BABBLES
By Babbler
Professor Dr Dharmakant Banskota was seen complaining to the MPs at a Committee in Parliament that he was helpless in running the Tribhuvan University.
He was saying that there are teachers’ associations equal to the political parties in Parliament. When he received a complaint that teachers were not punctual on their duty, he managed an electronic attendance machine, but some teachers took it away.
When his office was locked, the VC was running a temporary office at the Hotel Yellopagoda. A group of teachers hijacked the minute book from the Hotel, he briefed the MPs.
Later, the TU teachers went to meet the PM and then the education minister to complain against the VC.
Finally, VC Banskota said that he was unable to handle the “big” politics taking place in the TU.
Indeed, he is about to complete his tenure in the next three months and out of his four years tenure, his office is locked up for 341 days.
No doubt, there is excessive politics in the TU and in fact, there is the Gunda Raj. Always, we have been saying that educational institutions should not be the venue for politics. Even political parties should discourage student politics. But those non-visionary leaders never correct their habits. Instead of ending politics in the educational institutions, the parties have started to assign office bearers through a bhagbanda. When they assign party workers rather than academicians to those responsible posts, what should we expect from them?
TU was founded by the two then-queen mothers of the country or say, widows of King Tribhuvan by selling their precious ornaments. They had thought about giving higher education to the Nepalis within the country, unfortunately, the holly institution turned into political cadres producing factories rather than academicians.
Politics in Parliament
In fact, three leaders have controlled the entire Parliament having the strength of 275 MPs. The nation has spent billions of rupees on conducting elections. Also, those candidates have spent billions of rupees as elections have become very costly. Meanwhile, the nation is spending billions of rupees for the salary, allowances and other facilities for the MPs.
The previous Parliament session ended without rectifying hundreds of bills related to important laws. Again, in the past seven months, the House has passed one bill only, that is related to loan sharks. There are many bills which should be passed by the Parliament but every time, the parliament has become hostage of the political parties. Presently, the main opposition party UML has obstructed parliament meetings demanding the constitution of a high-level commission for investigating the smuggling of a quintal of gold.
We have seen just three leaders of the big three parties who have controlled the entire parliament. Those MPs have no more value than the effigy. Anyway, Loktantra is beautiful!
Believe it or not!
This is loktantra, but there is loot-tantra. Impunity for the criminals is the beauty of this loot-tantra.
Be that as it may, the Supreme Court order made by the bench of two judges, Anil Kumar Sinha and Dr Kumar Chudal on Sunday, 6 August, became a historical verdict that has given a new height to the SC amidst some controversial decisions made by the Supreme Court earlier.
The SC has given the order to investigate those who were involved in policy-making positions. This order has established the assumption that cabinet decisions related to controversy can also be investigated.
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
Reports have been coming from Madhesh about the increase in the number of believers in Christianity and the rising number of churches, which wasn’t there a couple of years ago.
Chandrakishore
If the government fails to increase the purchasing power of consumers and eliminate/reduce dependency through industrialization, the economic crisis will be permanent.
Ratna Sansar Shrestha
In fact, Nepal is such a country that the entire cabinet is involved in smuggling. After all, the leaders misuse the quota allotted to the poor for their relatives. There is evidence that the six prime ministers who are alive were involved in different criminal activities in the past.
Purushottam Dhungel
In Nepal, the parliament has become the property of three leaders and can be closed whenever they want. The political science book that we read will not work for Nepal. Three leaders should jointly write a new book on political science.
Dwarika Nath Dhungel
The so-called Maoist people’s war continued for ten years and was conducted by Delhi, which destroyed and ruined Nepal.
In 2063, Delhi initiated a 12-point agreement that was inked according to Indian desire. The parliamentary democracy was ended by Girija Prasad Koirala doing the exact opposite of BP Koirala by creating an interim constitution and a fully nominated interim parliament. This trend finally introduced loot-tantra and the politics of Bhagbanda.
Kamal Prasad Koirala
People do not look favourably on Girijababu. They say it is Girija who has spoiled the country. Instead of going anywhere else, they reach the BP path. Had Girijababu’s policy been successful, BP’s name would not have been pronounced. However, as questions about federalism, republicanism, and secularism are raised, questions are also raised about Girijababu’s success.
Prakash Koirala
Since the year 2000, Nepal’s exports have been stable, in the meantime, they have only increased by 4 per cent, making Nepal one of the weakest exporting countries in the world.
Rabindra Mishra
I am in Norway. The king is also accepted here. Religion and Christianity are also taught in class one. They are among the richest people in the world. And in my country, we have removed the king, and we have also ended our religion. Leaders have become fat, and people have become poor. What stops the development of a nation?
Niraj Wagle
The most unproductive group is the Nepali parliamentarians. There is no need for hundreds of MPs to distribute salaries, allowances, benefits, etc. to them, whose job is just to applaud the decisions made by five leaders. Let’s stop the game of weakening the army.
Basanta Ritam
Excerpted and compiled by Sushma Shrestha
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