Editorial
Nepali Congress’ senior leader Ramchandra Poudel said that Nepal has converted into a playground of the foreign elements. He has experienced it just now. To recall, in 1989, we saw the Chaksibari episode. A group of Indian leaders were invited to the heart of the capital city to lambast the Nepali culture, tradition and political system. In late 2005, we saw the 12-point agreement endorsed in Delhi. Following the success of the Indo-West sponsored 2006 April uprising, the House of Representatives was restored and none other than Sitaram Yachury, an Indian communist leader, was invited as the gust in the Parliament. Poudel was the very leader to commend Yachuri for his support to the success of the uprising. Those political leaders who were used by the foreign elements claimed themselves as the offensive force by denouncing those traditional forces following traditional values.
The truth is that since the 1989 people’s movement we have witnessed rampant foreign intervention in all sectors. Nepal has become the playground of foreign elements. Yes, earlier too, we had experienced foreigners trying to transform Nepal into a playground of different vested foreign actors. This is the foreigners’ design for decades.
The next phase of such an act of the foreigners will obviously be a very serious threat to Nepali sovereignty. Foreign intervention in our domestic affairs is a serious issue and when foreigners with different vested interest groups start fighting in our soil, it becomes more serious. Unfortunately, our political leaders are intended to invite foreigners for initiating foreign intervention. Just recently, Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda, dissatisfied with Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, had publicly requested the foreigners to intervene in the Nepali politics and topple down the Oli government. The reality is that the political leaders don’t hesitate to request foreign intervention and to welcome foreigners’ contribution to strengthening their political existence. To note, since the 1989 people’s movement, it has become a tradition to visit Delhi immediately after assuming the office of the prime minister of Nepal. Our leaders believe in Indian micromanagement. Until yesterday, Delhi was the sole actor in Nepal, however, the scenario has been changed now. There are multiple foreign actors in the country. When they start fighting for their vested interests in Nepal, it becomes vulnerable. Today, we are passing through this stage and our political leaders are to be blamed for developing such an environment. Moreover, we, the party workers, the voters and citizens of a sovereign country too are equally responsible for running behind the leaders who are serving foreigners’ interests.
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