There are too less good examples that we present to rest of the world as a country than the bad examples. We grant ourselves pride to emerge as a country who have peacefully solved a crisis after a decade long civil war. Possibly this is one of the shortest civil war in the history of world. At the same time we astonish the world by successfully having a constituent assembly election amid high tensions and our tendencies to expect worse. The same us, smear our faces with greed for power, with greed for position. The leaders who give generous speech in mass meetings cannot accept that they are losing power. They have always have contradiction with what they say and what they do. All they need is power not people. To hell with the mandates of the people, despite a shameful defeat in elections our leaders dodge when its time to leave their positions. They hail the mandates before the mass but in closed meeting rooms they cannot form an accord just because they don’t want to see power slipping away from hand. Despite renaming the country from Kingdom of Nepal to Federal Democratic of Nepal, if there is anything rampant its anarchy. Maoists who have come to mainstream politics still have parallel forces with military capabilities. Their claim to abide by the interim constitution is also their commitment to the judiciary of the country and its whole legal process yet they have their own tribunals, civil courts handling cases. Highways are jammed just because some reckless drivers run over someone. I do not intend to say the drivers should not be punished but blocking highways is no ailment. Why all these sort of things happen? People have come to know that if they want to get their things heard barricades, violence and closure are the only ways. They have lost their faith in government; they have learnt it that law is just a piece for decoration and the government will never do justice. We have started a new culture and its not the people who are to be blamed for these daily blockades, arsons and closures. In recent past no talks have been initiated before a closure has been called, before highways have been blocked, before schools have been shut, before effigies have been burnt.
The other thing is the lack of market policy. Unfortunately the country has no market policy and prices can be fixed by anyone. I doubt if there are bodies that tries to check the inflation and other economies indices which can be helpful in forecasting the future and hence taking timely precautions. In their cat fights the politicians’ contempt of general public is clearly visible. They do nothing to ease the lives of a common man but use everything in their arsenal to make the lives harder. With one leg already in the grave they dream to be the first president of the country while they say position is just a worn out clothes for them however they are so in love with their worn out clothes that there is no way they can shed those cloths. Their words and their deeds are never in accord.
I present a small example. This week the prices of fuel (petrol, diesel and gas) was raised which was quite expected. Everyone knew the change in price is not avoidable but the government as always raised the price with no calculation. They have no mechanism to control and govern its effects in daily commodities and services. They have no steering bodies committee which overlooks and instructs the commodities and services market to make adjustment in the price. Especially when there is change in prices of fuel, it creates a chain reaction and hence before changes are made an elaborate study is a must. Our per capita income is very low and still a common man is very poor, he relies in subsistence labor. But how will our politician get time amid their rigorous meetings to secure their power and position. Their concern for the people is only for the time of election, only till election the people are their and they are superior. After they have won, its them who have the power. This time the price of petrol increased by 25% (it was Rs 80 per liter before and now its Rs. 100), how would one speculate on the adjustment of fare in public transport. Of course public transports need to hike their price. How much would one guess on the increment in the fare when the fuel price rises by 25%. At maximum one expects a 10% rise but what will you do when the conductor slaps you a ticket that costs 35% more. For a public vehicle capable of carrying a minimum of 15 people even a 10% rise is high but in the state with careless government with no policies every organization can exercise a monopoly. Every section has their own unions and every union belongs to some political parties and the shameless government does nothing. How can a minister endorse such a foolish decision? A minister can be foolish but how can one believe the whole ministry is filled with foolish people. Just because they have government vehicles for them, they have no concern to a common man. Till yesterday I was paying Rs. 11 between home to office and back now I have to pay 14.85. Now the conductor will have no return of 15 paisa and I will have to pay fifteen. Is the 35% rise in fare against 20% rise in fuel justified? The government is snoring in its deep sleep. Everyone can do anything and no one can ask you or prevent you from doing this.
Now 35% rise in fare will hit the market really hard, the prices of commodities will rise by not less than 20% , who knows if it rises by 50% as they can do anything. There will be few more general strikes, more fences will be broken, more beds in the hospital will be filled and government will make derisory adjustments, the opposition parties will get an agenda and again everything will come to halt. This is how our country has run in the past and the symptoms of future are worse. Common man will painfully suffer, drown in tear will not afford to live in the expensive world and eventually he will die.
Isn’t its high time for us to stabilize a system and make the presence of government felt? Isn’t its time to establish a rule of law? Isn’t its time to rid our system from discrepancies? How are we going to pave path for a economically sustainable future when we have no policies for present? Those who survive in the present are those who will remain to see the future. Where are the economic policies? Is it the way to bring economic revolution? Is this the liberty we wanted? When policies are made for a common cause for a common good, its democracy, when policies are made to appease a section then this is dictatorship. When there is impunity rampant, when people inflict others by right and when there is no body or institution to avail justice it is anarchy and that is where we seem to be living, in an anarchist state.
The other thing is the lack of market policy. Unfortunately the country has no market policy and prices can be fixed by anyone. I doubt if there are bodies that tries to check the inflation and other economies indices which can be helpful in forecasting the future and hence taking timely precautions. In their cat fights the politicians’ contempt of general public is clearly visible. They do nothing to ease the lives of a common man but use everything in their arsenal to make the lives harder. With one leg already in the grave they dream to be the first president of the country while they say position is just a worn out clothes for them however they are so in love with their worn out clothes that there is no way they can shed those cloths. Their words and their deeds are never in accord.
I present a small example. This week the prices of fuel (petrol, diesel and gas) was raised which was quite expected. Everyone knew the change in price is not avoidable but the government as always raised the price with no calculation. They have no mechanism to control and govern its effects in daily commodities and services. They have no steering bodies committee which overlooks and instructs the commodities and services market to make adjustment in the price. Especially when there is change in prices of fuel, it creates a chain reaction and hence before changes are made an elaborate study is a must. Our per capita income is very low and still a common man is very poor, he relies in subsistence labor. But how will our politician get time amid their rigorous meetings to secure their power and position. Their concern for the people is only for the time of election, only till election the people are their and they are superior. After they have won, its them who have the power. This time the price of petrol increased by 25% (it was Rs 80 per liter before and now its Rs. 100), how would one speculate on the adjustment of fare in public transport. Of course public transports need to hike their price. How much would one guess on the increment in the fare when the fuel price rises by 25%. At maximum one expects a 10% rise but what will you do when the conductor slaps you a ticket that costs 35% more. For a public vehicle capable of carrying a minimum of 15 people even a 10% rise is high but in the state with careless government with no policies every organization can exercise a monopoly. Every section has their own unions and every union belongs to some political parties and the shameless government does nothing. How can a minister endorse such a foolish decision? A minister can be foolish but how can one believe the whole ministry is filled with foolish people. Just because they have government vehicles for them, they have no concern to a common man. Till yesterday I was paying Rs. 11 between home to office and back now I have to pay 14.85. Now the conductor will have no return of 15 paisa and I will have to pay fifteen. Is the 35% rise in fare against 20% rise in fuel justified? The government is snoring in its deep sleep. Everyone can do anything and no one can ask you or prevent you from doing this.
Now 35% rise in fare will hit the market really hard, the prices of commodities will rise by not less than 20% , who knows if it rises by 50% as they can do anything. There will be few more general strikes, more fences will be broken, more beds in the hospital will be filled and government will make derisory adjustments, the opposition parties will get an agenda and again everything will come to halt. This is how our country has run in the past and the symptoms of future are worse. Common man will painfully suffer, drown in tear will not afford to live in the expensive world and eventually he will die.
Isn’t its high time for us to stabilize a system and make the presence of government felt? Isn’t its time to establish a rule of law? Isn’t its time to rid our system from discrepancies? How are we going to pave path for a economically sustainable future when we have no policies for present? Those who survive in the present are those who will remain to see the future. Where are the economic policies? Is it the way to bring economic revolution? Is this the liberty we wanted? When policies are made for a common cause for a common good, its democracy, when policies are made to appease a section then this is dictatorship. When there is impunity rampant, when people inflict others by right and when there is no body or institution to avail justice it is anarchy and that is where we seem to be living, in an anarchist state.
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