The govt. has failed to maintain 'law and order': Thapa
A member of the Constituent Assembly and youth leader of Nepali Congress, Gagan Thapa, has said the Maoist-led coalition has grossly failed to provide a sense of security to the people and maintain law and order in the country.
Addressing a function organized in London by the Nepali Jana Samparka Samiti (NPCC) UK on Sunday, Mr Thapa blamed the militant youth wings of the major coalition parties for making mockery of the notion of rule of law. He condemned the attacks at media houses including at Himal Media and attack on 'Bhandaris' at the premises of Pashupatinath temple by Maoist cadres and demanded that the culprits be brought to book.
"While vigilantes are taking law onto their own hands in broad daylight, the Home administration is looking the other way," he said. He also called upon the Maoist leadership to rein in their cadres. "Nobody should be surprised if this coalition falls apart sooner than later due to the unruly behaviour of its own cadres," he warned. He also called the government to fulfill its past promises.
Thapa, who is currently visiting UK, said a country like Nepal should not go for a federal system on the base of ethnicity. He said there was a need for broader debate on this issue adding that totalitarian attitude could not help a healthy debate.
Addressing the function, Professor of International Law at the Leeds University, UK, Dr Surya P. Subedi, said Nepal was passing through a very difficult phase. He said there are several examples of countries heading towards civil war for embracing federal set-up without proper homework. He said federalism was a means to share power among different communities and that it should be based on geographic reasons, among others.
Speakers including Dr Raghav Dhital, OBE, Dr Sampurnanand Dhungana, former treasurer of NPCC UK Bigyan Prasai, vice president of NRN UK Surya Gurung, newly elected president of Tamu Dhi UK Subasingh Gurung, managing director of Europeko Nepalipatra weekly, Rajan Kandel, called on through debate and study on the issue of choosing appropriate federal model for Nepal in the run up to writing a new constitution.
Advocate Dipak Bhattarai had presented a paper on federalism in Nepal in the programme chaired by Binod Moktan, president of the NPCC, UK. nepalnews.com Jan 07 09
