Democratic right

This is in reference to the news report “Let people

decide on major issues” (THT, Dec. 2). I agree with Prime Minister Koirala’s view that Nepali people have the right to decide on the fate of monarchy. No political party or the parliament has the right to declare a republic without first going to the people for their decision. As the citizens of a democratic country, Nepalis must not be deprived of the right to choose the kind of political system they want.

Shiva Neupane, Melbourne, Australia

Unjustifiable

The demand of the Maoists that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) should be integrated into the Nepal Army is unjustifiable. The PLA is the armed wing of a political outfit, and therefore it cannot be integrated into the national security force.

Hergu Lama, Kathmandu

Priceless

This is to draw attention to the front-page photograph (THT, Nov 28) showing diamond-pearl necklace belonging to Queen Marie Antoinette, the Austrian Queen of Louis the XVI. The necklace, worth US $724,000, is going to be offered at a London auction house next month. The necklace is very important not only because it has precious stones but also because it carries the legacy of the royalty that was part of the French revolution. Therefore, it must not be sold for money and be preserved in museums.

Sadichchha Pokharel, Kupondole

Unholy

Apropos of the edit page article “Governor and judiciary” (THT, Nov. 30), I do not agree with RD Pant’s opinion that the suspended governor of Nepal Rastra Bank was apolitical and therefore became the victim of dirty politics. In my opinion, the issue should be looked at in relative terms. One should also consider the unholy alliance that often exists between high-level appointees and politicians. There is no denying that most of the appointments to constitutional bodies are made politically. This practice must end so that the common people don’t have to pay for the wrong decisions of politicians.

Prem Pokhrel, Bhaktapur

Shameful

This refers to the news report “Nepal, six other nations disqualified” (THT, Dec. 2). It is shameful for cricket fans in Nepal that the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) disqualified the under-15 Nepali team after it found that some players were overage. It is even more shameful for the president of the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN), Binay Raj Pandey, to blame ACC instead of accepting his own mistake. CAN should make sure that such things do not happen in the future again. CAN should rather focus on producing good cricketers.

Manoj Thapa, Kathmandu

Blunder

The Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) finally published the results of class XI with only 42% of the students passing the exams. However, the mark-sheets were fraught with some serious errors which must be brought to light. The results have marked even those students who were absent from exams. Shouldn’t such a blunder raise a question over the credibility of HSEB?

Paras Bikram Shahi, via e-mail