Posted by: bhakunde bhut December 13, 2007
Nepali Embassy In London for Sale??
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The Kensington Palace which serves as the Nepalese Embassy in London was a souvenir from the British Monorch for the help Nepal offered them during the wars. It predates the India's Independence from the Britain. It has historical significance so we must oppose the plan of selling it vigorously. Even there was report that the government was trying to sell the Nepalese Embassy in New Delhi.

 It is situated in prime London location. According to the reports, the government is trying to sell it citing the "huge expenses" needed for its renovation. I had also read somewhere that the Nepal government was trying to sell the building some years ago but due to pressures from the Gurkhas, it aborted it. Now it is trying to sell it and there are people from the cabinet with vested interest running with full energy to sell it.

Firstly, the government has no authority to sell the building. It's fncking interim government and how come it can act berserk. Secondly, the apparent reason: the huge cost of renovation by no means implies that it should be sold. You don't sell your house and move to a rented building when your house needs renovation. What if Singha Durbar, Hanumandhoka Durbar and other durbars gets dilapidated? We aren't goin to sell them for sure.

WhyTF the shameless government can't beg the money with other governments when it can beg literally to build a restroom ? Has it calculated the amount that it costs to rent an embassy in London, which is the costliest place to rent space in the world ? Does it retain the same prestige by renting an embassy ?

I don't know why most news from Nepal unnerves me nowadays. God bless us and have a mercy upon us !

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