भारतलाई पठाइएको ‘कूटनीतिक नोट’ खासखुसको विषय हो ?

 भारतलाई पठाइएको ‘कूटनीतिक नोट’ खासखुसको विषय हो ? 

परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयले ३ दिन बितिसक्दा पनि औपचारिक जानकारी दिएको छैन

कान्तिपुर, भाद्र २२, २०७८मणि

काठमाडौँ — दार्चुला तुइन घटना र नेपाली आकाशमा अनाधिकृत भारतीय हेलिकोप्टरको उडानका विषयले अहिले सरकारविरुद्ध सडक तातिएको छ । राजधानीका धेरै स्थानमा हरेकदिन यी घटनालक्षित प्रदर्शन र विरोध भइरहेका छन् । सामाजिक सञ्जालदेखि नागरिक तहसम्म यो विषयमा सरकारले राखेको मौनतामाथि प्रश्न उठेका छन् ।

सर्वत्र आलोचना र दबाबपछि सरकारले गत शुक्रबार र आइतबार क्रमशः तुइन घटना र हेलिकोप्टर प्रकरणबारे भारत सरकारलाई कूटनीतिक पत्र पठाएको छ । तर, पत्र पठाएको तीन दिन भइसक्दा पनि सरकारी अधिकारीहरू मौन छन् ।

सञ्चारमाध्यमहरूले आफ्नो स्रोत प्रयोग गर्दै कूटनीतिक नोटबारे समाचार प्रकाशित/प्रसारित गरेका छन् । यस्तै पत्रबारे हालसम्म परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय मौन छ । हाल प्रधानमन्त्री शेरबहादुर देउवाले नै मन्त्रालयको जिम्मेवारी सम्हालिरहेका छन् । यो विषयमा प्रधानमन्त्री कार्यालय पनि बोलेको छैन । मन्त्रीहरु पनि अनौपचारिक कुरा मात्र गर्छन्, यस विषयमा मुख खोल्न चाहँदैनन् । सडकमा प्रर्दशन बढ्दैछ, नागरिक जिज्ञासा चुलिँदो छ । तर, सरकारले एउटा विज्ञप्तिसमेत जारी गरेर औपचारिकता पूरा गरेको छैन । यसलाई कूटनीतिक जानकारहरू समेतले आश्चर्य प्रकट गरेका छन् । कूटनीतिक सम्बन्ध, पत्राचारहरूलाई कति पारदर्शी बनाउने भन्ने राज्यको सीमा हुन सक्छन् । तर जनमतको बलमा बन्ने लोकतान्त्रिक सरकारले नागरिकबाट उठेका जिज्ञासालाई सम्बोधन गर्ने औपचारिकता पूरा गर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ । तर, यो मामिलामा कसैले औपचारिकता पूरा गर्ने जमर्को देखाएका छैनन् ।

परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयका पूर्वसचिव मधुरमण आचार्यले पत्र जस्ताको त्यस्तै सार्वजनिक गर्नु राम्रो नहुने भएपनि विज्ञप्ति जारी गरेको जानकारी गराउनु पर्ने बताए । ‘लेखेको पत्रको सबै कुरा बाहिर सार्वजनिक गर्नु हुँदैन । तर के के विषय बस्तुलाई उठाएका छौं भनेर जानकारी सबैले पाउनु पर्छ । यस विषयमा मन्त्रालयले प्रेस रिलिज नै गर्नुपर्ने हो’ आचार्यले इकान्तिपुरसँग भने, ‘दार्चुलाको विषय जनचासो र राष्ट्रिय मुद्दा बनिसकेको छ । खासखुसको विषय होइन ।’

सरकारले दार्चुला घटनाको विषयमा भारतसँग विरोध गर्न नसकेको भन्दै आलोचना हुँदै आएको छ । प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी दलले घटनालाई ढाकछोप गर्न खोजेको आरोप लगाउँदै आएको छ ।

वैदेशिक मामिलाका जानकार एमाले सांसद दीपकप्रकाश भट्टले कूटनीतिक नोट पठाउने विषय गोप्य नभएकाले जनतालाई सूचित गराउने जिम्मेवारी सरकारको भएको बताए ।

‘यो कोभर्ट होइन ओपन कुरा हो । पत्र पठाएको विषय गोप्य राख्नुपर्ने विषय होइन,’ भट्टले भने, ‘एक त सरकारले यो विषयमा ढिलो कदम चालेको छ । नियमित पत्रकार सम्मेलन वा विज्ञप्तिमार्फत के-के विषयहरु रहेका छन् सार्वजनिक गरिनुपर्छ ।’ भट्टले प्रजातान्त्रिक मुलुकमा अन्य देशको सम्बन्धको बारेमा जनताले सूचित हुने अधिकार हुने भन्दै सरकारले औपचारिक रुपमा जानकारी गराउनुपर्ने बताए । ‘जनताले मेरो सरकार के गर्दैछ भनेर आश्वस्त हुने विषय हो नि । प्रजातन्त्रमा यो भ्यालु झनै बढी हुन्छ,’ भट्टले भने ।

पूर्वसचिव आचार्यले यसअघि सीमा विवादको विषयमा भारतलाई कूटनीतिक नोट पठाउँदा परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयले विज्ञप्ति जारी गरेको उदाहरण दिए । २०७७ वैशाख २९ मा तत्कालीन परराष्ट्रमन्त्री प्रदीप ज्ञवालीले भारतीय राजदूत विनयमोहन क्वात्रालाई परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय बोलाएर कूटनीतिक नोट बुझाएका थिए । मन्त्रालयले क्वात्रालाई कूटनीतिक नोट बुझाउँदाको फोटो पनि सार्वजनिक गरेको थियो । भारतले अतिक्रमित नेपाली भूभाग हुँदै कालापानी क्षेत्रमा सडक निर्माण गरेपछि नेपालले विरोध गर्दै कूटनीतिक नोट पठाएको थियो ।

गत साउन १५ गते वैदेशिक रोजगारीका लागि हिँडेका दार्चुला ब्यास गाउँपालिकाका जयसिंह धामीले तर्दै गरेको तुइन भारतीय सुरक्षाकर्मीहरु खुस्काईदिएपछि उनी महाकाली नदीमा खसेर बेपत्ता भएका छन् । गृहमन्त्रालयले गठन गरेको छानबिन समितिले पनि भारतीय सशस्त्र सीमा बल (एसएसबी) को संलग्नता रहेको प्रतिवेदन दिएको थियो । त्यस लगत्तै गृहमन्त्रालयले परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयलाई भारतीय पक्षसँग पत्रचार गर्न आग्रह गरेको थियो । त्यसैगरी नेपालको दार्चुला जिल्लामा भारतीय हेलिकोप्टरहरु अनाधिकृत रुपमा उडान गरेको विषयमा कान्तिपुरमा समाचार आएपछि त्यस विषयमा पनि सरकारले विरोध जनाएको छ ।

प्रकाशित : भाद्र २२, २०७८ १५:५६

 

We have armed the Taliban to cause destruction

 We have armed the Taliban to cause destruction in Afghanistan and elsewhere for generations

By 

Douglas Murray

September 2, 2021

It was quite the handover at Kabul airport this week. The last American troops to exit Afghanistan reportedly left facing an ‘elite unit’ of the Taliban. In a season finale that the most dystopian screenwriter would have struggled to invent, the elite Taliban unit was itself bedecked in US military gear. That is, they were not only wearing uniforms and protective gear provided by the fleeing US army, but were parading the airport with US-provided guns in US-provided vehicles.

This was the culmination of a two-week period that the White House is still trying to present as a success. One of the biggest airlifts in history, they insist. In reality the Biden administration has pulled off a feat few of us thought possible: A military-political defeat that gets worse the more you look at it.

Take the issue of the gear that the Americans have left behind. I’m sure by now everyone has seen the lists of armaments that the US left with the swiftly dissolved Afghan army that America and its allies struggled to train for two decades.

Taliban forces stand guard in front of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer

The Taliban inherited that defeated army’s equipment in its entirety. That entirety includes 33 Black Hawk helicopters, 43 MD 530 helicopters, 32 Mi-17 helicopters, 23 A-29 light attack planes, at least 33 other attack planes and three gigantic Hercules aircraft thrown in for good measure. Thanks to the largesse of the American taxpayer, the Taliban now has more attack helicopters than the UK, and is better armed than almost every NATO country, apart from the US.

A helicopter displaying a Taliban flag flies above supporters gathered to celebrate the US withdrawal of troops out of Afghanistan.JAVED TANVEER/AFP via Getty Images

When these facts emerged this week, a portion of the commentariat tried to pretend this was no great shakes. These last defenders of the President insisted it didn’t matter that the Taliban had control of all these Black Hawks. For how could a group of goat-herders, who have barely learned to operate their rusty old Soviet motorcycles, be expected to retrain as helicopter pilots? As if they were listening, right on cue, the Taliban began flying one of their new Black Hawks over the skies of Kabul. That was quite the F-you: top equipment, in new hands, only one previous owner, hardly used.

Perhaps aware this does not look great, the US military is claiming to have disabled some of the equipment they left behind. On Monday, Gen. McKenzie said that before leaving Kabul airport the US military permanently disabled 150 vehicles and aircraft so they can “never be used again.” The rocket air defense system was reportedly kept online until the last minute and then demilitarized.

Taliban special force fighters arrive to the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the US military’s withdrawal.AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi

Certainly, it is good to know that the Americans didn’t leave a ground-to-air missile system at the airport so the Taliban could shoot down the last American plane as it left Kabul airport. But aside from that, it is hard to see the success here. For instance, there is no word on whether the US managed, in their hasty withdrawal, to disable the 350,000 assault rifles they left behind. Or the 126,000 pistols, 1,000 armored vehicles, 64,000 machine-guns, 22,000 Humvees or 42,000 pick-up trucks and SUVs.

We’ll be seeing the fallout from that for a long time to come. And we’ll be lucky if that equipment only remains in Afghanistan.

The defeated powers are playing the game of “reformed Taliban” to buy themselves the tiniest amount of time in what looks set to be a long game of humiliation. Canada’s minister for equality, Maryam Monsef, addressed the Taliban direct last week. In a video message, she called on “our brothers, the Taliban,” to “ensure the safe and secure passage” out of Afghanistan of anyone who wants to leave.

An Afghan Air Force A-29 attack aircraft is pictured inside a hangar at the airport in Kabul.WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images

Yet in the competition for lead Pollyanna in the West, Monsef doesn’t even make the finals. That award must surely go to the US special representative to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad. As the last US troops were leaving, Khalilzad could be found proclaiming the Taliban “now face a test.” What is that test? “If you can get one Black Hawk over Kabul on the first day, how many days will it take you to get the whole fleet in the air?”

No, according to Khalilzad the big test for the Taliban is: “Can they lead their country to a safe and prosperous future where all their citizens, men and women, have the chance to reach their potential?”

If you had to take a guess, what would the answer to that question be? I would go for “no.”

The Taliban continued their victory celebrations with a military parade as fighters wave white Taliban flags from Humvees and armored SUVs.Majority World/Shutterstock

Khalilzad continued: “Can Afghanistan present the beauty and power of its diverse cultures, histories, and traditions to the world?” Again, that’d be a “no” from me.

Just about the only things the Americans didn’t give the Taliban was a drone capability. America still has the advantage there at least. Perhaps now would be a good time to use it.

Reprinted with permission from The Spectator.

 

 

The Taliban capture Afghanistan

 The Taliban: Who are they, who are the leaders and what do they believe? | The Independent

Eradicating human trafficking

 Eradicating human trafficking, smuggling activities

Eradicating human trafficking, smuggling activities | The Star
Monday, 02 Aug 2021

This article is in conjunction with World Day Against Trafficking in Persons which falls on July 30 every year. This year’s theme was Victims’ Voices Lead the Way.

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Human trafficking is the third-largest crime in the world, behind drugs and arms trafficking, and Malaysia is no exception to this heinous activity.

In fact, a rising trend in human trafficking cases has been noted in Malaysia with 165 cases recorded in 2020, compared with only 17 such cases in 2008.

As for the smuggling of migrants, the number of cases rose sharply to 265 in 2020 from three in 2010.

According to statistics from the Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants, from 2015 up to June 2021, a total of 1,854 trafficking cases were reported while 2,732 people were arrested in connection with the cases.

Meanwhile, a total of 10,463 victims of human trafficking have been saved and provided protection. They have all been placed in 10 shelters provided by the government as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

According to media reports, many migrant smuggling cases involved local syndicates that assisted them to sneak into the country. Such activities are, of course, a threat to the security and sovereignty of this nation.

To prevent this crime from becoming more widespread, the Malaysian Government enacted a special law, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act or Atipsom (2007), which was enforced in 2008.

In accordance with the Atipsom Act, the government established the Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Mapo) to, among others, coordinate the implementation of the Act.

"Mapo is also tasked with formulating policies and programmes to prevent and combat the crime of trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants in Malaysia.

"It also functions and acts inclusively as the council’s membership consists of various ministries, enforcement agencies and other organisations, including the relevant NGOs,” Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin told Bernama in an exclusive interview recently. 

Efforts by Mapo

Elaborating on Mapo, Hamzah said five committees have been formed to support the implementation of the council’s functions, namely the Legislation Committee, Enforcement Committee, Victim Care and Protection Committee, Media and Publicity Committee and a special committee to oversee the issue of labour trafficking.

The five enforcement agencies empowered to enforce the Act are the Royal Malaysia Police, Immigration Department of Malaysia, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), Royal Malaysian Customs Department and the Labour Department.

The minister said Mapo is also coordinating various efforts to educate the public that trafficking in persons, as well as smuggling of migrants, is a serious crime.

"The efforts include stepping up enforcement activities and using the mass media to channel information concerning this offence.

"Apart from that, the government has also established a special court in Klang, Selangor, to deal with trafficking in persons cases and has set up eight government shelters and two NGO shelters for the placement of victims of human trafficking in Malaysia,” he added.

Stressing that smuggling of migrants is a crime that can threaten the security and sovereignty of the nation, Hamzah said the government will not compromise with any party that conspires with syndicates involved in the smuggling of migrants to procure certain rewards, including material and financial benefits.

"The victim protection programme, however, does not apply to smuggled migrants (into the country) unless there is proof that they are exploited sexually or as forced labour or organ donors which resulted in them becoming victims of human trafficking,” he explained.

Enhancing Mapo's role

In countering the modus operandi of human trafficking and smuggling rackets, Mapo, through the various enforcement agencies, will continue to intensify efforts to rescue the victims of human trafficking in Malaysia.

"In line with this year’s theme for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, ‘Victims’ Voices Lead the Way’, we hope that victims of human trafficking who have been rescued will cooperate with enforcement officers and provide tip-offs that lead to the arrest of the criminals concerned so that

they are charged, convicted and punished accordingly,” said Hamzah.

According to the Home Minister, people who feel they are being exploited and are victims of human trafficking should come forward to lodge a report to enable the enforcement agencies concerned to take immediate action.

These victims, he said, serve as important informants who can assist enforcement officers to take the necessary action to save them from further exploitation. All victims of human trafficking will be placed in shelters located nationwide and given protection in line with the victim-centred approach concept.

Hamzah added that in keeping with the functions and role of Mapo as outlined in Section 7 of the Atipsom Act 2007, the council will continue to play an active role in ensuring that activities involving trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants, which appear to be growing more rampant in this country, are kept under control and eventually eliminated.

"The latest directions and programmes proposed to stamp out human trafficking activities are outlined in the National Action Plan on Anti-Trafficking in Persons 2021-2025 (Naptip),” he said.

Improvements

Meanwhile, measures to improve Malaysia’s international reputation pertaining to the issue of trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants were discussed at a meeting convened by Mapo’s high-level committee in March this year.

Elaborating on this, Hamzah said Mapo has, among others, enforced the Atipsom Act 2007, developed and implemented Naptip 2021-2025 and improved the victim identification aspect based on the indicators set out in the National Guidelines on Human Trafficking Indicators (NGHTI).

He also said that one of the efforts underscored by the United Nations in the fight against human trafficking is encouraging its member nations to draft the necessary legislation, as well as mete out the appropriate punishments to the perpetrators.

"In this context, Malaysia has manifested its seriousness in combating this crime by enacting the Atipsom Act 2007.

"This Act is the main legislation that has been applied since 2008 to control and prevent crimes related to human trafficking and smuggling of migrants from becoming more prevalent. This Act was amended twice in 2010 and 2015 to improve the elements of enforcement, prosecution and protection of victims of human trafficking,” said Hamzah.

He said based on feedback received by Mapo, a few existing clauses in the Atipsom Act are being improved to ensure that the Act remains relevant and leads to higher convictions in human trafficking and forced labour cases.

"The government is now in the final process of drafting the necessary amendments in accordance with current needs and developments and they (proposed amendments) are expected to be tabled in Parliament when it convenes again later,” he added.

Naptip 2021-2025, meanwhile, is a policy reference source for Mapo’s guiding principles, strategic goals and proposed activities for implementation between 2021 and 2025.

"It consists of our long-term plan to curb human trafficking activities in Malaysia,” Hamzah said, adding that the actions/activities outlined in Naptip 2021-2025 will be implemented starting this year, depending on the appropriateness of the activities concerned and local conditions.

NGHTI, meanwhile, comprises special indicators developed to assist enforcement agencies in identifying human trafficking victims. The indicators are crucial in ensuring that all victims of human trafficking are identified and rescued and placed in government-designated shelters.

Hamzah said NGHTI was developed based on the requirements and obligations outlined under Article 14 of the Asean Convention on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (ACTIP), to establish national guidelines on victim identification and where appropriate, work with the relevant NGOs.

"Apart from that, the government has stepped up enforcement operations through enforcement agencies such as the police, Immigration Department, Customs, Labour Department and MMEA, as well as prosecution of offenders involved in the crimes. Our success is also evident in the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2016-2020,” he pointed out.

Report human trafficking activities

Apart from misunderstandings on the issue of trafficking which in reality does not only involve migrants but also local citizens, many people are also afraid of lodging reports on human trafficking cases.

Commenting on this, Hamzah said the public, as well as human trafficking victims, need not be afraid to report any human trafficking activity taking place in their area as their identity and information they provide will be kept confidential.

Any information given will only be used to help enforcement agencies to conduct their investigations, he stressed.

To report any activity related to human trafficking or smuggling of migrants, the public can contact 03-8000 8000 (hotline) or send an email to mapo_tip@moha.gov.my.

They can also make a complaint via the Mapo chatbot application at its website at http://mapo.bernama.com.

"The enforcement agencies will act on all complaints received. Mapo would also like to take this opportunity to urge the public to work with the government to prevent this crime from becoming more prevalent in our country.

"If we can get everyone to cooperate, it will not be impossible for us to eradicate human trafficking and smuggling of migrants in this country.

"If we are able to do this, we can help our nation to become more progressive, peaceful and safe. Apart from that, we can also help our nation to attain its Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 which aims to make Malaysia a united, prosperous and dignified nation in the eyes of the world,” added the minister.

Sidebar

The Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants or Mapo is a special body set up under the Home Ministry in 2007 to formulate and monitor activities to combat crimes related to trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants in Malaysia.

The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed on July 30 every year to shed more light on this crime and the commitment to eradicate this complex and heinous activity.

Human trafficking is a modern-day slavery practice and a grave violation of human rights, freedom and dignity.

Malaysia started observing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons in 2017 to raise more awareness of this crime among Malaysians.

Mapo will continue to take various initiatives to empower its structure and committees and strengthen the agency. The initiatives include seeking the expertise of specialists in certain fields to help improve Malaysia’s rating from time to time.

At the agency’s second meeting this year, which took place virtually on July 22 and was attended by about 70 representatives from ministries and agencies that are members of Mapo as well as related NGOs, it drew up strategies for improvement as a follow-up to the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2021.

According to Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, the collaboration forged with various organisations such as NGOs, civil society organisations, international organisations, academics and individuals actively involved in this issue will enable Mapo to address this issue in a holistic manner through the whole-of-nation approach without making any compromise and by prioritising national security and sovereignty.

He said Mapo has also prepared a National Report on Human Trafficking to explain the initiatives taken by the government to eradicate human trafficking in Malaysia.

The report is a public document that can be downloaded from MAPO’s website at http://mapo.bernama.com/.- Bernama

 

'Will I ever get justice?' Nepal accused of failing trafficking survivors

 'Will I ever get justice?' Nepal accused of failing trafficking survivors

The Guardian, May 26, 2017

Rights groups claim no one has received compensation since law entitling survivors of human trafficking was introduced a decade ago

Rights groups in Nepal say they do not know of a single survivor of human trafficking who has received compensation under a law introduced a decade ago.

An act that came into force in 2007 guarantees compensation for trafficking victims, but only after the perpetrator has been convicted, a caveat that has left survivors facing years of traumatic court proceedings and threats from their traffickers.

A new report in which 125 trafficking cases were reviewed found that, while courts awarded compensation in more than half the cases, no one has so far received it.

Sabin Shrestha, executive director of the Forum for Women, Law and Development (FWLD), which produced the study, said: “The biggest tragedy for us is that the conviction rate is good. The perpetrators are being punished … but not a single survivor has benefited.”

Four other experts, with decades of experience in the field, also said they were unaware of any case where a survivor had received compensation.

The government initially rebutted the claims. Radhika Aryal, a senior civil servant at the women, children and social welfare ministry, said: “The government agencies provide compensation to the survivor, according to the court’s verdict. We have been doing so in many cases … without delay.”

Aryal later admitted, however, that she knew of only two cases of trafficking victims receiving compensation.

More typical are the stories of women like Shanti, who was trafficked to India at the age of 13. Shanti (not her real name) waited nine years for her case to go through the courts, but is yet to receive any payment.

“I have faced threats from the traffickers … I couldn’t spend a single day in peace as I always felt insecure before the verdict,” she said. “I couldn’t develop as a person, as I had to keep visiting my past through the courts.”

The law states that compensation should be paid out of the fine levied on the perpetrators, leaving survivors in limbo until the legal process is complete. If the trafficker cannot pay, the government must do so. Proving that the perpetrator does not have the funds is itself a lengthy and difficult process, however.

“Though the court verdict says I should be getting compensation, as far as I understand … I will have to prove that the culprit is not rich enough to pay compensation; only then will the government give me the amount,” said Shanti.

Even if Shanti eventually secures the payment, it is unlikely to reflect the ordeal she has been through. Research by the FWLD found that, in almost two-thirds of cases, courts ordered compensation of just 50,000 Nepalese rupees (£380).

The funds awarded are typically only 50% of the trafficker’s fine, with the remainder going to the government.

“How can the government keep half of any compensation given to survivors?” said Benu Gurung, executive director of the Alliance Against Trafficking in Women and Children in Nepal. “We demand all of the fine is given to the victim.”

Gurung added that some people find it is easier, and more lucrative, to accept hush money from the traffickers than go through the courts.

“From a survivor’s perspective, rather than face threats from traffickers, or risk being exposed as a victim of trafficking, it is better to accept a payoff, especially when you have no confidence that you will ever receive compensation,” said Gurung.

Rights groups are calling for immediate interim financial support for survivors, higher rates of reparations and greater efforts to make survivors aware of their right to recompense.

“We survivors demand the government compensate us first and later get the money from the culprit,” said Shanti. “How long will it take? Will I ever get justice?”

 

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सीमा सुरक्षामा ‘समन्वय अभाव’

 सीमा सुरक्षामा ‘समन्वय अभाव’

नेपाल–भारत सीमा क्षेत्रमा बनेका भारतीय अनधिकृत भौतिक संरचना र त्यसबाट नेपाली भूभागमा पर्ने असरबारे समीक्षा

गृह, परराष्ट्र र भूमि व्यवस्था मन्त्रालय तथा प्रहरी, सशस्त्र प्रहरी र राष्ट्रिय अनुसन्धान विभागका उच्च अधिकारीको बैठक

असार १७, २०७८कान्तिपुर संवाददाता

काठमाडौँ — सरकारी उच्च अधिकारीहरुले सीमा सुरक्षा र व्यवस्थापनमा सम्बद्ध निकायहरुबीच प्रभावकारी समन्वय नहुँदा भारतीय पक्षबाट दशगजा क्षेत्रमा अनधिकृत भौतिक संरचना निर्माणलगायत बलमिच्याइँका घटना दोहोरिएको बताएका छन् ।

झापादेखि कञ्चनपुरसम्म दक्षिणतर्फ सीमावर्ती क्षेत्रमा भारतले अनधिकृत संरचना निर्माण गर्दा नेपाली भूभागमा परेको असर, सीमा अतिक्रमण र त्यसबाट हुने क्षतिसम्बन्धी विषयमा छलफल गर्न बुधबार गृह, परराष्ट्र, भूमि व्यवस्था मन्त्रालय र सुरक्षा निकायका उच्च अधिकारीको बैठक गृह मन्त्रालयमा बसेको थियो ।

गृह सचिव महेश्वर न्यौपाने, भूमि व्यवस्था, सहकारी तथा गरिबी निवारण मन्त्रालयका सचिव टेकनारायण पाण्डे, प्रहरी महानिरीक्षक शैलेश थापा क्षेत्री, राष्ट्रिय अनुसन्धान विभागका प्रमुख गणेश अधिकारी, सशस्त्र प्रहरी अतिरिक्त महानिरीक्षक रामशरण पौडेल, परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयका दक्षिण एसिया महाशाखा प्रमुख तीर्थराज वाग्ले, गृह मन्त्रालयका प्रवक्ता जनकराज दाहाल, नापी विभागका महानिर्देशक प्रकाश जोशीसहितका उच्च अधिकारीहरु सम्मिलित बैठकमा भारतीय अतिक्रमण र अनधिकृत भौतिक संरचना निर्माणको अवस्थाबारे समीक्षा भएको थियो ।

नापी विभागका महानिर्देशक जोशीले सीमा क्षेत्रमा भारतीय पक्षबाट निर्माण गरिएका संरचना, त्यसले पार्ने नकारात्मक असर तथा नापनक्सा विवादसम्बन्धी प्रस्तुतीकरण गरेका थिए । बैठकमा सीमा क्षेत्रमा भारतीय पक्षबाट हुँदै आएका मनपरी र अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सन्धिसम्झौताविपरीतका गतिविधि रोक्ने तथा सीमा व्यवस्थापनमा स्टेकहोल्डरबीच कसरी समन्वय गरेर प्रभावकारी नतिजा हासिल गर्ने भन्नेमा समीक्षा भएको थियो । सीमा सुरक्षाका लागि सशस्त्र प्रहरी बल खटिँदै आएको छ । त्यस्तै सीमा सुरक्षा र व्यवस्थापनका लागि फिल्डमा प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारीलाई अर्को देशको काउन्टरपार्टस वार्ता र समन्वयको जिम्मा तोकिएको छ । सीमामा नापनक्सा एवं बलमिच्याइँ भए/नभएको बारे हेर्ने प्राविधिक संयन्त्र नापी विभाग हो ।

प्रजिअ र सशस्त्र प्रहरी तहबाट पनि समस्या समाधान नभए जिल्ला प्रशासनबाट गृह मन्त्रालयले परराष्ट्रमा पत्राचार गर्ने गरेको छ । त्यसकै आधारमा छिमेकीसँग विवादित विषयबारे कूटनीतिक माध्यमबाट वार्ता/संवाद र समन्वय गर्ने जिम्मा परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयको हो । तर, यी संयन्त्रबीच फिल्डको वस्तुस्थितिबारे प्रभावकारी समन्वय हुन सकेको छैन । प्रशासनबाट गृह हुँदै गरिएका पत्राचारलाई पनि परराष्ट्रले कहिलेकाहीं गम्भीर रूपमा नलिँदा सीमा क्षेत्रमा भारतीय पक्षबाट हुने गरेका ज्यादती रोकिएको छैन । यी निकायबीच पछिल्लोपटक न समन्वय हुन सकेको छ, न नियमित अनुगमन र निरीक्षण ।

‘सीमा व्यवस्थापन र सुरक्षामा खटिने निकायबीच प्रभावकारी समन्वय नहुँदा नियमित अनुगमन, नियमन एवं सुरक्षासम्बन्धी कमीकमजोरी भएका छन्, त्यसको फाइदा अर्को पक्षले उठाएको छ,’ बैठकपछि सहभागी स्रोतले कान्तिपुरसँग भन्यो, ‘सीमा व्यवस्थापन र सुरक्षा भौगोलिक अखण्डतासँग जोडिएको हुन्छ, यो जिम्मेवारी कसरी पूरा गर्ने भन्ने पाटोलाई गहन रूपमा लिएर जिम्मेवार निकायबीचको समन्वयलाई प्रभावकारी बनाउनुपर्छ भन्नेमा धारणा सबैको रह्यो ।’

दक्षिणतर्फको सीमामा भारतीय पक्षबाट बारम्बार हेपाहा प्रवृत्ति देखाइएको र त्यस्ता गतिविधि रोक्नकै लागि गृह, परराष्ट, भूमिसुधार मन्त्रालय एवं सुरक्षा निकाय सम्मिलित समीक्षा बैठक डाकिएको भन्दै यो अर्थपूर्ण रहेको गृह मन्त्रालय स्रोतको भनाइ छ । दक्षिणका सीमा क्षेत्रमा अनधिकृत संरचना निर्माण र त्यसबाट नेपाललाई परेको असरबारे स्थलगत अनुगमनका लागि केन्द्रबाट गृह, परराष्ट्र, नापीका अधिकारीसहितको टोली फिल्डमा खटाउने तयारी छ । त्यसकै लागि बुधबार सीमा सुरक्षा र व्यवस्थापनमा जोडिएका मन्त्रालय र सुरक्षा निकायका अधिकारीबीच छलफल भएको हो ।

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