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We believe, there are no real communists in Nepal. They all are self-centric people who look after themselves and then their families and relatives.

Before they came to power, they represented poor families, immediately after they came to power, their lifestyle has been changed. Now, the leaders of the different communist parties have already transformed into the feudal family.

Look at the mirage ceremony of the granddaughter of the leader of a proletarian party, Maoist Center, Pushpakamal Dahal! Look at the watch that Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli is wearing. Indeed, they are misusing the word communist for their personal gains.

Anti-corruption day observed in Nepal

On December 9, the Nepal government and different organizations observed International Anti-corruption Day by organizing different programs. It is nice to know but the very government organs have become the mother of corruption and the political leaders are the main protectors of corruption.

Corruption practices have flourished in Nepal since the country adopted multiparty democracy. Perhaps, Girija Prasad Koirala was the father of corruption who institutionalized corruption practices. During the panchayat days also, we had experienced corruption but the corruption size was very nominal. Today, it is horrible to know about the corruption size. Those, who are involved in corruption, are being rewarded by the political parties. The big political parties are receiving commissions from the earnings of the party workers making money through corruption. When those corrupt people get impunity, it is really shocking but we should not forget that the present system of the nation has adopted itself is a “loottantra”.

The NEA drama

Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, has established his chamber in the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) headquarters to monitor the activities of NEA’s managing director, Kulman Ghishing.

When Ghishing tried to collect dues worth billions of rupees from those factories which had used electricity during the scarcity of power in the country, the government led by K.P. Sharma Oli is creating hurdles in collecting past dues.

If poor but helpless people don’t pay their electricity bills on time, the NEA cuts down the electricity line immediately and takes heavy amounts as fines, contradictly, the government itself is sided with the businessmen and takes one after another decision for delaying or waiving the past dues.

We can assume that the concerned minister and even the boss in the government certainly have benefitted by considering businessmen who refused to pay the government dues. Be that as it may, if such type of intervention continues, the NEA, a government agency, will also face the fate of other government undertakings, which have been closed due to the loss. Such a practice is possible in the era of loktantra which is in fact a loot-tantra.

To note, Khadka is the very Nepali Congress leader whose company has occupied valuable land belonging to the Nepal Scout and denied paying the rent for years.

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Rabindra Mishra

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Sunil Sharma

The issue of BRI has been discussed in public circles since the visit of Prime Minister KP Oli to China. Nepal should be able to mobilize capital for its development. If it is not possible with our internal capital then it is also our compulsion to depend on external capital. But how to mobilize that capital based on the needs of the project and our capabilities — it should have been a technical issue, but we made it a bilateral issue and a political issue. The big parties in power are making a statement that we will take a loan from China or not.

Shisir Khanal

It is an inhuman act to take Rabi Lamichhane to Pokhara from Chitwan overnight.

Shekhar Koirala

At first, we thought it was political vendetta. It’s confirmed. Now many people have understood and saying to stop this political vendetta against Rabi Lamichhane.

Prakashchandra Lohani

Billions of rupees were spent on the marriage of a leader’s family. Who says that the country’s economic situation is not good? Sarbahara — Nepal’s communist leaders who are so fond of luxury lifestyle are contributing to end the communist history in Nepal.

The old saying goes, “Money from tears, flesh, and mother-in-laws will give a big trouble one day”.

Deepak Raj Joshi

They gave guns and killed sons of poor and deprived parents by distributing dreams. After achieving power, they themselves become the King. Earlier, there was one king and now there are six kings and their “royal” families and spending a lavish life. Poor people are still compelled to sleep without meals. (This refers to the marriage ceremony of Pushpakamal Dahal’s granddaughter.)

Hari Thapa

Why opponents are not united? Today, Rabi and Durga are under the Police custody, tomorrow, other people may be arrested. These corrupt three parties exploited the nation for 35 years.

It has already been late for the patriotic people to become united and fight against all the perversions.

Dipak Joshi

I had written an article immediately after the Royal Commission arrested Sher Bahadur Deuba at mid-night. Except for the exception, all the work of arresting, taking statements, transporting citizens in the mid night is legally prohibited. The midnight transfer of Rabi Lamichhane has shamed the rule of law once again.

Bhimarjun Acharya

This system, which nurtures leaders taking loans and grants, fails no matter what new power comes up as long as this system exists.

Prakash Rimal

Excerpted and translated by Sushma Shrestha.