, "If you truly want to make Nepal gender-friendly, do not remain silent on such sensitive issues. Avoid bringing up politics. Women's freedom encompasses more than just women holding high positions. It is that every girl and woman enjoys freedom and feels safe on their own."
Previously, in June, Netizens went berserk, inundating the comment section after Balen's post alleging Oli's involvement in a Rs 100 billion scam in the Giri Bandhu Tea Estate land swap of 343.19 bigha (232.43 hectares).
Balen and Prime Minister and CPN-UML chief Oli were trending on social media, while netizens had taken a trolling over Oli for his involvement in the Rs 100 billion scam in the Giri Bandhu Tea Estate land swap.
Balen and Oli were trending following a dispute between the Road Division Department Kathmandu and the KMC over a blacktopping road section in the New Road area when Raghubir Mahasetha of the CPN-UML was Minister of Physical and Infrastructure Development.
