Posted by: Mr. Hyde August 18, 2008
Zonal-based, Ethnicity-based or other form of Federalism?
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Current zonal-based federalism will be more practicable: NWPP leader

Nepal Workers' and Peasants Party (NWPP) leader Sunil Prajapati has said that the existing 14 zones can be turned into provinces.

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Now that we have a new President, a new Vice President, and a new Prime Minister, the focus will soon shift to the issue of what the model of Federalism will be based upon.

Though I do not agree with Mr. Prajapati on the form of government in Nepal to be as that in N Korea or China, he articulates pretty well how zonal-based federalism will help Nepal maintain harmony and solidarity among people of different caste and creed. Some other leaders have stressed the need to federalize the nation based on ethnicity. But I think it is a perfect recipe for creating animosity between the ethnic majority and ethnic minority people in any local area which will finally lead to chaos and disintegration of the nation.

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