I have been reading your articles for some time now, and have developed a certain liking for it,because I've noticed in your writing a no non-sense approach, and sanity. As our mass media has gone some what haywire,for it believes that it has the sole power to establish what is right or wrong,you give an unbiased reporting of the state of affairs.

And thus as a reader, I must thank you and wish you well,so that you continue your examination of our society in a manner not practiced by much, while liked and needed by many.

Today, thanks to the extreme left ideology of the Maoists --that we welcomed in name of the peace process-- there are many right-wing ideologues following the obsession of identity. Nothing to see with the Tamil suicide bombers of LTTE, they are the managers of ethnic advocacy organizations funded by foreign countries who can generate mass movement to challenge the political outcome of CA. They see that the most old country of the continent which has been able to survive despite of her overwhelming diveristy in culture and geogaphy in such a small torritory is falling apart and they're convinced that their time has finally arrived, that the history is with them and that tomorrow belongs to them.

  It is true that today people in Nepal live in political uncertainty and indignity and their chance to have a better life inside the country is quite far away. Then it is obvious that they look for someones to blame because they have reasons for their anger and they want solutions and clarities but how come these ethnic organizations claim that they have a solution and a clarity to cure all the ills of the past caused by the ruling elites, khas of aryan race in their lexicon? Do they have any political, economical and social vision for future apart from claiming caste based federal states? Apart from having some populist leaders who can bring hundreds of their activists to hit the streets who pass on "their truths" to "their people" through sentiments and feeling of belonging to their respective clans and not through reasons? I doubt a lot but this is how the potential nepali neonazis think and conspire against a country who has never rejected her diversity and the will to put every possible mechanisms for an inclusive society of the modern era.

Well written article by Rubeena.

#11  Krishna S.(?Chris) intent seems to be to create ethnic conflict,using lessons from his sociology class.

 "They are mostly idiots but they fight pretty well!"
"Now some of these children/grand children of the "Brave Ones" happened to get some Convent education and hence started to think."

You seem to be contemptuous of the history and intelligence of Nepalis by making such foolish statements. So you believe Nepalis,whom you term  as Tibeto-Burmese were taught to think by missionaries.

"so called "Khas" Indo-Aryans are shitting in their pants!"

You also seem to harbor antipathy to Nepalis,whom you term as Indo-Aryans,and also to Hinduism.

This is an old missionary trick- divide and rule.Make the locals fight each other,and make them all too weak to fight against proselytization and conversion.

Ms.Mahoto says:We are going to remain a country that will have top-down governance, except that instead of having one centre we are now going to have 11. Ms.Mahato doesn't wish to name the names, but it is clear,that heads of all those eleven or whatever number will be finali there,will be the same leaders of different political parties.Not everyone was given PM chair as there is only one chair,however each of those who are hungry for political power will have a piece of cake from the cake and that is why every political leader from every party were happy and are happy to parlour secretly at the resort or at Baluwater.Typical model of distributing political power in Russia .Among every ethnic group there will be a person hungry for power and this is how maoist party simply works,finding such people and promissing such a power,talking to them in Kathmandu and assuring ,but in the end of the day,what is the real change in the constitution,nothing ,as 1990 Constitution was a good one the difference only was ,then we had Kingdom of Nepal,now a chance for everyone to become a President ,but the reality on the ground is,who can afford to participate in rallying for the Presidency.Why we have figures like Dahal,Prachandra?First in their communist blunder they promissed heavenly porridge to every poor person,that brought them numbers and people can win wars with the numbers,thousands lost ,but the result is here as it is.Secondly,Dahal and Prachandra understood ,that without USA support they could never have Communist Nepal,so to clear their names after the bloodshed,they were offered another chance to turn around and restructure the state with having President as the head of the Government,well they new it wouldn't be easy as NC UML and Madhesi wouldn't agree to it unless they could have a piece of cake too.So Federal Ethnic states was a great chance ,so the parties plunged in to get a piece .How and what happens later is not important for them now,as it must be institutionalized while parties do not change their mind.They will not as all the political leaders are happy with the pieces ,but to be in the centre,is to enjoy facilities and make others work. Those who were pushed of the chair will have succeeded.Will the state benifit from such a division,don't think so,as political leaders are least worried about the needs of the ordinary people.The only hope is that political leaders will be so hungry for political power that they will have to prove to people now by doing real things in the Federal States if they want their people to elect them and help them to push to Presidency chair, but knowing mentality of political leaders and how they operate ,is a far fetched idea for the improvement of lifes of ordinary people.Everyone is in for themselves with the constant axe over the heads as ethnic wars will be the constant danger.This is the worst seed planted by maoists,but as you know,NC ,UML and Madhesi want to eat a piece of cake too,so it is overlooked ,let the people let of the steam,they think,it was expected ,says Dahal.Whose interests is it for?Executive President and the real power even if it is divided between Parlament  and Future President is in the hands of President as he controls and gives directives to the Nepal Army.Mission complete and very soon we will have a new figure of the President.This scenario was written by a young ,very capable ,influencial person in Nepal.So let's wait for the next elections .

And this is why federalism, when it is finally instituted, will not improve things. We are going to remain a country that will have top-down governance, except that instead of having one centre we are now going to have 11."

The critique here is not of decentralization. Neither Rubeena nor many of the others opposing ethnic federalism are speaking out against justice or decentralization, democracy, or local management! The argument here is very much one about the distribution of power, and the way in which the hierarchies and feudalistic politics we see in place today - from parties including/especially those who claim to be *anti*-feudal, but have shown themselves to be of a very different skin once they came into state power - will continue in federal states unless they are themselves directly addressed.

This very unhealthy,unpleasent situation is created by the regimes itself 'Divide and Rule policy'.

Late Dr Harka Gurung very correctly said,because of the Gurkha recruitment.Adivasis,Janjatis were unable to compete within the power of Nepal.

नेपाली सवैलाई गरिखान देऊ

उद्योग वाणिज्य महासंघको नेतृत्वमा काठमाण्डौंका सुकिलामुकिलाहरु (सवै नहोला) सेता लुगा लगाएर बन्दको विरोधमा र "गरिखान देउ" भनी काठमाण्डौको राजदरबार अगाडि जम्मा भई सद्भाव �याली गरे । अचम्मको कुरा, त्यही उद्योग वाणिज्य संघको आव्हानमा वितेको ७ दिन देखि शंखुवासभा पूरै थप्प गरी शंखुवासभावासीलाई "गरिखान" दिएको छैन । सुदुरपश्चिम बीसौं दिन बन्द हुँदा ती सुकिलामुकिलाहरुले न कुनै चिन्ता व्यक्त गरे, न त तिनीहरुका मिडियालाई सुदुरपश्चिमवासीहरुले भोगेकोे पिडाले छोयो । त्यसैले होला बन्दले सुदुरपश्चिमवासीमा पारेको कुप्रभावसम्वन्धी  आजसम्म सशक्त ढंगको कुनै टिभी कभरेज प्रशारित गरिएन । बरु यसको उल्टो बन्दको घुमाउरोरुपमा बन्दलाई बढावा दिइयो । आजैमात्र पनि मिडियाबाट जनजातीहरुसँग सरकारले गरेको सम्झौताको विरोधमा फेरि अनिश्चितकालीन सुदुरपश्चिम बन्द गर्ने कार्यको समाचार सूचनाहरु महत्वका साथ प्रशारण भईरहेको छ । सुदुरपश्चिमका आवाजविहीनका आवाजलाई मिडियाले वाहिर ल्याउने कामलाई प्राथमिकता नदिँदा यस्तो भान हुन्छ कि सुदुरपश्चिम यस्ता वन्दहरुलाई हाँसीहाँसी स्वागत गर्छ । राज्यको चौथौं अंगले आफ्नो निष्पक्षता र त्यसको व्यवसायिकताप्रति प्रश्न गर्ने ठाँउ छोड्न नहुने हो । नेपालको सिमानाभित्रका सुदुरवासीहरुको चित्कार सूदु....र भएर नै होला काठमाण्डौ केन्द्रीत राज्यशक्तिले सजिलै सुन्दैन वा सुने पनि नसुन्याजस्तो गर्छन् । सदियौं देखि कोही सुदु.....र भएर वा कोही निश्चित वर्ग, जाती वा समुदायमा नजन्मेको आधारमा पहिचानविहीन भएर आफ्नै देशमा विभेद र उत्पीडनबाट प्रताडित हुनुपरेको अवस्था विद्यमान रहनु अत्यन्त दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण हो । राज्यको शाशन सत्ता र शक्तिको पहुँचबाट पछाडी परेका�पारिएका समूहले समृध्द नेपाल निर्माणको लागि आफ्नो भूमिका र हातेमालो गर्ने अवसरको सुनिश्चितता खोज्नुलाई गलत ढंगबाट नियोजित तरिकाले कुप्रचार गरिएको छ । राज्यबाट भईरहेको विभेद र उत्पीडनको अवस्थाबाट नयाँ संविधानमार्फत पूर्ण मुक्तिको लागि आवाज उठाउँदा सामाजिक सद्भाव खलल् पु�याएको, विखण्डनकारी भएकोजस्ता विल्ला लगाउनु कत्तिको न्यायोचित होला ? सवै किसिमको आवाजलाई उपयुक्त तरिकाले र पूर्वाग्रहीविना राज्य र जनता समक्ष पु�याउने दायित्व बोकेका र स्वतन्त्र भनिएका मिडियाहरुले पनि आवाजविहिनहरुको आवाज सही तरिकाले सुनाइदिने काममा चासो नदिँदा समग्र मिडियाप्रति नै आएको वितृष्णा र आक्रोशका कारण मिडियाको इतिहासमा अविस्मरणीय (दु)घट्नालाई निमन्त्रणा दिएको छ र त्यसमा मिडियाको कुनै दोष छैन भन्न मिल्छ र ? आक्रोश पोख्ने तरिका सही हो वा होइन भन्ने कुरामा निश्चय पनि विवादित छ । ऐतिहासिक संविधान सभामार्फत ६०१ जना सभासदहरुको वर्षौको छलफल र मन्थनबाट तयार गरिएको र उच्चस्तरिय राज्य पुनसंरचना आयोगले विभिन्न जाती, समुदाय, विज्ञहरुसँग छलफल गरी तयार पारिएको राज्यसंरचनाका ढाँचालाई रद्दीटोकरीमा फाली त्यसको ठाँउमा तीनजना नेताहरुको गोजीबाट विना कुनै आधार तयार गरिएको नयाँ नेपालको नक्सा निकाल्दा हुने यो देशमा सही वा गलत तरिका के हो भन्नेमा विवाद भई नै रहन्छ । त्यसैले, अधिकार नपाएकाले अधिकार मागेको कारणले यो शान्त देशमा अशान्ति भएको छ, सामाजिक सद्भाव खलल् भएको छ भनी गर्ने तर्कहरु कै कारण "घुस्पैठीयाहरुले पत्रकारहरु कुिटएका हुन्, पत्रकार कुट्ने हाम्रो कुनै नीति छैन" भन्ने बन्दकर्ताहरुको जवाफ बाहिर आएका हुनसक्छ जस्तो लाग्छ । 

अखण्ड सुदुरपश्चिमको नारामा राष्ट्रियता देखिने र अखण्ड तराई (मधेश) भन्दा देश टुक्राउन खोज्यो भन्ने आरोप लाग्ने कुराले खण्ड र अखण्डताको सापेक्षिकता बुझ्न मुश्किल हुन्छ । अखण्ड सुदुरपश्चिम र अखण्ड तराई जस्ता भौगोलिक संरचनामा त अहिले हामी सवै बाँचिरहेकै छौ नि । अखण्ड नेपाल भनेतापनि महेन्द्रले आधा शताव्दि अगाडि चिराचिरा पारी ७५ टुक्रा पारेको भौगोलिक संरचनामा आज हामी अभ्यस्त छौं । सवै वर्ग�समुदायलाई राष्ट्र निर्माणमा सहभागि गराउने उपयुक्त आधार विना विकेन्द्रीकरण ऐन नियमजस्ता अनेक प्रयोग गरियो तर देश उँभो लागेन । तैपनि अहिलेसम्म पनि केहीलाई उही पुरानो राज्य संरचना, उही पूरानो भौगोलिक संरचना, उही पुराना नेताहरु (०४६ साल देखि कुनै पार्टीको नेतृत्वतहमा नयाँ र आशलाग्दो अनुहार देख्नु भएको छ?) र सवभन्दा उदेकलाग्दो त उही पूरानो मानसिकताले काम गरी शान्त र समृध्द नेपाल बनाउन सकिन्छ भन्ने भ्रम रहेको देखिन्छ । यथास्थितिवादीलाई निमिट्यान्न पारी अग्रगमन र परिवर्तनको बाटोमार्फत सवै नेपालीहरु अटाउने आधार तयार नगर्ने होे भने हामी आफै प्रति इमान्दार होऔ र निर्धक्कसाथ स्वीकारौं कि शान्त र समृध्द नेपालको परिकल्पना फगत एउटा नारामात्र हो ।

मलाई लाग्छ, नेपाल आमा अहिले प्रशव वेदनामा छ । परिवर्तनको यस्तो संघारमा उठलपुठल अवश्यम्भावी छ । पूराना शक्तिकेन्द्रले परिवर्तनलाई रोक्न कुनै कसर बाँकी राख्ने छैनन् । राजनीति नामको जागिरबाट पाइरहेको सेवा, सुविधा र शक्ति उत्पीडित वर्गसँग बाड्नु नपरोस् भनी अनेक छलकपट हुनेछ । काठमाण्डौंकेन्द्रीत शक्ति केन्द्र र निश्चित एक दुई वर्ग नै समग्र नेपाल हो भन्ने बुझ्ने र तिनीहरु कै वरिपरि आफूलाई देखाउन मरिहट्टे गर्ने ऋषि धमलाप्रवृत्तीका मिडियामार्फत शव्दावलीका जालोहरु बुनेर तथाकथित बुध्दिजीवी र सम्भ्रान्तवर्गका विचारहरु परिवर्तनको विरुद्घमा सघनरुपमा सम्प्रेषित हुने नै छ । चेतनाको दीपलाई बलजफ्टी निभाउने असफल कुचेष्टा तिनीहरुले गर्ने नै छ ।  तर नेपाली जनता हालको राज्य संरचनालाई पूर्णरुपमा भत्काई आफ्नो पहिचानसहित राज्यका सवै खाले शासन शक्ति, स्रोत र अवसरमा न्यायोचित पहँचको लागि अन्तिम धक्का दिन तयार रहेको कुरा हालका शक्तिकेन्द्रहरुले जति चाँडो बुझ्यो त्यति नै तिनीहरुको शुरक्षित अवतरण सहज हुने यथार्थता तिनीहरुले चाँडो बुझोस् । हामी सवै नेपाली मिलेर बाँचौ र सवैलाई बाँच्ने अवसर पनि दिऔं अब आउने नयाँ शान्त र समृध्द नेपालमा तर कदाचित होइन विना पहिचान, अधिकार र विभेदसहित । सुकिलामुकिलालाई मात्र होइन, नेपाली सवैलाई गरिखान दिने आधार र संरचना तयार गरौ ।