India accepts election, ‘fair’ or ‘unfair’ don’t matter

Today the Indian Government (Indian National congress and the commies of India) ‘officially’ accepted that they want election in Nepal – ‘fair’ or ‘unfair’ one does not matter. Indian Ambassador Shiv Shanker Mukherjee Wednesday said that Nepal could “set its own example” on the issue of holding timely elections to the Constituent Assembly (CA). “Finalising election policies to meet international standards is not a priority issue.” First question would be, who is the Indian Envoy to question or to tell the Nepalis on how ‘legitimate’ or ‘internationally accepted’ the elections in Nepal should be? Never mind.

International standards demand that governments announce election dates 120 days or 4 months ahead of the actual day. And there are only 70 days left till the ‘supposed’ day (June 20, 2007) of constituency assembly elections.

We agree that the elections in India are not the most democratic affairs and booth capturing and vote rigging is a common practice but why is the Indian government so adamant at having elections in Nepal when the latter country is going through a virtual civil war? Why is Indian government so adamant at having a ‘legitimate’ puppet government in Nepal which doesn’t even carry any popular support? They already have a government currently in Nepal which is toe-toeing with them. Why is the Indian government ready to accept the elections when the UN and the US embassies and even the Nepali politicians (of criminal SPAM parties) have accepted that these are ‘Abnormal circumstances’ and the voting would be Abnormal? When there are gun trotting gangs roaming freely and intimidating people no elections are going to be had in a ‘free’ and ‘fair’ manner? Nepal is under a virtual civil war with murders and extortion taking place rampant. The Constituent Assembly elections are supposed to be a decisive phase in Nepal’s history and if these elections are not held in ‘free’ and ‘fair’ manner than the entire foundation of ‘Naya (new) Nepal’ (that the Indians and SPAM parties of Nepal) want to make will be illegitimate and weak. When there are the gangs of SPAM parties roaming around freely around the country and threatening everyone that even raises a voice to question them, how are the elections going to be held fairly? So does the Indian government just want that the people (being intimated by SPAM) go out and vote for the SPAM parties without knowing what their ‘manifesto’ is? Around 80% of the electorate in Nepal doesn’t even know the meaning of ‘constituent assembly’ and yet the Indian government is Desperate to have elections in Nepal! If they just want the elections for the ‘Sake’ of it than why are they evening making such a ‘fuss’ because of which Nepalis are getting killed everyday? Why don’t they just go ahead and have elections Now, so that the killings stop and we Nepalis for once start accepting ourselves as the 36th state of India!

Not only the above, the Indian government goes on to say that, Nepal could set its own examples in this regards as it had done during the peace process. How Democratic of you Honorable Ambassador. If you mean the ‘Peace’ process in Nepal has indeed taken place we would ask you to drop the ‘terrorist’ charges against the ‘Kashmiri’ insurgents or the ‘Naxalites’ and make peace with them. Here you are forcing us to accept the terrorists (funded by you) hook or crook and you wouldn’t do the same in your own den! These terrorists kill us day in and day out!

The entire Internationally accepted principles of elections are going to be thrown into the dustbin just because India and SPAM parties want the elections in these ‘abnormal’ circumstances…

How can a Democratic country like India say that SPAM parties can do whatever they want? There is Nepal beyond SPAM parties and we need to act freely and independently to decide our Own future.

Perhaps India (Indian National Congress) is too desperate to have ‘legitimate’ puppets in Nepal and too desperate to get rid of ’anyone’ that questions it’s hegemonies in Nepal.

We call upon you Honorable Indian Ambassador to Nepal, Mr Mukherjee, to accept some ‘Democratic’, ‘Ethical’ and ‘Peaceful’ principles and allow the Nepalis to decide their own fate in ‘Free’, ‘Fair’ and ‘Fearless’ manner. Such comments coming from the mouth of a ‘Responsible’ country doesn’t suit, especially when the entire world is thinking the opposite.

Perhaps you need to check the article on how the terrorists are grabbing Nepali citizenship to ‘influence’ the Nepali elections. How fair of you Mr Ambassador.

The above analysis was done based on the news below found at SPAM and Indian mouthpiece Kantipuronline.com

Election policies to meet int’l standards not a priority: Indian envoy

Kantipur Report

KATHMANDU, April 11 – Indian Ambassador Shiv Shanker Mukherjee Wednesday said that Nepal could “set its own example” on the issue of holding timely elections to the Constituent Assembly (CA).

The Indian Ambassador’s statement comes amidst comments from some diplomatic corps in the capital that holding of the CA elections by stipulated time was not possible, and that the election would lose its credibility in front of the world community, if held forcefully.

Talking to reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala this morning, Mukherjee said, “Finalising election policies to meet international standards is not a priority issue” adding that Nepal could set its own examples in this regards as it had done during the peace process.

He further clarified that the Indian government would “support and assist” whatever election date the eight parties decide on.

International standards demand that governments announce election dates 120 days or 4 months ahead of the actual day.

The Indian envoy had called on PM Koirala to discuss border security issues.

According to sources, during the 20-minute long discussion held this morning at the PM’s Baluwatar residence, the duo deliberated ways to strengthen security vigilance at the Indo-Nepal borders.

The Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukharjee, during the recently concluded 14th SAARC Summit in New Delhi, had expressed commitment towards making stronger security arrangements to prevent criminal activities in the Terai region, where evidences have pointed towards involvement of Indian criminal elements in the recent string of unruly activities there.

Indian Embassy spokesperson Gopal Bagle informed that the meeting had discussed the latest political developments in Nepal and the challenges that lay ahead.

( Source of above news: Kantipuronline.com )

A summary of the email forwarded by one of our contributors regarding another article by Ms Sandhya Jain which follows afterwards:

Although, we believe that a ‘Federal Nepal’ is another disaster…this article makes for an interesting read. I have followed the writers article since long and she writes correct things from the Macro point of view. The Macro level problems are, correctly, well defined and illustrated in all the articles by writer. From the micro point of view it is on us Nepalis itself to decide how we want the things to work.

The only thing that the writer fails to understand is that SPA is not a part of the solution but a part of the problem.

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The Pioneer (20/02/2007)

Shifting the goalposts

- Sandhya Jain 

The stoning of King Gyanendra’s cavalcade on the auspicious occasion of Shivaratri, supposedly by egalitarian Hindu devotees objecting to the custom of royal precedence, suggests growing Maoist fears that the forthcoming election to the Constituent Assembly may not give them a winning mandate. Reports from Nepal indicate that the institution of monarchy continues to exert a mesmeric influence over ordinary people in the Himalayan kingdom, and the prospect of its abolition may be eroding the Maoist grip over popular imagination.

Certainly the ground reality has changed sharply since the so-called peace accord gave Maoists almost a third of the seats in the interim Parliament. Despite such a precipitous political tilt in their favour, Comrade Prachanda has not felt confident of surrendering arms as per the accord, and wishes to join the interim Cabinet without adhering to his part of the bargain. His people are now claiming that they see no need to fulfil any precondition set by the Government, and are threatening to ‘delay’ the June election unless immediately accommodated in the interim Cabinet. Government sources are dismayed at the delay in arms surrender and legitimately fear that arms may play a role in the forthcoming election.

During a visit to New Delhi last week, Nepali Congress leader Sujata Koirala complained that the Maoists have gone “out of control” and are an obstacle to her country’s transition to a full-fledged democracy. She claimed the Maoists have resiled from all promises, have not surrendered all arms or returned lands seized previously. Indeed, she said, the Maoist cadre is still threatening the people, the police and even foreign diplomats. Even former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has charged the Maoists of breaking their promise to return seized public property; he fears this could affect the Constituent Assembly election (The Rising Nepal, February 8, 2007).

Although Ms Koirala was too polite to express dissatisfaction with the UN’s handling of the arms issue, in the light of India’s sad experience with the UN mission on the Indo-Pak border, I can only surmise that a devious international game is afoot to give an unrepresentative bunch of thugs the control of this strategically vital nation. Not surprisingly, Ms Koirala, who is known for her political candour, has asked India to perceive the Nepal situation as a “fire in the neighbourhood”, and take appropriate action before it engulfs us in turn. Given the grim situation in States battling Naxalite violence, not to mention ISI presence in both countries, the warning is apt. It remains to be seen if it has been well received; it is not clear which UPA leaders she succeeded in meeting during her stay.

Ms Koirala revealed that Nepal’s greatest problem is law and order and that Home Minister KP Sitaula is widely perceived as being ‘too friendly’ with the Maoists, and hence unable to act decisively against them. She took public opinion by surprise when she defied her father, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, and openly demanded Mr Sitaula’s resignation on the issue of the Terai violence. It appears that many political parties in Kathmandu are waking up to the reality of the ‘coup’ that has gifted the Maoists a major share of the interim Parliament, without any proven ability to truly represent the people. With arms surrender inadequate, and suspicions about UN collusion with the Christian leadership of the Maoists rampant (even if unstated), the constituents of the Seven-Party Alliance have found a heaven-sent escape route in the Terai flare-up.

The trouble in Terai broke out unexpectedly on January 19 this year, when the escort of Maoist leader Ram Karki shot at and killed Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum activist Ramesh Kumar Mahato in Lahan district. The situation deteriorated when the Maoists seized the dead body and forced the family of the deceased to immediately cremate the body. The resultant public anger boiled for three weeks, taking at least 38 lives and leaving several injured in police action, before a truce was called.

This brought international spotlight on the Terai’s gross under-representation and forced Prachanda to agree to a draft Bill to amend the interim Constitution. Once approved by the interim Parliament, Articles 134 and 154 of the interim Constitution will be amended to provide a federal state structure and new constituencies in the Terai, as also additional seats for proportional representation according to the percentage of population growth. It is thus envisaged that 20 constituencies will be added in Terai and four in the hill regions. An additional 20 seats will be increased for proportional representation.

According to The Kathmandu Post, this means that the 20 southern districts, which comprise 48.4 per cent of the population, will receive 49 per cent seats in the Constituent Assembly. The remaining 51 per cent seats will be divided among the 55 hilly and Himalayan districts, which constitute 51.6 per cent of the population. This appears to be an equitable distribution, and it is to be hoped that the aged and sick Prime Minister will be able to execute the delimitation exercise properly.

Political empowerment of the aggrieved and anti-Maoist Madhesis, however, is unlikely to go down well with Prachanda, who is again busy shifting the goalposts, violating the spirit and substance of the November 21, 2006, accord. Indeed, less than a month after declaring peace, Maoist goons had resorted to large-scale violence and intimation in Kathmandu on December 18, 2006, to force the Government to cancel the appointment of Ambassadors to 14 countries, including India. Now they are trying to muscle their way into the interim Cabinet without surrendering arms.

Given their unreliable nature, the original seven parties of the interim Government would do well to seize the political initiative, rather than let Prachanda dictate the national agenda. The SPA should dissociate from the plan to abolish the monarchy, and emphasise a truly federal polity. It should support retention of Hindu supremacy in the Himalayan kingdom, with safeguards against fraudulent conversions currently being pushed among border and marginal communities; already a major portion of Nepal’s Buddhist community has been converted to Christianity in the past few years. The SPA should also call upon the Nepal Army to ensure free and fair elections in June, as it is virtually certain that the UN will fail to control the murderous People’s Liberation Army.

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( Source of above article: DailyPioneer.com )

Ascent of the anti-Hindus

The following article was originally published in the newspaper The Pioneer (of India) and has been reproduced here from the BJP website. Some of the facts mentioned here and the grand designs of Indian National Congress (yes, that has ruined India’s relationship with all it’s neighbours) send you crying for Nepal and the Hindus in general. Think logically and all the bits and pieces start falling in place.

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NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
The Pioneer: July 11, 2006

Ascent of the anti-Hindus
By Sandhya Jain

 

Barely a month after his visit to New Delhi for support in rebuilding his Maoist-ravaged country, Nepal’s appointed interim Prime Minister GP Koirala has delivered his unhappy nation into the hands of its worst tormentor and retired to a hospital bed. Whispers from Kathmandu suggest that Prachanda, would-be President-King of the former Hindu kingdom, is a Christian. There is little reason to doubt these voices, as similar murmurings about LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran proved correct, and Sri Lanka’s Tamil Hindus admit that the organisation does not serve their political, economic or cultural interests in any way. Its objective is to provide its covert Western backers a foothold in the region.

With Prachanda’s ascent in India’s hinterland, the West has executed a far greater coup than the secession of East Timor from Indonesia. If South Block is unmoved, it is only because an Italian Roman Catholic has successfully subverted the national ethos and subjugated the country to American geo-strategic interests. It is truly shocking that New Delhi has refused to react to the fact that an aged politician, appointed for an interim period in the wake of a popular agitation, has inaugurated the most audacious changes in Nepal’s polity without any mandate from the Nepali people.

Instead of supporting Hindu Nepal, its civilisational ally, the Sonia Gandhi-dominated UPA regime is shamelessly working to accomplish the West-sponsored Maoist agenda. The centuries-old Hindu character of the country has been tossed aside, and the monarchy and the Royal Nepal Army which symbolise the nation discredited. Though the supposedly popular uprising (the cognoscenti say the streets were crammed with paid lumpens) aimed at electing a government and restoring the democratic process, it now transpires that Nepal is going to be subverted through a new constituent assembly, which was never on the people’s agenda.

It is true that King Gyanendra is not respected like his late brother. Yet realisation is beginning to dawn in some quarters that the political parties that constituted Nepal’s fractious democratic process have been rendered completely irrelevant by plans for a new constituent assembly. This is because the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) regime is being blackmailed by Maoist threats of renewed violence and bloodshed, and this threat may impact upon the results whenever elections are held. Prachanda, dreaming of the Nepali version of the Imperial Presidency, is advocating United Nations supervision of the polls, when everyone knows that the UN is an agent of the West, especially under Kofi Annan.

America is seeking to enthrone Christian stooges wherever it has strategic interests. Ideology is a ruse, mere washable distemper. This will become apparent when the new constitution officially abolishes the Hindu nature of the State and espouses minority rights, despite the fact that there were no minorities in Nepal until the West and the ISI jointly evangelised the region as part of a policy of containing India. Nepal’s new constitution will offer freedom of religion (sic), a euphemism for the freedom to convert Nepalis to Christianity.

Eradication of the Hindu character of Nepal is the sole raison d’etre for the present de facto regime change, and its instigators are the American-led West, operating through anti-Hindu communist groups in both India and Nepal. Notwithstanding their pretended anti-imperialist rhetoric, there should be no misunderstanding that Communists serve any power other than the West. Russia is officially non-Communist and China is Communist in name only. Left radicals enjoy untold luxury and wealth solely in America, populating its elite universities and NGOs. They are Christian America’s natural allies in hurting the native civilisational ethos in non-Christian countries targetted by the West, and are doing a thorough job in Nepal.

The great Pashupatinath mandir, as critical to Nepal’s cultural traditions as India’s Vishwanath temple at Varanasi, has been singled out for secular assault. It has been asked to submit its accounts for scrutiny by unelected unbelievers. This is an outrage, an act of iconoclasm as grave as the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas by the American-trained Taliban. If Nepalis fail to respond to this insult with the ferocity it deserves, they should be prepared to witness the cross replacing the shikar over the sanctum sanctorum.

Prachanda has made several revealing statements. Last year, he told Time magazine that when he launched the so-called people’s war in 1996, he did not have a single modern weapon or any trained armed cadres (April 18, 2005). Anybody who has observed the insurgency in India’s North-East would readily identify the religious affiliations of the international sponsors of such ‘people’s movements.’

More importantly, Prachanda is determined to keep his arms and armed cadres intact even after elections to the proposed constituent assembly are over. This is obviously to secure an advantage (sic) which the elections might deny him. He could then emulate Lenin and enact a Winter Palace-style of coup against the country’s effete politicians, who have so far behaved with sheep-like stupidity. This has emboldened him to suggest that his Maoist insurgents could join and take over the Royal Nepal Army (RNA)!

Ms Sonia Gandhi’s supremacy having ensured an unfriendly India, it is not known what kind of cards the King and Army still retain to defeat this virtual colonisation of Nepal. But it is almost certain that they cannot beat back this challenge alone. Nepal’s notoriously divisive political parties have not shown any awareness of the nature of the threat facing the nation, so it is too early to say if they can unite with the King and Army for a larger purpose. If Prachanda formally seizes all power in Nepal, there is little doubt that America will seek bases on Nepali soil, in order to ‘contain’ China. This does not augur well for India. Yet we must prepare for this eventuality, as there is no other reason to plant a Christian in Kathmandu.

The 21st century seems set to witness a major geographical realignment with old national boundaries being merged into larger conglomerates. America already calls the shots in Pakistan and through it, in Bangladesh. It has bases in Afghanistan, and Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, has been cultivated and controlled through a Hollywood star. Christian supremos have been put in place in India and Nepal, while Christian protégés are being promoted in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. That gives you a new political entity already christened by the US State Department – South Asia. Not a nice thought; not one that can be readily dismissed either.
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( Source of above article: bjp.org )

India: Charm that Hurts Nepal

The following article appeared on Newsblaze website. The writer only makes it more clear the SPAMmer (terrorist) and Indian propaganda being spread by Kantipur (some of our readers have being talking to us regarding money and media and propaganda). Also, India’s interference in Nepal’s politics are highlighted.

India: Charm that Hurts Nepal

By Munna Singh

For me the hardest thing to digest has been India’s role in all this – heretics such as S.D. Muni and Yechuri all make trips and consult their henchmen (SPA and Maoist), in India – we all seem to know about this but act nonchalant. Nepal is becoming a remote controlled nation.

I read Kantipur sometimes, I abhor it, and find news as if doctored by the South block. For me they represent India rather than a credible newspaper. A friend who works in a Himalayan Bank innocently squealed that Kantipur Publishing House deposited Rs. 64 crore in four banks, one being his.

More or less, most people agree that the way things are, it only means a civil war. Even if Maoists stay on the backs of SPa take over, resistance will crop up, to defeat unilateralism and draconian laws and policy that the Maoists espouse, with definite curtailing of speech, freedom and individual rights. The endgame for them and to COMPOSA is to make a Nepal a model communist state. Now, the quandary is – knowing all this India is hell bent on supporting the Maoists and SPA. What gives? The logic can be only one thing – Nepal is not a country but a puppet regime under and by South Block. It shows that for India, anything is ok and can be handled except the Monarchy. In their eyes, a true Nepal is one without the King, and the rest is within their realm by hook or crook.

It is quite naiive to chit chat only about the SPA and Maoists because at the end of the day – it is India who is running them both. I do not suspect this, I take this to be the truth. Nor is it a question of India bashing or being anti-India! But somewhere in retrospect – I see a well defined map by India with total disregard for the people of Nepal. Not a good move even by the standard they have set for themselves with all the neighboring countries.

If there is a concerted effort by the powers-that-be then I see Maoists making a hasty retreat with compulsion to join the main stream without arms. The effort must be on making a level playing field for everyone, not just big parties or a renegade party but for all without the chance of affording parties (big, renegades) to hijack the better interest of the nation on behest of a Foreign country.

I see less chance of better judgment prevailing in India in regards to Nepal and the necessity of Monarchy in Nepal. So it is upon us to set the stage whereby in a gradual process we create a platform that propagates nation building from within, practically putting our house in order that can rebuff unwarranted and unnecessary foreign intrusions. To achieve this, I assume we must share the burden in all aspects to formulate a charter that is all-encompassing in terms of ethnicity, social, political and economic aspects. The task is uphill but the time to start is now before it is too late.

BBC’s credibility

BBC. Yes, a part of the same western media that was reporting the “Mob and Goon movement” as “Nepal’s fight for democracy”. Yes, the same media that ignores to write on the Human Rights violence in Nepal committed by the Maoists. Yes yes, the same media that was accused of selling 2004 Tsunami as a “marketing tool”. And oh yes, a part of the same media that had decided before hand “how to present the Nepal story” to the world. A part of the same media that is often so biased that some “Black African” nations do not allow it to report from inside their boundaries for it’s lopsided rhetoric stories supporting its race and government. A part of the same media whose reporters have forgotten to count – just a numbers game, hundreds can be millions, while thousands can be hundreds. It just depends on whose side are you taking.

Did anyone say that, the Western media will present the Nepal story just as India wants because the current Indian government is not at good terms with the Nepal Monarch? And the Western media/nations cannot wish to antagonise the Indian (markets)s at the cost of one of the poorerst nations in the world – Nepal. Simple and Period.

Peoplesreview has this for us:

BBC’s credibility

Kathmandu , 18 July: BBC Nepal has raised some questions regarding its credibility as it recently broadcasted false news regarding participation of the people on the King’s birthday, writes Janasatta weekly on its editorial.

Although tens of thousands people went to the Narayanhiti palace on 7 July to wish the King his sixtieth birthday, the BBC correspondent of Nepal quoted false news stating that only about two thousand royalists attended the King’s birthday.

Despite the fact that the government cut off the tradition of declaring public holiday on King’s birthday, tens of thousands people stood in queue from eleven O’clock in the morning to late five O’clock in the afternoon to wish the King his birthday but the BBC correspondent of Nepal fabricated the whole news that raised some serious questions regarding the credibility and accuracy of such a reputed institution like BBC.

BBC should initiate an investigation on the intention of its Kathmandu representative who despatched such a false report.

People’s News/KDB

( Source of above news: Peoplesreview.com.np )