Posted by: Kiddo March 25, 2015
Our priority: Janajaati issue
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I get it, Janajaati samudaya had it rough. Many were forced to speak Nepali and celebrate festivals that they didn't identify themselves with. Even though you see the Janajaatis in higher position, many still are underrepresented in the core governmental and leadership position in Nepal.

However, is this the biggest issue that Nepal is going through?

Institutions like IAD and WB had predicted in 80s that Nepal will get out of the underdeveloped countries status by 2001. We are far from getting out, we are sinking in deeper.

Every single news that you hear about Nepal is about how things are bad back home. Forget about EU not allowing planes from Nepal land there, we can't even move a disabled plane for days. NPR wrote two reports on Nepal in last 2 weeks, the first one was about fecal material accumulated in Everest, the second is about trash not being picked in Kathmandu municipalities.
We sure have learned how to be shameless.

If a news about Nepal comes, we just cringe and criticize the government back home. We forget that the news is about us, about our country.

We still don't have basic needs being fulfilled, load-shedding is the accepted norm. No water in the pipes, roads that worn out every season and dismally functioning schools are already accepted by the mass.

But forget about these issues. Forget about the constitution drafting process, let's tackle the issue that brings us more votes. Let's tackle the issue that riles up more protestors. Let's talk about Janajaati issue and the issue about how the country should be divided. This is the biggest impediment in drafting the constitution and until it is addressed, I don't care what Nepal goes through. Afterall, म भएँ न नेपाल हुन्छ!
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