Posted by: Mr. Hyde July 30, 2009
Is it a Smart or Dumb Incentive from the Government?
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Mr Hyde would you please elaborate, what is the reason and why they are barking in the street?
Or is this the another set of political drama?

Probably the following will answer your question. The country cursed by widows insults the latter once again. I wonder what the Sajha ladies have to say about this one coz this is a women's issue. But once the rest of the world reads it, it reflects badly on Nepal and will end up becoming all Nepalese issue.

Nepal's New Budget an Insult to Widows
Government Pays Men to Marry "Undesirables"

 By Bhumika Ghimire  July 28th

Last year Nepal's budget was full of expensive and ambitious programs for an impoverished and mismanaged country.

This year the new government has come up with a similar plan, but one that slaps widows and low-caste "dalit" with a ridiculous scheme that offers cash incentives to men for marrying them.

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