Let Apex Court decide:

I don’t understand on what basis Shyam Lama, in his letter “Law is supreme” (THT, Feb 28), claims that the King’s statement was unconstitutional. If he is trying to say that the interim constitution has no provision for King Gyanendra to make any such statement, then the very legitimacy of the interim constitution becomes questionable. Questions can be raised about the constitutionality of the declaration of the parliament too. As per the 1990 constitution, for any decision of a parliament to be legitimate, it must be passed by the two-thirds majority of the House and then must get the royal seal. Has the parliament declaration followed this procedure? Isn’t it contradictory to the 1990 constitution? A writ petition was filed in the Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of the Declaration of Parliament. The Court had issued a show cause notice to the parliament to defend the constitutionality of its declaration within 15 days. The parliament gave an unsatisfactory reply after two months. The Apex Court is yet to decide the constitutionality of the parliament’s declaration. Prior to the final decision of the Supreme Court, the King’s address cannot be called unconstitutional in any way. Instead of blaming each other, let the Court decide the constitutionality of the King’s statement as well as the parliament’s declaration in a fair manner.

Akira Thakeda, Kathmandu

Blame game:

It is ridiculous that the political parties are engaged in a blame game. There is also no point in accusing the Maoists of not submitting all their weapons. The parties should join hands to lead the nation towards progress. The country has suffered enough due to years of violence. Now is the time to move on. All authorities concerned should stop pointing fingers at each other and look ahead.

Vibek Manandhar, Kathmandu Bernhardt College

Air pollution:

Air pollution in Kathmandu has reached an unbearable height. It is a pity that even the educated middle-class residents of the valley are contributing to the rise in pollution level. In the locality where I live, people burn wastes at their house almost everyday, thereby polluting the neighbourhood. They seem to have little concern for their own health, but they have no right to play with the health of others. It is difficult for the concerned citizens to protest against burning of harmful substances at home due to lack of law. I request the authorities concerned to formulate strict laws regarding this problem. I also want to request the agitators not to burn tyres during their protest programmes, as it is harmful for the health of all.

Vaskar Pahari, via e-mail