By Babbler

The March 28 peaceful assembly didn’t go peacefully. The security personnel (?) fired tear gas from the rooftop of a private house close to the assembly stage at a time when the assembly had not formally started. Why did police (?) open fire at a peaceful gathering? Video clippings are the evidence that the police fired tear gas at the peaceful gathering. Avenues TV’s photojournalist, Suresh Rajak, was stuck in the same house, which was set ablaze by suspicious people. The face of the person setting ablaze can be identified from video clippings. It is said that Rajak had some clue about those who fired tear gas on the peaceful gathering, therefore, he was shot dead before burning his dead body.

The security had used outdated tear gas, which is said to be very harmful to the health. The intention of the security personnel seems suspicious.

Sabin Maharjan was shot dead by the police firing. People were returning from the assembly venue and the police were seen firing from the backside of Sabin, who was returning, not pelting stones. There was no uncontrolled situation but why the Police opened fire?

The police don’t open fire without permission from the higher body. Therefore, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak should take sole responsibility for making the assembly violent and also burning the private houses and killing two youths.

Situation seems serious

“…Chor Desh Chod!” (... Thieves, Quit the Country) everywhere, this slogan is being chanted. We watched the very slogan in a large crowd at a musical concert in Australia. Youths don’t want to listen to leaders’ speeches as they don’t trust them.

We saw people’s uprising in Sri Lanka, and also in Bangladesh. The leadership had to quit the country as they could not control those agitating people from guns. Who knows, the same situation may not occur in our motherland!

Media losing credibility

What kind of media do we have when they cannot report the fact? Even when a media person Suresh Rajak was killed and also a youth, Sabin Maharjan, was gunned down, instead of reporting the truth, the media, known to be 12 brothers or say funded by the Open Society, are unable to telecast the visual available in social networks.

Aren’t they ashamed of their own profession? When vested interest groups occupy the media sector, such things become common and we can experience media bias.

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

Video footage has been made public about the shooting of an unarmed civilian who was returning to the road.

Many secrets have also come out about the death of journalist Suresh Rajak. The government should now investigate these two incidents on its own home administration. This society is not dead yet.

Bhimarjun Acharya

The Crown is a symbol of the nation's identity and cultural heritage, which we must preserve. That is why it needs protection. Haps of different colors and sizes bought with foreign money cannot represent national identity.

Deepak Raj Joshi

 Why did monarchists wake up? Reasons: The situation in the country is bad; people are in trouble; no work to do; it is very difficult to do business; 90% of leaders and government officials are corrupt; nepotism and favoritism prevail in society; people are looking for alternatives. In such a situation, anything can happen.

Rudra Pandey

India shouldn't repeat the earlier mistakes. Let the drama unfold in Nepal and support it in case 'needed'. Not that the monarchy will be pro-India but at least the Hindu Kingdom of Nepal will be restored. There's absolutely no place for the communist cockroaches in Nepal.

Abhijeet Tripathi

History will always remember your brutal suppression: 4000 agitators; 3500 security personnel; 60 rounds of bullet firing; 192 blank firing; 746 rounds of tear gas firing; 239 rounds of cartage firing; 52 demonstrators wounded and two killed.

Jayaprakash

Republicanism has to be saved by shooting down Sabin Maharjan. Perhaps, the Police may issue a statement saying that the firing was opened by the monarchists. I suspect if Maharjan will get justice!

Bishnu Pokhrel

Let’s give up brokering journalism.

Sharad Raj Pathak

I believe, Madhav Nepal is a broker.

Narendra Bikram Chand

(Excerpted and translated by Sushma Shrestha.)