I was going through my daily reading of the Nepali newspapers when I ran across this Op-Ed (CLICK HERE) by Mr. Bihari Krishna Shrestha, an anthropologist and a previous member of the National Planning Commission-Nepal, published on The Kathmandu Post. It is an interesting and candid account of reality--economic, social, and political. If you enjoyed reading my Op-Ed (CLICK HERE) that I posted last week, you will enjoy this one! Here is an excerpt from the article.
"The many Andolans in Nepal have been useful only in restoring them to power. The Constituent Assembly itself has been the latest manna from heaven. Since its enormous horde of 601 members makes more than half a million rupees a year each in hard cash, the incentive is heavily stacked against writing the Constitution. The longer the delay, the larger the monetary intake both for the members and their parties. While democracy and development are mutually reinforcing and indispensable for the people, Nepal’s traditional socio-economic context demands a different methodology to them."
Yes They Can, The Kathmandu Post (CLICK HERE) for the full article.
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