Posted by: ne0 September 2, 2015
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____ I have few comments.
"If we have statesmen in Nepal, we could have solved many roblems without going to federalism. But we do not have such erson, and i do not see possibility of such Person emerging in near future."
I agree with you that we could have solved many problems without going to federalism if we had competent statesmen in Nepal. If our existing statesmen could not solve the problems without going to federalism, do you really think they are competent enough to drive the country into federalism? You say you support federalism because we don't have charismatic leader. In order to bring proper and effective federalism into Nepal, we need charismatic and competent leaders, otherwise the end result is going to be worse than the current existing conditions.
Federalism would have been good for the country if the leaders were competent and not corrupt. But we have seen time and again that no matter what system of government is placed, the leaders are the same. The same politicians who have become arabpati abusing the democracy cannot be deemed competent to lead the country into federalism.
It is common knowledge that discrimination is wrong and that we need to provide more support for the marginalized and the underprivileged. A proper federalism could possibly help in that area provided there is an effective plan in place, and provided that the people planning it can be trusted.
Having been disappointed and fooled multiple times by these same politicians, I fail to see how people can still hope that they will be doing something right for the country without putting their own selfish interests first?
Knowing the state of politics and politicians in Nepal, federalism will only be an excuse for the current batch of corrupt and incompetent politicians to appease more of their cronies and supporters by creating a whole new slew of political positions into which they can put thier own people so they can suck the country more dry, and play along their own vested interest, and the interest of their masters.
So in my opinion, federalism is not a good idea till we have competent leaders. Installing federalism in a country is like performing a surgery, you do not want incompetent people to perform a surgery like that.