Secularism and Federalism, creating problems in Nepal

8 August 2018

Secularism and Federalism, creating problems in Nepal

During the time of constitution writing general public’s voices were collected. During the time I was not convinced and still not about federalism and secularism in Nepal. I could neither be convinced myself nor did anyone satisfy me with their explanation. I collected my strength and wrote these two words. Without any study, it could not give outlet to Nepal. Once I have written whether you accept it or not federalism and secularism might work as the virus of Nepal. They will trouble to the Nepalese forever. More or less federalism would be like the small 22 and 24 kingdoms. Those small kingdoms couldn’t prove their worth. In the end the late king Pritivi Narayan Shaha began to conquer and expanded the small tiny kingdom in to a greater Nepal. If Nepal had not been conquered, Nepal couldn’t have been the land of highest peak of the world, nor of the land of Gautam Buddha nor of Janaki. In the same way, secularism was also the burning issue of that time and still it is. These two issues should be settled through referendum. But the big brothers of Nepal didn’t think that it was not the matter of general public but the matter of the leaders. It was the stupidity of the big brothers.

Due to the secularism, churches have been expended in every corner of Nepal. If anyone changes his religion through his understanding, it doesn’t matter but he is influenced by dollars which is condemnable. Being a teacher, students sometimes ask me to interpret their dreams according to Hinduism. It means they were grown up according to Hinduism or Buddhism but they have compelled to read the Bible. Reading Bible is a good job but in the name of Bible no one has rights to condemn Hinduism and Buddhism. It is happening. Let everyone follow the creed as he desires to follow but not according to the influence of dollars.

I was and still in the opinion that power of the centre should be access in the village through decentralization. For example, if anyone needs police report from all over Nepal, they have to go to Kathmandu. They don’t need money for it but they have to spend a huge amount for travelling, lodging and fooding to take a police report. Now everywhere the local government and provisional and federal government are compelling to pay only the tax is condemnable. Former ministers, prime ministers and others are given huge amount of money but the poor Nepalese are compelled to pay huge money in the name of birth registration,or the death records and other. Without increasing their income no government has rights to make its public increase in tax. If not, the masters of various governments come in street and show what they have to do.

Before the declaration of the federalism, there must have been a huge discussion and criteria must have been fixed to run the federal, provincial and local government. The government of Nepal is being impartial. Even the deputy Prime Minister Upendra Yadav is blaming to Brahmin and Kshtries for the downfall of Nepal. What have Brahmins and Kshetries done? Nothing, wrong. Whether the Brahamin or Kshetries or Yadav or others who are in authority are enjoying the power but others whether Bhotes or Pahadi or Madhseshies or themselves who are not in power are being suppressed forever in the name of reservation. Instead, they have been ignored by the present constitution, an inhuman constitution. Others are in reservation but not Brahmin and Kshetries. Are they less human or others? Why? Is it human? I think it’s totally an inhuman. It has to be abolished.

I have not seen that Mr Yadav has not given another Yadav to be the Member of Parliament or the minister from his area. Why? It’s because he has faulty mindset and doesn't like to see others in that position. He thinks he is all in all but is not trying to be the minister of the entire Nepal even of the Yadav. What has he done to the Yadav next to his home who has to struggle for hands to mouth for everyday? Actions speak louder than words. He has done nothing. But in the name of Madhesies, so many Madhesies have been killed; Nepal had been in trouble in crisis. Why he can’t say that time and again a single person cannot be a representative of various government. Every election person must be changed in every election. He only blames. It’s unfair. He is the minister of health. Why he cannot work for the sake of subaltern. Why he gives facilities only for the so called VIP but not for the poor ones. He has no right to be the deputy prime minister in that sense. Should Nepalese not raise voice against his opinion? Beware of it. If not your masters will come to the street and show you the position where you have to be.

Chandra Kanta Pandit

Pokhaara Lekhnath-32, Kaski