| Biswo |
Posted
on 14-Jan-01 03:54 PM
Gajendra Narayan Singh and His Sadvabana party never refuted the
label of 'Pro-Indian Sadvabana Party' that Indian newspapers
generally give them. Even though acknowledging existence of
somewhat descriminatory and communal feeling towards 'Terai Basi'
in KTM, I often find his agitation non-nationalist and serving
only Indian purpose.Here is what I read about his comments
in one Indian newspaper:(link given below:)
"Singh alleged that after recent victimisation and inhuman
treatment to madhesias in hilly areas, particularly in Kathmandu,
the Nepal government continued to be a silent spectator.During
recent anti-India agitation in hilly areas of Nepal to protest
concocted remarks of an Indian film star Hrithik Roshan ,Gorkhalis
had not only looted and damaged the property of Madhesias in
Kathmandu but also misbehaved with women members of the community.
Not only that, they also had set ablaze the national office of the
NSP in Kathmandu. Madhesias had been made targets in Nepal by the
supporters of Nepali Congress, United communist party-ML, and
other political parties dominated by Gorkhalis, Singh alleged and
threatened to intensify agitation if the Nepal government failed
to constitute judicial enquiry into all these incidents."
Taken from: http://www.timesofindia.com/today/14mpat1.htm
I feel very distasteful the following sentence:
"Gorkhalis had not only looted and damaged the property of
Madhesias in Kathmandu but also misbehaved with women members of
the community."
And, who is Gorkhali by the way?
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| Biswo |
Posted
on 15-Jan-01 04:27 PM
>> Nothing wrong in speaking to defend one's right under the constitution but the foundation of his speeches are based on
communal ideas. I have hard time in beleiving that he is a
mainstream (in terms of Nepal as a whole)politician. I myself
protest second class citizen treatment to the Madesh born
nepalis but what GN singh and his other close associates are doing
in the name of Sadhbhavana is nothing more than exploiting the
sentiment of innocent nepalis in madesh for their political
strength and power sharing.
Quite a few times, I thought about the so called problem
in Madhesh. After all ,what is descrimination? Do we have the
constitution that says certain posts are not entitled to
Madhise? Do we have the constitution that says Nepalese born in
Hill are more eligible for holding civil posts? Do we have any
school that says no Madhises are allowed admission? Is there any
statutory descrimination?
The answer, you know Sparsha, is not.
Still,as you and I and almost everybody here acknowledge that
there is kind of slight against those people,but that is personal.
The state has done everything for the Madhise community. In
technical schools of Nepal, Madhises are in the same number as
that of other community. Those who worked hard in their field
are respected, be it Mahendra Narayan Nidhi, or Bhawani Bhikshu
or untold other our collegues who were in SLC board or ISC board!
The Madhise community should understand that it is India that
has been harsh towards them. Who had made dam in Bihar so that
tens of (madhise) villages of Rautahat and Sarlahi etc districts
are inundated in fall? Who had made dam in UP so that Madhise of
Bake district are inundated in fall? The answer ,obviously ,is
India. Now , If Sadvabana and our madhise community think that
India is really evincing goodwill towards them, then they are
wrong. India is just playing one Nepalese community against
others.
So, I agree with you totally,Sparsha, that these people in
Sadvabana are just protesting for political benefit. Gajendra
Narayan Singh always enjoyed being in power, and politics, like
one Indian politician once said 'Naam Ho, Badnaam Ho, Gumnaam
Naho'(be famous, be notorious, but don't be vanished), he is
trying to tell us that he is still there,being an emblem of Indian
hand in Nepalese politics. How he dared to say that 'protesters'
also misbehaved with women members of the (madhise) community.
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