Where we are today and how we are proceeding is largely determined by our underlying motives. I caught some of our national motives prevalent in our society pouring through newspapers. These motives are sufficient to portray our possible destination.

Government begins to examine the health of animals going to be sacrificed on the eve of Dashain festival. With the completion of Dashain such plan is entirely withdrawn. Does it mean these animals are prone to diseases only on the eve of Dashain and later they become free from diseases in the eyes of the government. How many animals were examined and how many were not eligible for sacrifice remained unanswered. In rural areas, villagers rear goats and most of them plan to sell the animals during Dashain. Most of the villagers are unaware of their own health and  of the animals they reared. These goats have to pass through government examination to be sacrificed, whereas such animals brought from neighboring countries are eligible with the issuance of certificate of quarantine established just for formality. Prime Minister urges for the reconstruction of Dharahara and himself donates his one month’s remuneration. People are only informed that unbroken Dharahara was leased to a company called Side Walker. During operation how many enthusiasts climbed it and how many of them were foreigners?  How much revenue was garnered during the period? Government feels no need to make it transparent. Have we ever collected the aspirations of the climbers to operate it in accordance with their perceptions? All of us can easily imagine what the exact situation is. No doubt, collection of drops fills the vessel to erect a new Dharahara. But people have questions as to who is going to operate it after the construction.

Government plans to translocate endangered rhinos from Chitwan to Bardia. Everyone knows community forestry and buffer zone management have become our national pride. People are not merely the users of fodder, forage, firewood and timber of their forests, but they have the privilege over management of the existing biodiversity. However users who are the crucial stakeholders are completely ignored in the process. These stakeholders have the right to get informed about how and why the already transferred 83 rhinos have declined to 29 in Bardia. The number of rhinos had shrunk to nearly 100 in Chitwan. How did it become more than 600 today?