Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Maoist Raj in Nepal

The Maoists though leading the government, their cadres and even the high ranking leadership continue to act in an undemocratic and inhumane manner and continue to terrorize the entire population. Recently, in the nation’s largest vegetable market-Kalimati in the heart of Kathmandu, the YCL (Young Communist League) - cadres thrashed the UML cadres leaving a dozen injured. The issue was obviously which group the YCL or the Youth Force- the UML’s newly born erratic baby, would take control over the area. The innocent vegetable vendors believe that the fight between the two Militant outfits is unnecessarily creating havoc in their tender minds and in the process disrupting their business activities. The district of Dhankuta was terrorized by the YCL cadres following a clash with the UML’s Youth Force. The local administration clamped an indefinite period curfew to avert further clashes between the youth offshoots of two ruling communist parties. Exams were postponed, schools were closed and scarcity of food items troubled the general public who had no stake in the growing party-led violence. The issue was illegal collection of levy from the general public by the YCL, the Youth Force had only exhibited their objection to it and were thus thrashed. Well understood that the alien forces thrash Nepali citizens along the southern border on a regular basis. But what about Nepali citizens thrashing their own brethren in the country? The YCL beating has no limit. After Dhankuta, the YCL cadres thrashed again the Youth Force in Manthali. The fault of the UML cadres was only that they wanted to form a local Youth Force. Indefinite curfew was imposed by the local administration following the violent clash. Luckily the YCL spares the Youth Force in Siraha. This time the MJF (Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum) cadres and the Maoist cadres are involved in an intense fight-to-finish over the illegally captured lands by the Maoists. Continued thirteen days of road blockade in the Mirchaiya section of the East-West Highway. People are in trouble. Our PM is in Delhi. Minister Matrika at the moment is backing his erratic boys. Defending all the charges against the Maoists’ youth wing Young Communist League (YCL), Nepal’s revolutionary Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said at the CA meeting on September 14, 2008, Sunday, "As a prime leader of the decade long insurgency, I still have doubts whether the peace process would come this long if the YCL had not been there." With all of these incidents taking place when the Maoists themselves are in power with their supreme leader as the PM, the question for security definitely rises and one is bound to question. Where is the security? Will the people ever get to live in peace?

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