No reason to rejoice

It is good to know that the Nepali U-19 team has reached the Final in Plate Championship (“Nepal enter Plate C’ship final”, THT, Feb 27). However, I do not think there is much reason to rejoice as the performance of the team has not been brilliant in the last two matches against Australia and Sri Lanka. But it is the government rather than the players who should be blamed because it does not allocate sufficient budget to train the players. The Nepali team also lacks enough practice to compete in international matches. To make matters worse, there is political interference in sports as well. Moreover, Nepali players cannot rely on sports alone to earn their livelihood. In order to make sports professional and encourage the players to improve their performance, the government needs to allocate sufficient budget for sports in Nepal.

Dwaipayan Regmi,

Biratnagar

Way ahead

It is necessary to frame the new constitution at the earliest in order to restore peace and stability in the country. The new constitution should have provisions that guarantee economic liberalism, employment and the inclusion of the ethnic minorities and other marginalised groups in all organs of the state. Such a constitution can be framed by either through the

CA or through an expert committee formed by people’s representatives elected in the CA election. The constitution should also declare Nepal a tax-free country and lease renewable and other resources to international companies in order to expedite Nepal’s economic growth.

V P Sayami, Kathmandu

Agitation

At present, the Madhesis in the Tarai have agitated to make the government listen to them. Their demands, including for an autonomous Tarai region, are genuine in that Madhesis have often been neglected by the state. It is true that some criminal groups which have infiltrated the Madhesis’ movement have been trying to taint Madhesis’ image. But it is due to the inability of the government to maintain the law and order situation. However, finally, the

agreement between the agitating front of three Madhesi parties and the government yesterday has raised hopes for improvement in the overall situation.

Sumit Gupta, Kathmandu

Great

The introduction of the online version of The Himalayan Times has greatly helped many people to be informed about the happenings across the country. I am a regular

reader of the online version and I really enjoy reading it.

Especially, the archives offer people the opportunity to read news that they might have missed.

Binay Ligal, via e-mail

False

This concerns the news analysis “In the NC, little change in the power structure since 1991” (THT, Feb 28). Though the article discusses some genuine grievances within the Nepali Congress, it contained false information. The article lists Mahesh Acharya as PM Koirala’s close kin. Acharya is not in any way related to the Koirala family. I hope such mistakes are not repeated in the future.

Bibek Chapagain,

Kathmandu