An open letter to President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav from Kalyan Dev Bhattarai, one of the pioneer geologists in Nepal and radical political thinker...
Mr. President
We all know you happened to be country’s president not because you were selected by the people directly nor your party wished you to be president collectively. It was mere chance and machination of opposition party that made you president by chance because you were nominated for president as a losing candidate by your party N.C to fulfill the formalities of election. I read in one of the newspaper then that when Mr. S. B. Deupa ex PM desired to stand for the president the then party chief Mr. G P Koirala suggested him not to stand saying we are not wining the post so do not insult yours self.
This painful truth is needed as introduction in this article because your sanction of the ordinance, looting the nation by so called VIPs in the name of perks is much more painful than you being selecting as president of the country. I was not happy on your undemocratic action of reinstating the then Army chief against the dismissal order of then PM Mr. Prachanda.
I am writing this not because I have any sympathy to wards the Maoist nor I have any grudges against the then chief of army Mr. Katuwal but because I was in the street during the 2046 Andolan and have contributed to bring the democracy in the country and end of he king’s autocratic rule of 30 long years in the name of Panchyat system. Then also neither I was member of any political party nor I had any interest in the politics of the country but wished the progress of the country, establishment of the rule of law in the country, end of all type of suppression, marginalization and impunity which was developed , nurtured and favored by political parties of the country including yours.
The corruption which in my opinion is the main reason for the present day pathetic condition of the country was not only institutionalized by your party but it was protected and considered as one off the major source to run your party. We innocent law abiding people were treated by political parties of the country like a medium to regain the power during the 2046 and also during the 2062-63 also so that politicians could loot the nation in different pretext.
The decision of the government to provide facilities including apartment rents, luxury vehicles and "hospitality allowance" to former Prime Ministers, former Chief Justices, former Speakers and former Home Ministers, who were in office after 1990, In my opinion is day light robbery of the taxpayers money and you sanctioned the ordinance without any problem simply because you are also one of the future beneficiaries of this ordinance am I right? If you claim that this ordinance you have signed not because you are also one of the benefiters but following the democratic norms of the ceremonial president then my question to you will be why you went against the PM in case of katuwal case.
We all know Nepalese cabinet is the place where they discuss on various possibilities of looting the nation’s treasury and they have no interest for the betterment of the country nor they feel any responsibility to wards the people of the country . This is a well proven fact clearly noticeable since 2046.
Mr president you must take one way either you go as per the democratic norms of the ceremonial presidency and do not act as instigated by the crook corrupt political parties –who want to be in power by any means and are instigating you to select new PM right now also I may like you or not but I respect this institution of the president and as citizen of the country want to see that it maintains the required dignity and honor and proof that it is for the benefit of the people and to save guard the interest of the citizen and not to be run as per the party direction.
You know most of the so called VIPs who are in the list of the beneficiaries are in queue to jail as their corruption case is pending in the Supreme Court. This is the only country in the whole universe, where the proven criminal is provided perks from the taxpayer’s money and you have sanctioned such looting of the nation’ treasury without any hesitation.
I feel uneasy when I see such corruption and looting of the tax payers money but take it granted as we all know present day politicians are camouflaged dacoits and are in politics to loot the nation, but to day I feel ashamed also as I noticed the chief of the state sanctioned the ordinance which is nothing but the day light robbery of the tax payers money and force to feel shame being a citizen of such country where even the chief of the state is part of the machination for looting the nation . What unfortunate and tragedy to the people of the country.
My request if you have any integrity or tint of morality of any kind take back the ordinance as soon as possible or resign from the post and go back to your home town and continue as buffalo boy which you yourself has claimed to do than to be part political machination against the people.
19th July 2012
