Saroj, sorry, couldn't agree w u. there is no way to validate maoist extortion. Also, the maoist are not the only to blame for this malpractice. This is not the first time maoist attacked a common citizen, neither their first forceful extortion. This is just the first time it reached to boiling point (if I refer to aashu) seen in the streets of Kathmandu. Further, all elites like Hari can claim themselve to be a common citizen but the priority and facilities they consume is never guranteed for a common citizen unless there is robust and functioning system set up in the country. And note that, for good or bad reason, to bring the voice against violent extortion into the boiling point, such elite common citizen must be a victim - a hard fact of nepal. Doesn't this make us shameful while talking about the concerns of a common citizen? What is seen now is just the effect of recent past that is where the root cause lies. If you want to forget that root cause that I am referring by recalling how these greedy business community supported maoist in one way or another, under the name of threat/security or under the name of smooth business, then you are not truly standing against the unlawful extortion, be it maoist or any other forces. What has prevented these businessmen to ban unlawful bribe and donation or bring them into a transparent system? But they never want to do so. why? Who boosted the morale of begging maoists in the past? We must not forget that unless we don't set up a system to watch all kind of cash-flows through legal and illegal channels, we won't be able to control such forceful extortion. No need to mention here, the business community is the largest resistance in the country to set up such system. For the time being maoist are riding over it, and business community is in the mission of winning public sympathy. Yes, public support against maoist extortion is great now (for which I feel happy) because they have hope to get rid of extortion if they speak loud together with business community, Otherwise common citizen were crying against such extortion since long time ago, which was never heard in the past by concerned authorities as seriously as it is being heard now.