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| bik |
Posted
on 27-Jul-01 12:07 PM
I am alarmed by the absence women in Deuba's council of ministers. I understand that there may not be many candidates available, but to not even have a single woman in the first 13 ministers is disturbing to me. Does anybody know how many women there are that Deuba could have selected from? Also, alarming is the low, make that very low, number of Non-Brahmins and Chettris. Perhaps, he will address these issues with the remaining selections. I for one, certainly hope so.
Bik.
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| kale |
Posted
on 27-Jul-01 01:27 PM
I think ur the one racist Bik, you are the one who is segregating by cast. You want some people get minister because they r low cast and being woman. Just imaginge all mp r same cast, then u will not have any problem.
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| GR Bhattarai |
Posted
on 27-Jul-01 02:16 PM
At this point, whether he is racist or not, Bik has raised genuine issue of true representation in the ministeries. Women and so called lower caste people have been deprived of opportunities of good education and employment in the past. We need to address their issues and boost up their morale.
Selecting a minister or two from their own group (disadvanged women and marginalised people) helps to build confidence in them. Let's hear people's voice from their own leaders. It is necessary for a balanced economic and social development of our country.
Let's hope Deuba will make a balance representation in his cabinet. However, if we belive in the proverb "morning shows the day", I don't hope anything different from his previous tenure. He has already fallen in the trap of his so called supporters who have very very bad record as ministers before.
Gandhi
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| badal |
Posted
on 27-Jul-01 02:33 PM
Right now, nepal's situation is worst. So we need somebody who can give direction to our country. I know there is corrupt minister in his cabinet as well. The most important thing is whether he can do something for nepal or not. just give chance and let him make minister who ever he wants....all i care is whether they will fufill their duty or not. In this situation of country, you 2 GR and Bik are wasting time talking abt cast and gender.
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| bik |
Posted
on 27-Jul-01 03:11 PM
Dear Kale,
I don't think I am racist, but you are entitled to your opinion. What I find puzzling in your arguement is that I think you are assuming that there are no women and very few Non-Brahmins & Chettris who are qualified to be ministers. Do you truely believe this? I don't know much about politics in Nepal, but already a few members of his council are accused of being corrupt themselves. Why do these men qualify while others don't?
Dear Badal,
I agree that my concerns are second to the current Maoist crisis.
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| sally |
Posted
on 27-Jul-01 03:38 PM
I don't think there's anything racist or bigoted in pointing out that there's a lack of diversity. There's not necessarily anything wrong with having a cabinet that consists heavily of one group or gender, IF that just happens to be who the most qualified people are. (A big "if.")
But it does tend to be symptomatic of other problems--problems that undoubtedly contribute to situations such as the current unrest. And in a political job, where all voices must be heard, lack of diversity can be a weakness in itself.
Implicit in Bik's comment are deeper questions: Just what, exactly, is the pool of available candidates? How DO ministers get their jobs? What makes them qualified for one particular position or another?
Personally, I don't side with any political party. I just hope that these fellows do turn out to be--if not ideally diverse--at least effective, wise, and honest administrators who are able to inspire the people's trust and do a good job under very difficult circumstances.
But I am curious about how they were chosen. Any insights?
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