Coping the pandemic

BABBLES

By Babbler

Nepal is at the vulnerable stage from the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. If the government had taken the situation seriously by taking lessons from the past, the pandemic surge would not have gone out of control. If the government had attempted to regulate Nepal-India open border and if managed proper medical check-up facility on the arrival of people from India, we could avoid the present worst scenario.

Moreover, we people too are responsible for the vulnerability of the situation. The government had alerted the citizens for maintaining the health code – maintaining physical distancing, using a mask, frequently using sanitiser and avoiding the crowd. Neither the citizens nor the political leaders maintained the health code properly. Finally, the government is compelled to impose a lockdown restricting commoners to go out of their home.

In Nepal like a poor country, lockdown is not a good idea to break the chain of the pandemic. Unfortunately, there seem no other options. The prolonged lockdown is surely going to impact poor and labour class people as they cannot manage food for them and their family. Hunger and other psychological problems are going to affect the people under the lockdown. If the commoners had become alert against the pandemic, the lockdown could be avoided.

Democracy, dictatorship, and lockdown

Lockdown is a prohibitory order of the government for the commoners. Earlier to the issuance of the order, the government had prescribed the health code against the pandemic. Commoners and also the political leaders violated the health code, as always, we wish to violate the law and order. These are the Nepali characteristics. Today, we all are locked inside the home, and we are satisfied. This is an indication that we, both the leaders and commoners, admire dictatorship!

Pubg culture among youths

Pubg is a very popular mobile game in Nepal. There are many other games or say gambling introduced by different mobile programmers and our youths are very badly engaged in such mobile programmes. Sure, youths are developing a bad habit. In Nepal, even playing cards is prohibited but cash betting games are openly in circulation. Is the concerned sector aware of such gaming?

Quotes of the Week

* Our political economy is based on procurement commissions and not on our own products.

Dipak Gyawali

When the ugly form of federalism, which started from Karnali, reached Lumbini, it became clear that federalism and republicanism were a sin for Nepal. These two organs have to be rejected by Nepal as they are dominated by India and secularism is dominated by the West.

Shaligram Bhatt

The PM seeking a vote of confidence has given him a chance to end the current political turmoil. Fresh elections are the opportunity.

Going to the people and defending democracy or rejoicing in the momentary power struggle with the corrupt communist elements, Congress and JSP are under test.

Kamal Thapa

The agendas to be defeated have become the mainstream of politics. Those who had to stay in jail are enjoying power. What if another person (Deepak Manange) with a similar background became a minister? Nothing is new!

Parshuram Kaphle

I don’t believe the news of construction contract fraud published in the Kantipur and Naya Patrika as the owners of these publications are the middleman. If they don’t get a share, they write news saying that it is a scam. When they get a share, they remain silent grinning face with smiling eyes!

Swadesh Upadhyay

Narayan Wagle, Daman Nath Dhungana, Nitika Dhungana, Yug Pathak, Khagendra Sangraula, Baburam, Pushpa Kamal, Gagan Thapa, Sudhir Sharma, Basanta Basnet, in whatsoever profession they are, the investor on them is the same. Society has to be protected from them.

Arjun Acharya