LETTERS: Ragging is crime

Ragging is the action of scolding, teasing, criticising, bullying or nagging a person. It often takes place in schools, boarding schools and colleges. Previously, it was just teasing and mocking interviews. Today, it has degenerated into

Previously, it was just teasing and mocking interviews. Today, it has degenerated into physical and mental torture of the innocent. Ragging is any disorderly conduct whether spoken or written or psychological harm to a student. Some people think that it is a “socio-cultural problem”.

But, the truth is that in some cases, ragging has occasionally ended in fighting, serious injuries, and even deaths, leading to the ruin of some absolutely brilliant careers. Senior students tease their hi-kids about their looks and manners. The tall, the short, the fat and the thin, all become easy targets.

They are asked indecent questions and are made to make obscene gestures. Anyone who resists this bullying is threatened and mentally tortured. The juniors, being inferiors, do not say anything and get suppressed. Ragging may seem to be fair for the bully but it has really a deep effect on the victim.

It harms a person to such an extent that many commit suicide. Why? Because silence takes away all their complaints. They fear that if they oppose the bully, they will be threatened, tortured, made fun of. This is not why we go to schools and colleges. We call these places temples of education? I doubt so.

Unfortunately, today’s generation remains quite in all these situations. We need to stand against it. No one else will. Ragging is a crime. Do not support or engage in it. Even petty ragging is against the fundamental human rights. There should be no tolerance for any form of ragging.

What will happen if we raise our voices? Many innocent lives will be spared from unjust death caused by the suppression and torture. Do not stay quite!

Bulbul Singhania, via e-mail

Confusion

This is with reference to a photograph with a caption “Workers laminating voter identity cards for local polls at the central office of Election Commission, in Kathmandu, on Sunday” (THT, april 24, Page 3). There is a saying in journalism that a photograph tells the story of

There is a saying in journalism that a photograph tells the story of a 1,000 words. So does the photograph on how passionate the people are about the upcoming local level elections being held on May 14. But there has been confusion in the public mind after the government announced that it will be held in two phases to accommodate the Madhesis who reached a deal with the ruling parties on some constitutional issues.

There is a caveat: How will the Election Commission logistically manage for the second phase of elections.

But there has been confusion in the public mind after the government announced that it will be held in two phases to accommodate the Madhesis who reached a deal with the ruling parties on some constitutional issues. There is a caveat: How will the Election Commission logistically manage for the second phase of

But there has been confusion in the public mind after the government announced that it will be held in two phases to accommodate the Madhesis who reached a deal with the ruling parties on some constitutional issues. There is a caveat: How will the Election Commission logistically manage for the second phase of

There is a caveat: How will the Election Commission logistically manage for the second phase of local level election being held on June 14 in four Pradeshes? The government will also have to make yet another amendment to the constitution to avoid the EC code of conduct which bars the government to present

The government will also have to make yet another amendment to the constitution to avoid the EC code of conduct which bars the government to present fiscal budget in between the two phases of elections. This all happened because of political mismanagement.

Pranav Sharma, Pokhara