Nepal Maoists return to power by proxy

Nepal Maoists return to power by proxy

KATHMANDU: Two years after Nepal's first Maoist government fell as a result of being deserted by its ruling ally, the communists, the former guerrillas returned to power on Sunday riding piggyback on the deserters. As communist chairman Jhala Nath Khanal was sworn in as the new prime minister by President Ram Baran Yadav, it was virtually a proxy government for the Maoists with the weak premier unable to put together even a small cabinet.

Power-sharing talks between the communists and the Maoists failed, continuing Nepal's long tradition of infighting, and Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, who had last week said he was sacrificing his own candidacy to help Khanal win stopped at further sacrifices. So the three communist leaders chosen by Khanal to be his ministers turned up at the presidential palace Shital Niwas in formal attire to be sworn in only to find that the induction of the cabinet had been put off due to disagreements.

The scenario was even worse than the previous ceremony in 2009 when Khanal's predecessor, Madhav Kumar Nepal, had to be sworn in only with two ministers from his own party without the allocation of portfolios. As the price for ensuring Khanal's victory after seven months and 16 rounds of failed polls, the Maoists are demanding major ministries and the new PM has few options but to concede.

The 61-year-old former information and communications minister starts his tenure with a rattling skeleton fresh in the cupboard. Disgruntled factions in his party as well as among the Maoists have begun circulating a secret agreement that Khanal is believed to have signed with Prachanda on the eve of last week's prime ministerial election to win the latter's support. The seven-point agreement says the Maoists' People's Liberation Army (PLA) – which remains the major stumbling block ino the peace process – will be either repackaged as a new security force on its own or form a new unit along with the same number of state security force personnel. The accord also says the government will be led on a rotational basis.

Khanal's former ally, the Nepali Congress, has already begun objecting to the pact, saying it violates the peace accord of 2006 that ended a decade of Maoist rebellion. The accord says PLA fighters will be inducted into the state security forces individually and not in a group if they meet the physical and, mental requirements. Khanal and Prachanda's agreement will also antagonise the army, which has ruled out accepting PLA fighters en masse.

Besides the political outcry, Khanal starts his tenure on another note of discord with Nepal's power authorities announcing a 14-hour power outage daily from Monday. He will also have to bring under control mounting corruption and deterioration in law and order, an impossible task given the minority status of his party in parliament. The toughest task however will be getting a new constitution ready within the remaining 110 days. With his former ally, the Nepali Congress, now turned against him due to his "double-cross" during last week's election, resolving the disputes in the constitution will now become tough, if not downright impossible.

source:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Nepals-new-PM-sworn-in-amidst-fresh-discord/articleshow/7436853.cms

India moves in to engage new Nepal PM Read more: India moves in to engage new Nepal PM - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india

India moves in to engage new Nepal PM

NEW DELHI: Election of Communist Party leader Jhalanath Khanal as the new prime minister of Nepal on Thursday will not usher in an era of political stability in the Himalayan country, thanks to last moment support from the Maoists.

Without many options, India has moved quickly to engage the newly-elected premier, with PM Manmohan Singh calling him within hours of the election. Foreign minister S M Krishna will
be travelling to Nepal by March and Khanal is expected in India in the near future as the two sides intensify their engagements.

As New Delhi fine-tunes its response to the latest turn of events in Kathmandu, when Maoist leader Prachanda withdrew his candidature to support The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (CPN-UML) leader Khanal, it is clear Nepal's political uncertainties will continue.

Since Madhav Kumar Nepal, who too is from CPN-UML, resigned as PM in June 2010, the former Hindu kingdom has been without a government. In a sense, it is a relief that Nepal finally has a prime minister. End of the political logjam could mean that other important tasks of the Constituent Assembly and political establishment including drafting of the new Constitution can begin. But the more difficult task is demilitarising the armed Maoist cadres.

However, given Maoists' power behind the new PM there is little hope of any great movement on most crucial issues, especially regarding the cadres.

Serious differences exist, like on the Maoists' demand that the armed cadres be taken in as whole battalions and their cadres be given the same rank, even at senior levels, as they hold in the insurgency movement. The Nepali army and other political forces are opposed to the suggestion. There are also issues of return of properties seized by the Maoists.

For some time now, observers have been saying that Maoists would like to see to it that they continue with the combatants for as long as possible.

Last week, both the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML had suggested a formula for disarming the Maoist cadres as a precondition for letting Prachanda be the next PM. But he turned it down, so there is very little hope in New Delhi that Maoists would give into any effort by government to ensure Nepal's biggest political party sheds its armed wing.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-moves-in-to-engage-new-Nepal-PM/articleshow/7428550.cms

Nepal Maoists bow out to keep India at bay?

Nepal's Maoist chief Prachanda's decision to withdraw from Thursday'sPM election and Jhalanath Khanal's victory have surprised many. The Maoists played their cards smartly to keep New Delhi's influence on the Himalayan nation at bay. Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was among the first to congratulate the Communist Party of Nepal ( UML) chief on his election as PM, it is certain that South Block would have been happy had Nepali Congress candidate Ram Chandra Poudel won. At the standing committee meeting on Thursday, the Maoists realised that the arithmetic for chairman Prachanda's victory was not favourable. The candidature of Bijay Gachhadar, the chairman of Madheshi Janadhikar Forum ( Democratic) jeopardised the Maoists' calculation for victory. Prachanda was quick to decide to extend support to Khanal not only to bail Nepal out of a constitutional crisis but also to form a communist government in the country, and keep New Delhi in discomfort. Nepal has been caught in a political crisis since the resignation of PM Madhav Kumar Nepal seven months back. Sixteen rounds of parliamentary voting failed to yield results as Prachanda could not garner the support of 301 members in the 601 member House. Though Maoist vice- chairman Baburam Bhattarai was against Prachanda withdrawing his candidature, Khanal has always been close to the Maoists. Both Prachanda and Khanal have always been friends during political crises in Nepal. In October 2005, when seven political parties of Nepal were trying to convince the Maoists to join the political mainstream, Khanal was based in New Delhi and held a series of meetings with the Maoist leadership, especially with Prachanda. He had earlier said he was " politically close" to Prachanda even during the Janandolan ( Peoples' Movement) in April 2006. Though the Maoist leadership is tight- lipped about the withdrawal of Prachanda's candidature, sources close to the organisation said CPN ( ML) leader C. P. Mainali and Rashtriya Janamorcha leader Chitra Bahadur KC played a proactive role in the decision. Chitra Bahadur had recruited Khanal as a teacher in Galkot Secondary School in Baglung district 42 years ago, when he was the headmaster there. Khanal taught science and mathematics for a year there, and was popular among the students. During his stint as a science teacher, Chitra Bahadur indoctrinated Khanal as a communist cadre. Khanal was even arrested while he was serving as a teacher, and was released after 70 days in prison. Though Khanal migrated to the eastern district of Jhapa for party work following his release from prison, Chitra Bahadur continued to be his political mentor. A veteran communist leader, Chitra Bahadur was a strong campaigner against Indian influence in Nepal. With the new political equation in Nepal, it now remains to be seen how Khanal and his government looks at New Delhi. source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/128792/world/nepal-prachanda-bow-out-jhalanath-khanal-appointed-as-new-prime-minister-of-nepal.html

India defeated at Nepal PM election

KATHMANDU: Plagued by a "sleepless night" and fears that "lawmakers would not be able to venture out on the streets due to people throwing shoes at them", Nepal's Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda decided to make a "sacrifice" and bow out of the 17th round of prime ministerial election Thursday. The surprise exit paved the way for the Maoists' last-minute poll ally, the ruling communists, to sail to a facile victory with their chairman Jhalanath Khanal pipping his remaining two contenders, Ram Chandra Poudel of the Nepali Congress, and this election's surprise contender, Bijay Kumar Gachhedar, who was backed by an alliance of regional parties from the Terai plains of southern Nepal.

The election, that started almost three hours behind schedule and continued for nearly five more hours, protracted by long speeches by the contestants, recriminations and counter-recriminations, saw the 61-year-old Khanal, a former information and communications minister, poll 368 votes, more than the simple majority needed. Poudel, who had fought 16 earlier rounds of fruitless elections for the last seven months, polled 122 votes while Gacchedar, the sitting deputy prime minister, got 67 votes.

However, it was more a defeat for India than the two losing politicians. Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao's recent visit to Nepal had not envisioned the possibility of such an opportunistic poll alliance between the Maoists and the communists and as Prachanda indicated in his exit speech, it was an act of defiance against "Indian interference". The Maoist supremo blamed India for the fall of his government in 2009, saying foreign forces had been trying to force him into agreements that would have compromised Nepal's sovereignty. "We want good relations with our neighbours but we won't brook interference," Prachanda warned. "My stepping down is meant to prove that we (Nepalis) can decide our own fate."

The election was delayed as the Maoists, facing the possibility of yet another round of fruitless election, decided to support the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist candidate minutes before the exercise started. In the past, the same party had derided a poll alliance between the communists and the Nepali Congress as "unnatural" and "unholy".

However, though Khanal's victory ends a seven-month vacuum, it will not be a bed of roses for him by any means. The snub to Gachhedar by the Maoists and communists has left the plains community – the Madhesis – as well as indigenous communities, especially his Tharu community, fuming. Lawmakers from these communities warned there would be "fire in the plains and hills" if the new constitution – to be promulgated by May 28 – failed to include their aspirations. They said they would refuse to obey such a constitution.

If the Nepali Congress, the second largest party in Nepal after the Maoists, also refuses to join Khanal's government, the remaining four months will see fresh turbulence in Nepal. Khanal will have to maintain a tough balancing act with his Maoist allies as well. He promised to integrate the Maoists' People's Liberation Army with the national army and rehabilitate those who wanted out within 90 days. It is a near-impossible promise as on one hand the Maoists will seek their pound of flesh for their support and try to get as many fighters in the army as possible and on the other hand the disgruntled opposition parties trying to block the move.

source:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Jhalanath-Khanal-elected-PM-of-Nepal/articleshow/7420039.cms

2 Nepali students sent back from Chicago airport

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This might be very well true. I came ...[Lightcz] 01-17-11 [11:12 PM]

oh man this makes me really in soc ...[zip26] 01-17-11 [11:47 PM]

I went to Nepal 3 times and all 3 ...[purana kagaz] 01-17-11 [11:53 PM]

The Best Port of Entry (POE) is Mi ...[guy_tensed] 01-18-11 [12:06 AM]

lightcz usually they can't hold you if y ...[kalopani] 01-18-11 [12:25 AM]

@kalopani, That's why I thought too. I ...[Lightcz] 01-18-11 [12:40 AM]

Lau mA ta sab le guff hanchan nai bhanya ...[Dukhe] 01-18-11 [12:56 AM]

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Received in Email from Concerned Nepali Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:09:41 -0800 (PST) Subject: Immigration Issues about students returning from Nepal- For those of you student who are returning from Nepal has to face immigration questions in the port of entry to USA. It is suggested to answer the questions related work during their stay in USA, AFTER TALKING TO THEIR ATTORNEY only, if you had worked using SS#. If you answered as "No, I didn't work, they will check using your SS#, and ultimately will make return you back to your home country. Recently 2 students send back to Nepal from Chicago airport. Moreover, it may be good idea not to go back home until you got H1 visa, if you had worked using your SS# in USA.

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This might be very well true. I came here on student visa long time ago. I dropped out of college after 3 yrs of study. I recently got GC. Went to Nepal and when I came back in, I had hard time at JFK entry port. The immigrant officer made me wait for 2 hours. Then, he started asking me all kind of questions including dropping out of school. I was already tired from long flight. I answered him as much as I could and I finally broke down and said, you need to talk to my lawyer about further information. If you want to hold me in, go ahead. Then, he made few phone calls in private room and finally, let me go. I am not going out until I get my citizenship now. Last edited: 17-Jan-11 11:14 PM

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oh man this makes me really in soch..i was thinking to go back nepal comming summer....and i have already worked at two place using ss....now i dont know what to do.....

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I went to Nepal 3 times and all 3 times i had POE in Chicago Airport. First time at POE (CHICAGO) -The officer was a bald dude, very rude...He said he'll have to check my VISA and i had to stay there by the wall as a Criminal and then another security came and took me to the main immigration officer and the main Officer(lady) just stamped by Passport and i am ready to go...That bald dude just gave me hard time. Second Time--Chicago -Officer was old guy, looked at my I-20, Visa...Asked me questions about when am i graduating ? what subject ? Have you worked off-campus ? and i had worked off-campus and i had Work Permit (Economic Hardship authorization)....and i said Yes i have worked because i had work permit....Then he let me go.. Third Tim--Chicago -The guy just looked at my I-20 and Visa/passport, then after 40-50 seconds, without any questions, i was good to go... It all depends on the Officer and of course your Luck.

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The Best Port of Entry (POE) is Minneapolis/St.Paul International Airport (MSP). It has Reviews of 5/5 and i personally have come through MSP port of Entry. The officers were extremely Nice and very friendly..Avoid Chicago, Los Angeles, Newark, Dallas.. If you want to be on safe side, always make MSP as port of Entry....But MSP has only few direct international flights so it might be difficult sometimes..When i came, i had a direct flight from Amsterdam to Minneapolis. Good Luck and be Honest.

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lightcz usually they can't hold you if you're a gc. it was very unfair to you. did you get your gc from asylum and went to Nepal, other than that what could trigger that suspension, it's very unusual.

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@kalopani, That's why I thought too. I got it from Family relationship. When I got home, I called my lawyer next day. He said the same thing and told me call him next time it happens. But, when you are 2nd class citizen, you can't do anything against these A holes unless you have extra money and sue them. Last edited: 18-Jan-11 12:41 AM

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Lau mA ta sab le guff hanchan nai bhanya ta aaba ta patyaunai parla jasto cha....afu le ta social kati use gariyo gariyo...aba ghar jAnai napaine ho ki kaso....maile Ajha k samma suneko chu bhane koleg ma 20 hrs bhanda badhi kam garne lai ta jhan khatara cha re.....fasincha ki kya ho...

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One of my friend who knows som1 in INS told me not to visit nepal for 3 month if u have tickets on underage beer and cigs selling and has worked in SSN! He told me that last week! I thought he was telling lie but seems like true!

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student who have been caught selling alcohol or cigratte to under age should avoid returing till they finish there education; even though selling alcohol to minor is a misdemenor class A for an american, however, for a F1 student it is considered a Felony, reason Misdemenor class A in Texas and most other states can result in 2 years in prison and 4000 fine. But, for foreign students who have a record of Misdemenor class A will result in automatic Felony because they were liable or could be sent to a year in prison. For a F1 student to have a record showing record which indicates he could be sent to a year in prison is a felony. source: http://sajha.com/sajha/html/openthread.cfm?threadid=87388

ट्रक साहित्य

फूल सम्भिmए बास्ना दिन्छु,

सिस्नु सम्भिmए काँडा ।

आफ्नो सम्भिmए माया दिन्छु,

विरानो सम्भिmए टाढा ।।



उकाली होस् वा ओराली होस्

बाटैमा ससुराली होस् ।

गोरी होस् वा काली होस्

ससुरालीमा एउटी साली होस् ।।



जलादे उन हसिनोको

जो खुदपे नाज करती है,

गिराके जुल्फ गाल पे

जो ड्राइभरको बदनाम करती है।



जनकपुरको माछा मलेखुमा पिस ।

अरूलाई मुस्कान ड्राइभरलाई किस ।।



तिम्री छोरी नै आँखा लाउँछिन् त

हाम्रो गुरुजीको के दोष ?



जँड्याहालाई खोज्ने केवल दुई ठेगाना

कि त भट्टीमा कि त पुलिसचौकीमा ।



ढिलो गए साहूले पैसा कमाउने

छिटो गए त्रिशूलीको माछा रमाउने ।



राजनीतिको कुरा नगर यहाँ,

यो गाडी हो देश होइन ।

झूटो बोल्ने बानी छैन

म खलासी हुँ प्रचण्ड होइन ।



ब्रेक लगाए गाडी रोकिन्छ

कन्डम लगाए एड्स जोगिन्छ ।



गाडी चलाऊ होसमा

कन्डम लगाऊ जोसमा ।



हर्न मै छ तिम्रो भाऊ

अगाडि जाने छ, तिम्रो दाउ

बिस्तारै आउ भन्दिया छ,

कारण उताबाट आउँदैछ, तिम्रो बाउ ।

जल्ने जलिरहन्छ

२३४२ चलिरहन्छ ।



चल्ती है गाडी उड्ती है धूल

ड्राइभरसे प्यार करना लड्कीका भूल ।



ओ ब्रो बालै भएन,

स्वास्नी पोइला गै थाहै भएन ।



वान वान टर्निङ, वान वान वाइफ

ड्राइभरको जिन्दगी गोल्डेन लाइफ ।



तरुनी मुसुक्कै, पैसा भुसुक्कै ।



श्रीमती राख्नु टिपटप

दुइटा बच्चापछि फुलिस्टप ।



जिन्दगी त खलासीको राम्रो ।

खलासी ?

ख माने खायो

ला माने लायो

सी माने सिध्यायो ।



फूल दिउ“m भने पात छैन

मुस्कान दिउ“m भने

अगाडिको दाँत छैन ।

बुरी नजरबाले तेरा बच्चा जिए

ठूला भएपछि तेरै खुन पिए ।



रगत दिने भए अस्पतालमा देऊ

सडकमा होइन ।



बार्‍हको फूल, चौबीसको माला

साहूको छोरा, ड्राइभरको साला ।



दम है तो क्रस कर,

नही तो बरदास्त कर ।



मानिस ठूलो दिलले हुन्छ, जातले हुँदैन

ड्राइभरका केटी धेरै हुन्छन्, खलासीको हुँदैन ।



मत सताओ लड्कीको पाप लगेगा

तु भि एकदिन लड्कीका बाप बनेगा ।



खुदा तु ने पलती कम्मर क्यो बनाइ

क्या चमडी कम था ?



वह किताब क्या किताब

जिसपे कोही कभर नही

वो लड्की क्या लड्की

जिसका कोही लभर नही ।



चाँदनी रात बितति जा रहि है

उल्लुकी पठ्ठी तुम कव आरहि है ?

आँखामा आँसु भए पनि

मुस्कान दिएर चढ

तिमी मेरी कान्छी बूढी भए पनि

भाडा दिएर झर।



जीवन हो कहिलेकहीँ मोज गर्नु

तर हरेक मोडमा परिवारलाई याद गर्नु ।



मैले तिमीलाई माया गरे अबला सम्झेर

तिम्रो बुवाले कुट्यो मलाई तबला सम्झेर ।



रिसाएर आँखा तरे तरे जस्तो लाग्छ,

होइन फेरि एकछिनमा

माया गरे गरे जस्तो लाग्छ ।



याद गर्नुपर्ने कुरा

राम्रो व्यवहार गर्नू ः नोकर गरिब र ठूला व्यक्तिलाई ।

गर्न नभुल्नू ः उपकार, उद्देश्य र उदारता ।

याद राख्नू ः सत्य वचन र कर्मलाई ।

सम्मान गर्नू ः माता, पिता र गुरुलाई ।

सानो नसम्झनू ः रोग, कर्जा र सत्रुलाई ।

टाढा रहनू ः हिंसा र निद्राबाट ।



पहाडको बाटो ड्राइभरको मर्म बुझेन कसैले

ट्रकमै जाऊँ है भनेको कान्छीलाई लगेछ बसैले ।



भजन गाउने ओठभन्दा

परिश्रम गर्ने हात पवित्र हुन्छन् ।



आयु

केही साथीभाइको हिसाबमा गयो,

केही अंशबन्डामा गयो ।

केही जिन्दगीको भोगाइले निकालिदियो

बाँकी तिम्रो सिन्दुरले पुछिदियो ।



आँखा लाइस् कि जुत्ता खाइस् ।



संकलनः अश्विनी कोइराला

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http://www.ekantipur.com/saptahik/article/?id=2668