June 18, 2005
Trauma of armed insurgency
Recently I had been to a round trip inspection tour of several districts. In
this connection I also visited the Bandipur of Siraha district where Maoist had
attacked on one unified security base camp, police station, and army battalion
HQ. Three policemen, one army soldier, and six local people, and many Maoists
died in this incident. Few security personnel are taken as hostage by Maoist.
The dead bodies of many ‘guerillas’ were strewn around the incident site. Looking
at the bodies of these ‘guerillas’; I felt very bad. They were of very young
age, looked innocent and ignorant of any politics of Maoism giving impetus to
totalitarianism. Most of them appeared to belong to indigenous group, the
Janajatis. Their poor dress and gear indicated that they lacked resources and
had very poor preparations. It appeared that they were committing suicidal
attacks on such well fortified camps manned by well trained soldiers with
superior fire arms.
We should be actively doing something, not only show tacit connivance, to stop these types of killings of one Nepali by another Nepali. We can do few things like—raising awareness and education among the communities against the futility of such terrorism means to achieve any political power or social change; provide economic activities for many jobless young people; and create good political environment which is more accommodating and inclusive than conservative. An effective response to the Maoist threat should encompass larger issues of development, leadership, and good governance. And only expanded economic and social infrastructures and opportunities for all to rise to their full potential will make a new Nepal-a peaceful, developed, beautiful, and a great Nepal.
Written on Sunday, May 15, 2005
We should be actively doing something, not only show tacit connivance, to stop these types of killings of one Nepali by another Nepali. We can do few things like—raising awareness and education among the communities against the futility of such terrorism means to achieve any political power or social change; provide economic activities for many jobless young people; and create good political environment which is more accommodating and inclusive than conservative. An effective response to the Maoist threat should encompass larger issues of development, leadership, and good governance. And only expanded economic and social infrastructures and opportunities for all to rise to their full potential will make a new Nepal-a peaceful, developed, beautiful, and a great Nepal.
Written on Sunday, May 15, 2005
