50-yr-old tortured

Kantipur Report
ITAHARI, Oct 17 - A group of Maoists severely beat up 50-year-old Kalimuddin Miya of Madheli-8 in Sunsari, in connection with land and property partition issue with his son, Sunday.
According to locals, the Maoists--Ramjaan, Akar, Wakil, Ramul, along with others--thrashed him with bamboo and rubber sticks during a meeting that was called to settle the issue. "They forced me to obey my son's stance and beat me badly when I said I wouldn't," said an injured Miya. Meanwhile, National Human Rights Commission's regional office in Biratnagar began its probe on the incident, acting upon a complaint filed by Miya.

- http://kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?nid=89582

Locals beat Maoists for seizing money
AMAN KOIRALA in SARLAHI & LILA BARAL in JHAPA

In Arjundhara 2, Jhapa, locals retaliated against six Maoist cadres after they seized cash from people playing cards in the house of one Gopal Dawadi Tuesday evening. Among those beaten up were Maoist cadres Sunny, Bikram, Bhikham and Ratna. The locals kept three of the cadres in their custody throughout Tuesday night and handed them over to Area Police Office, Sanischare, Wednesday morning. Later, Maoist cadres Dipendra and Nishana, who had arrived to settle the dispute, had to be taken in custody by police for their security after infuriated locals tried to attack them as well, according to sub-Inspector Durga Khanal.

Locals gheraoed the police office Wednesday morning and closed Sanishchare market throughout the day. Maoist commander Nishana accepted that Maoist cadres had made a mistake. An all-party meeting, including representatives from the seven parties, are trying to sort out the issue.

Similarly, in Kunwarkhod in southern Jhapa, locals captured three Maoists who had seized Rs 4,000 from locals playing dice Tuesday morning. The Maoist cadres were captured Tuesday evening when they returned to play Deusi. Eleven Maoists managed to escape. Locals, including Sante, Bharat and Mukhmel Rajbanshi were injured in the scuffle.

On Wednesday morning, the locals and Maoists again came to blows during a meeting organized to settle the issue. Maoist cadres Nishan, Sushil, Rakesh and Nirmal were injured, while five others fled. After the incident, a large group of Maoists have taken control of the market inspiring fear among locals.
Posted on: 2006-10-25 21:36:55 (Server Time)

Maoists abduct NA soldier

Kantipur Report

UDAYAPUR, Oct 26 - A group of the Maoist rebels abducted Nepali Army (NA) soldier Krishnahari Katuwal, a resident of Taraghari in Katani VDC-2, from the district headquarters Gaighat, Thursday afternoon.

Katuwal was returning to local Nandabox Battalion of the NA after celebrating the Tihar festival at his home village.

According to eyewitnesses, the Maoist group forced him to get down from the bus he was traveling in near the Triyuga River and took him to an undisclosed location before blindfolding him.

The NA's Colonel at the Battalion Dr Prem Singh Basnyat said that Katuwal was freed just on Wednesday night by the Maoists shortly after his abduction from his house the same day.

Katuwal's family source said that the rebels had been pressurizing him to quit the job and to join their militia.

Meanwhile, our Khotang correspondent said that an NA soldier Dinesh Rai, who was abducted by the Maoists from his home at Dumli in Chiuridanda, came into contact of the NA barracks at Mudhe.

He was reportedly taken away by a local Maoist brigade commander, Dhiren Budhathoki, as he had gone to his village to celebrate the Tihar festival on Tuesday.

Posted on: 2006-10-26 08:18:18 (Server Time)

Another atrocit by Maoists.

Why to compete in this issue which is sad to Nepalese people. Rather we should form solidarity.

Maoist excesses continue; Family members demand release of their dear ones

A Dalit youth has accused the Maoists of torturing him for three days on the charge of stealing money from a hotel owner.

Kancha Tamang alias Padam Sarki, 27, a native of Ranke Bazaar of Pauwasartap VDC in Panchthar, was charged with stealing Rs 32,000 from the hotel of Kamal Budathoki at Ranke bazaar on October 23.

The next day the Maoists caught hold of Sarki and took him away, only to subject him to extreme physical torture for three days.

Sarki has sustained severe injuries in his hands, legs, feet and face.

Sarki said the Maoists released him Thursday after they found only Rs 7 on his person. They have, however, directed him to pay Rs 40,000 to Budathoki. Sarki said he never stole any money from Budhathoki, reports The Himalayan Times Daily.

This is one of the incidents in a series of Maoist excesses after they agreed to join the political mainstream leaving the politics of violence.

Meanwhile, the Families and close relatives of those abducted by the Maoists have called for the immediate release of those in Maoist custody.

“My husband Sunil Thapa, a restaurateur, was abducted by the Maoists on October 6 from Mahankal,” Roshani Thapa, who is expecting a baby, said at a press meet in the Capital on Friday.

Sunil, according to her, is being kept in Maoist captivity in Godavari.

Twenty-eight-year old Umesh Shrestha was abducted from his house in Bhaktapur on October 10 and is currently being held in Godavari. “A group of Maoists came to our house and abducted my son Umesh. Likewise, the Maoists came on October 12 and took his motorbike right from our premises,” Ramesh Shrestha said.

“I saw the Maoists claim on TV a few days back that they had confiscated the bike, which is completely false,” he added.

Nar Bahadur Shrestha said his son Rajesh Shrestha, who was running a hardware shop in Dhumbarahi, was abducted by the Maoists some 10 days ago from Dhumbarahi.

Twenty-three-year old Rajesh is also being detained at the brewery.

Kisan Lama said her husband Krishna Shrestha, the breadwinner of the family, was abducted by the Maoists on October 14. The Maoists abducted Krishna from a motorcycle workshop in Banasthali, Kathmandu.

In yet another incident of Maoist atrocities, the Maoists have threatened and warned Federation of Nepalese Journalist (FNJ), Khotang President Dambar Singh Rai.

The Maoists' Khotang district secretary Asmita and district in-charge Pasang threatened and manhandled Rai, who is also a Kantipur correspondent, accusing him of transmitting news about the kidnap by the Maoists of a Nepal Army official.

The rebels had not even spared the sports ground and has been occupying the Technical Football Training centre in Dharan, built under the FIFA funded ambitious Goal Project at Bicha Ghopa since October 5.

According to The Kathmandu Post daily, three dozen Maoist cadres of the second battalion of Ratna Kumar Sakunta Memorial Brigade of the Mechi-Koshi region have been staying at the centre whose construction is yet to be completed. The Maoists have also stationed a sentry at the flagged entrance.

In a report from mid-western town of Nepalgunj, Maoists have forcibly used the residential building of state-run Nepal Television (NTV) at Kohalpur to accommodate their cadres since Thursday.

Around two dozen rebels led by Maoist commander Sandesh are staying in the building. nepalnews.com pb Oct 28 06

Hello Maoists Supporter of Sajhaland, Do you have any good explanation for these atrocities?????

Hello Educated Prachanda (MURDERER) , answer to this one:

Let's hope that others won;t turn mosters while dealing with these Maoists monsters. Ohter responsible parties seems to be excercising maximum restrain despite all these atrocities by the Maoists so that the peace talk would not fail. But afterall, these all politicians are of the same block. People have to rise!!

What a mentality?
pity

More tourists robbed in Makalu area

BY SURENDRA SUBEDI

SANKHUWASABHA, Oct 30 - About a week after 11 Dutch trekkers lost more than Rs 600,000 in the Makalu area, apparently to a thief, eight Frenchmen and a German tourist were robbed of cash and valuables in the same area, Wednesday.
The tourists lost Rs 350,000 worth of cash and valuables from a hotel in Tashi village in Makalu VDC-3, according to trekking guide Man Bahadur Gurung, who was with the tourists. Earlier on October 10, Dutch nationals had lost cash and valuables from a hotel in the same VDC.

Locals say some foreigners were robbed of Rs 300,000 in the area last year too. They claim involvement of a certain gang behind the string of robberies.

"As there is no government presence in the area, no initiative has been taken to find out the lost goods or to check such incidents," a local said.

Maoists, meanwhile, say that they are "carrying out investigations" to trace the culprits. Following the incident, the victims have returned to the district headquarters, Khadbari.

Also, in the recent times, Maoists here have been collecting Rs 5,000 "donation" from every tourist visiting the area, in the name of "Kirat Autonomous Region". The area is located around 50 kilometers west from Khadbari.

Maoists disrupt Congress program, abduct party cadres

Cadres of Maoists disrupted a public program held by Nepali Congress (NC) in Kalikot district.

According to NC, the Maoist cadres flouted the ceasefire code of conduct by disrupting their peaceful program. The party was holding "Gaun Milan Program" – a village party campaign – in Nelmudi VDC of the district on Saturday when the Maoists intervened.

The party said that the Maoist cadres not only disrupted their program but also severely thrashed dozens of district leaders and workers of the party. They tore apart NC's party flag, vandalized the podium and abducted some leaders.

Meanwhile, in Budhanilkantha of Kathmandu, the Maoists abducted Prabin Khadka, a worker of NC (Democratic) party on Sunday. The party has condemned Khadka's abduction. Likewise, the Maoists abducted Congress workers Naresh Raut Kurmi, Jawahir Raut Kurmi and Krishna Nandan Yadav from Rautahat district on Monday. The party has condemned the incident and asked the Maoists to abide by the code of conduct. nepalnews.com sd Oct 31 06

Maoists' atrocities are GOING ON in Nepal. And these Maoists supporters here in Sajha are hiding their tails. ha ha.

Maoists' student wing disrupts TU entrance exam

Kantipur Report

KATHMANDU, Oct 31 - The Maoists' student wing-ANNISU (Revolutionary) on Tuesday interrupted the entrance exam of Bachelor level First Year in various campuses of Kathmandu valley demanding to provide opportunity for all the students to study in upper level as per their academic qualification without compelling to sit for entrance exam.
The ANNISU-R demanded to abrogate all levels' entrance exams in Tribhuvan University.

ANNFIU-R General Secretary, Himal Sharma said those students who have passed-certificates of any lower level should be guaranteed to further study in the upper level in the same subjects they studied in previous level.

Sharma made it clear that the provision of entrance exam for the students of Tribhuvan University to further study in the same university has restricted many students to read in higher level. So, the products of Tribhuvan University, unlike the students from abroad, should be provided opportunity to read further without any entrance exam.

He further said the university can fix certain percentage and mark obtained in the previous level for the engineering and other technical subjects, but students must not be restricted to study in the upper level citing the reason of failure in the entrance examination, and the university should guarantee on it.

Interrupting the entrance exam of Bachelor level First Year today as per its own organization's policy, the union has demanded unconditional admission to all students.

Posted on: 2006-10-31 04:52:37 (Server Time)

Maoists' atrocities are GOING ON in Nepal. And these Maoists supporters here in Sajha are SO SILENT !!

Maoists attack, abduct NC cadres

Kantipur Report

KATHMANDU, Oct 31 - In yet another instance of outright violation of the ceasefire code of conduct, Maoists last Saturday attacked Nepali Congress workers in Kalikot district and abducted six of them.
An NC statement said the Maoists attacked NC workers, including district-level leaders, while the latter were holding a "Village Reconciliation Campaign" at Nelmudi VDC. The Maoists beat up the NC cadres, broke the mikes used by them and also tore NC party flags before abducting them. The abductees include NC Mahasamiti member Durga Bahadur Shahi, District Working Committee treasurer Brish Bahadur Bam, members Surya Bam and Karna Dhwoj Bam, Nepal Farmers' Organization District President Purna Bahadur Shahi and NC cadre Jaya Ram Bam. Another cadre Surya Bahadur Bam managed to escape.

Similarly, Maoists in Rautahat district abducted NC cadres Naresh Raut Kurmi, Jawahir Raut Kurmi and Krishna Nandan Yadav on Monday.

The NC has condemned the abduction and demanded unconditional release of the abducted.

Meanwhile, Maoists in Udayapur district detained transport employee Pusparaj Raigain, 45, from Gaighat on Monday. Maoists claim Raigain has been sheltering his brothers, Ganesh and Madan, who were accused by the rebels of murder.

Posted on: 2006-10-30 22:05:30 (Server Time)

I think is this true:
Maoist claims on people's support are not factual, says Moriarty

The US ambassador James Francis Moriarty has said that the claims made by Maoists regarding the wide public support they enjoy are not factual.

Talking to a select group of Indian journalists and intellectuals in New Delhi on Monday, Moriarty said that the Maoists "would get a very few votes if elections are held in the present context

Of course, it is true. Even Maoists know that, India knows that, SPA knows that, the World knows that. GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS GUNS that's how Maoists are identified. Nothing else than GUN is what Maoists about.

अपहरणपछि चरम यातना



कास


काठमाडौं, कार्तिक १४ -
माओवादीले कांग्रेस -प्रजातान्त्रिक) का एक कार्यकर्तालाई मरणासन्न हुने गरी कुटपिट गरेका छन् । विष्णु बूढानीलकण्ठ गाविस-४ का प्रवीण खडकालाई माओवादीले आइतबार साँझ महाराजगन्जस्थित चुफान रेस्टुरेन्टबाट अपहरण गरेपछि कुटेर मंगलबार बेलुका छाडेका छन् । खडका कांग्रेस - प्रजातान्त्रिक) का इकाई सदस्य हुन् ।
छाडेपछि साँझ पौने ९ बजे चाबहिलस्थित मेडिकेयर अस्पतालमा भर्ना गरिएका खडकालाई माओवादीले ठिमीस्थित ब्राइटर टुथपेस्ट फ्याक्ट्रीमा आफन्तलाई जिम्मा लगाएका थिए ।

खडकाको पाइतला, तिघ्रा र ढाड माओवादी यातनाले नीलाम्मे भएको छ । शरीरका विभिन्न भागमा घाउ छन् । 'अपहरण गरेर लगेको दिनदेखि नियमित यातना दिए,' घाइते ३० वषर्ीय खडकाले भने- 'उत्तानो र घोप्टो पारेर सुताउँथे । त्यसमाथि लठ्ठी राखेर हिँड्थे । पाइतालमा हिर्काउँदा हिर्काउँदै पाँचवटा लठ्ठी भाँचे ।'

माओवादीले दुवै कन्चटमा सय पटकभन्दा बढी हिर्काएको उनले बताए । उपचारमा संलग्न चिकित्सकका अनुसार प्रवीणको शरीरमा बाहिर धेरै चोटपटक छ । भित्री अवस्था रिपोर्ट आएपछि मात्र यकिन हुने ती चिकित्सकले बताए ।

'तँ 'चक्रेमिलन' र 'तेजेन्द्र' को दाहिने हात होस्, तिनीहरू कहाँ छन् भन्दै लगेको दिनदेखि लगातार कुटे,' घाइते खडकाले भने- 'म्यानपावरबाट कति पैसा उठाइस् भनेर पटक-पटक प्रश्न गर्थे ।'

क्षेत्र नं. ३ कांग्रेस -प्रजातान्त्रिक) का प्रतिनिधि तथा घाइतेका दाजु श्याम खडकाका अनुसार माओवादीले मोबाइलबाट फोन गरेर प्रवीणलाई लिन बोलाएका थिए । 'घरमा फोन गरेर भाइलाई लिन आउन भने,' उनले भने- 'भाइबुहारीलाई लिएर हामी त्यहाँ पुग्यौं ।'

ठेकेदारसमेत रहेका श्यामले यसअघि माओवादीले आफूलाई पनि पटक-पटक फोन गरेर 'तँ अपराधी होस्, आत्मसमर्पण गर' भनेको जानकारी दिए । उनले भने- 'मैले आत्मसमर्पण नगरेपछि भाइलाई अपहरण गरेका हुन् ।'

क्षेत्र नं. ३ का अध्यक्ष विनोद भट्टराईका अनुसार पार्टी सभापति शेरबहादुर देउवा र सरकारी वार्ता टोलीका सदस्य रमेश लेखकको पहलमा माओवादीले खडकालाई छाडेका हुन् । अस्पताल पुगेका राष्ट्रिय मानव अधिकार आयोगका पूर्वसदस्य सुदीप पाठकले घटनाबारे माओवादीसँग वार्ता गर्ने बताए । 'यातना किन दिइयो ? हामी यसबारे अनुगमन गर्छौं ?' उनले भने ।



Posted on: 2006-10-31 20:31:50

माओवादी शासनमा धार्मिक स्वतन्त्रता हुदैन: प्रभुनारायण बस्नेत


एकदशकभन्दा बढी माओवादी हिंसाको त्रासले उन्मुक्त वातावरणमा दशैं-तिहार मनाउन नपाएका नेपालीले यसपटक हर्षोल्लासका साथ ती चाड मनाउने आकाङ्क्षा बोकेको थिए । दशैं जेनेतन बितेर गयो । तिहारमा द्यौसी खेल्ने, टीका लगाउने, परिवार, इष्टमित्र र साथीभाइ मिलेर तास खोलेर रमाइलो गर्ने परम्परा ज्यादै पुरानो हो । तर माओवादीले यसपटक पनि उन्मुक्त एवं हर्षोल्लासको वातावरणमा तिहार मनाउन दिएनन् । कतै द्यौसी-भैलो खेल्नेको पैसा लुटिदिए, कहीँ द्यौसेमाथि आक्रमण गरे, कतै साथीभाइको जमघटमा तास खेलेर रमाइलो गर्नेलाई दुःख दिए । तिहारमा रमाइलो गरौँला भनेर परदेशबाट घर पुगेका आफ्ना दौँतरीसँग रमाइलो गरिरहेका युवामाथि माओवादीले यसरी आक्रमण गरेपछि त्यसको डटेर प्रतिकार भयो । माओवादी र स्थानीय जनताबीच भएका भिडन्तहरूमा माओवादीविरुद्ध चर्को नाराबाजी मात्र भएन, माओवादीले गाउँ छाड्नुपर्ने माग तीव्र रूपमा उठ्यो ।

माओवादीले परम्परागत चार्डपर्व मनाउन रोक लगाएको या पहिलो अवसर भने होइन । यसअघि दशवर्षो जनयुद्ध कालमा दशैंमा जमरा राख्न नदिने, दशैंतिहारमा रमाइलो गर्न रोक लगाउने जस्ता क्रियाकलाप व्यापक रूपमा भएका थिए । चार्डपर्व मनाउन मात्र होइन परम्परागत सांस्कृतिक कार्यकलाप गर्नसमेत माओवादीले कठोर प्रतिबन्ध लगाएका घटनाहरू छन् । दुनियाँलाई लज्जित गराउने त्यस्ता घटना माओवादी नीतिअर्न्तर्गत नै भएका थिए कि स्थानीय तहको नेतृत्वको सनकको आधारमा भएका थिए भन्ने कुरा भने कहिल्यै स्पष्ट गरिएन । श्राद्ध गरेर फर्केको ब्राहृमणको सिदा लुटिदिने, मन्दिर भत्काउने, रजस्वला भएकी माओवादी महिला कार्यकर्ता मन्दिरमाथि चढेर नाच्ने, सांस्कृतिक विद्यालयका छात्रहरूको तिनको इच्छाविपरीत टुप्पी काट्ने, मन्दिरका पुजारीमाथि आक्रमण गर्ने, मसानघाटमा पुर्‍याएको लाश माओवादी विधिअनुसार दाहसंस्कार गर्न मानेन भनेर दाहसंस्कार नै गर्न नदिने जस्ता घटना अनगिन्ती भएका छन् । माओवादीमा चिनिया सांस्कृतिक क्रान्तिताकाको कम्युनिस्ट कार्यकर्ताको जस्तो उन्माद देखिएका छन् । जो मन्दिर भत्काउँदै हिँड्थे । तर नेताले त्यसलाई रोकेका थिए ।

धर्म, संस्कृति र परम्परालाई परिवर्तन गर्ने नाममा माओवादीबाट भएका यस्ता ज्यादतिले समाजलाई नराम्रोसँग प्रभावित तुल्याएको छ । धर्म अफिम हो भन्ने कार्लमार्क्सको कथन व्याख्या परिषाभाषा नै नगरी अनपढ, अशिक्षित र मर्ूख कार्यकर्तालाई मन्त्रको रूपमा पालना गर्न लगाउँदा यस्ता घटना भएको हुनर्ुपर्छ । माओवादी नेतृत्वले संस्कार, संस्कृति र परम्परालाई जबर्जस्ती गरेर हटाउन वा परिवर्तन गर्न सकिँदैन भन्ने बुझेर नै त्यसो गराएको चाहिँ पक्कै पनि होइन होला । धर्म अफिम हो वा वर्तमान युगको सबभन्दा खतरनाक लागू औषध हो, त्यसको छिनोफानो गर्ने अधिकार अब माओवादीले आफूसँग मात्र भएको ठान्नु हुँदैन । त्यसको नयाँ ढङ्गले परिभाषित गर्नुपर्छ । त्यो परिभाषाअनुसार नै आफ्नो धर्म-संस्कृतिसम्बन्धी नीति तर्जुमा गर्नुपर्छ । त्यसो नगर्ने हो भने माओवादीको र्सवनाश अवश्यंभावी छ ।

लेनिनले स्थापना गरेको संसारको पहिलो साम्यवादी मुलुक सोभियत सङ्घबाट सत्तरी वर्षछि कम्युनिस्ट शासनको पतन हुँदा त्यहाँ मान्छे पहिले चर्चमा गए भन्ने कुरा माओवादीले पनि थाहा पाएको हुनर्ुपर्छ । सत्तरी वर्षभनेको सानो अवधि होइन । रुसमा क्रान्ति भएकै साल जन्मिएको बच्चासमेत त्यसबेला सत्तरी वर्षो भइसकेको थियो । जन्मदेखि नै धर्मको बारेमा नकारात्मक शिक्षा पाएकाहरू त स्वतन्त्र हुनेबित्तिकै चर्चमा पुग्छन् भने माओवादीले डण्डा देखाएर रोक्न खोजेर धर्म मान्नेहरू रोकिन्छन् - त्रास देखाएर केही समय धार्मिक क्रियाकलाप रोक्न सकिए पनि मान्छेको मनबाटै त्यसलाई सदासदाका लागि हटाउन भने सम्भव छैन ।

त्यसले गर्दा अब कम्युनिस्टहरूले पनि धर्मको सम्बन्धमा मार्क्सको सूत्र घोकेर मात्र नपुग्ने भएको छ । धर्मको सम्बन्धमा आफैँले पनि गम्भीर अध्ययन छलफल गरी नीति तर्जुमा गर्नु आवश्यक भएको छ । वास्तवमा धर्म भनेको मान्छेको आस्था हो । गर्भ अवस्थादेखि नै लिएको आस्था र विश्वासलाई उसले प्राण जाँदा समेत त्याग्न सकेको हुँदैन । एउटा अदृश्य र काल्पनिक शक्तिप्रतिको विश्वास मात्र होइन आजको युगमा धर्म । यो मानवअधिकार पनि भएको छ । स्वेच्छाले धर्म मान्न पाउने, मनलागेको धार्मिक विधि र क्रियाकलाप गर्न पाउने उसको मौलिक अधिकार हो । आफ्नो बलले जितिन्जेल पूजाआजा, अनुष्ठानमा उसले उति ध्यान पुर्‍याउँदैन तर जब शक्ति क्षीण हुँदै जान्छ वा आफ्नो बुताभन्दा बाहिरको सङ्कट आइलाग्छ त्यसबेला मान्छेले धर्मर्,र् इश्वर, देवता वा यस्तै काल्पनिक र अदृश्य शक्तिको शरणमा पुग्छ ।

नास्तिक भनेर चर्चा गरिएका र सनातन धर्म त्यागेर क्रिश्चियन बने भनिएका महाकवि लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटाले मृत्यु शैय्यामा पुगेपछि व्यक्त गरेको आखिर श्रीकृष्ण रहेछ एक भन्ने उदाहरणले पनि त्यही सिद्ध गर्छ । त्यो उहाँको अन्तर्अात्माको आवाज हो र्।र् इश्वर होस् नहोस् श्रीकृष्ण भन्ने अदृश्य वा अलौकिक शक्तिप्रतिको उहाँको भित्री मनमा लुकेर बसेको विश्वास मृत्यु शैय्यामा पुगेपछि प्रकट भयो । देवकोटाको मात्र होइन हाम्रा मुलुकका नाम चलेका कम्युनिस्ट नेताहरूले आफ्ना कार्यकर्तालाई भ्रम दिन जे भने पनि ती अत्यन्त धर्मभिरु प्रवृत्तिका देखिन्छन् । कुनै समय नेपालका नेल्सन मण्डेला कहलाएका मोहनचन्द्र अधिकारी अहिले आफ्नो अधिकांश समय धार्मिक कार्यमा खर्च गर्छन् । एमाले महासचिव माधव नेपाल उपप्रधानमन्त्री भएर भारत भ्रमणमा जाँदा तिरुपति दर्शन गर्न गए । जनमोर्चाका अध्यक्ष अमिक शेरचन र एमाले नेता वामदेव गौतम बारम्बार तान्त्रिककोमा धाउने गरेका चर्चा सुनिन्छ । अरूको त कुरा नगरौँ रे ल दुनियाँलाई धर्म मान्न, संस्कृति र परम्परा धान्न प्रतिबन्ध लगाउने माओवादी प्रचण्ड र बाबुराम मनकामना दर्शनार्थ परिवारसहित पुगेका घटनालाई के भन्ने ? अरूलाई बेवकुफ बनाउने जे भने पनि उनीहरू आफ्नो पापको प्रायश्चित्त गर्न नै त्यहाँ पुगेका हुन् । तिनको अर्न्तर्मनमा पनि देवकोटाको झैँ विश्वास छ ।

र्सवसाधारणलाई धर्म मान्न रोक लगाउने माओवादीले धर्मनिरपेक्षताको पक्षधरता देखाउने ढोँग चाहिँ किन गर्छ - किन उसले आफ्नो शासनमा धर्म मान्न कडा प्रतिबन्ध लगाइने छ भनेर घोषणा गर्ने आँट गर्दैन । दुनियाँलाई भ्रममा राख्न, आफ्नो सङ्गठन विस्तार गर्न धर्मनिरपेक्षताको नारा दिएर पनि त्यो उसको असली रूप होइन भन्ने कुरा विगत एक दशकबीचका क्रियाकलापले प्रमाणित गरिसकेका छन् । साँच्चै धार्मिक स्वतन्त्रता, मानवअधिकार लोकतन्त्र जस्ता लोकप्रिय नारा त उसको हात्तीको देखाउने दाँत सिद्ध भएका छन् । यस्तो दोहोरो मापदण्डको आधारमा चल्ने नीति अब उसले त्याग्नै पर्छ । उसका नेताले जे गरे पनि हुने तर र्सवसाधारणले भने द्यौसी-भैलो खेल्न नपाउने, मृतकको मृत्युमा शोक मनाउन नपाउने पूजा आराधना गर्न नपाउने कसरी हुन्छ ?माओवादीले बुझ्नुपर्छ मान्छेको मनभित्र एउटा मन्दिर छ । त्यसलाई तोड्न सकिन्छ । उसले त्यो मन्दिरभित्र आसन जमाउन सक्नर्ुपर्छ ।

सत्ताको सिंढी निकट आइपुग्दा पनि उसले अतिवादी चिन्तन, व्यवहार र क्रियाकलाप त्यागेको रहेनछ भन्ने कुरा बारम्बार देखिन्छ । हुनत त्यो विगतको धङ्धङी मात्र हुन पनि सक्छ । सामाजिक व्यवहारमा फसेपछि दाहसंस्कार गर्न रोक्ने कार्यकर्ताले आफ्नै सम्बन्धितको मृत्युको संस्कार पनि गर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ । तर त्यसो गर्दा पनि तिनले एउटा बहाना भने अवश्य नै बनाउने छन् । त्यो कार्यकर्ताको दोष होइन । नेताले तिनलाई सुरु नै गलत ढङ्गले दीक्षित गरेको प्रतिफल हो त्यो । अतिवादी चिन्तन बोकेकाहरूले एउटा अतिवाद छाडेपछि सामान्य जीवनमा आउन धेरै कठिन हुन्छ । तिनीहरू चिप्लिएर अर्को ध्रुवको अतिवादमा फस्न पुग्छन् । झापा काण्डका नायक मोहनचन्द्र अधिकारीको जीवनचर्या यसको उदाहरण हो ।

अहिले नीतिगत सवाल मात्र उठेको छैन । माओवादी उन्मादको हद अझै सीमाभन्दा बाहिर छ भन्ने कुराको जीवन्त उदाहरण पनि हो, यो । उसले जनतासमक्ष, सातदलसमक्ष र दुनियासमक्ष गरेको प्रतिबद्धता कति फितलो रहेछ भन्ने पनि यसले देखाउँछ । पच्चीस बुँदे आचारसंहितामा उसले के प्रतिबद्धता गरेको छ?त्यो याद छैन ?अब माओवादीले र्सवसाधारण उसको आदेश मुताविक चलून भन्ने चाहनाले त्यसो गरेको हो क?जे गर्दा पनि माओवादीको स्वीकृति लिनुपर्ने माओवादी तानाशाहीलाई सायदै नेपालीले पचाउलान् । त्यसले त माओवादीको घमण्ड समेत चुरचुर भएको छ । आफूले जनताको पक्षमा काम गरेको दावा पनि यस बीचका थुप्रै घटनाले झुठ सावित भएको छ ।

तास खेल्दा, द्यौसी खेल्दा सामाजिक विकृति बढ्छ भन्ने माओवादी तर्क हो भने पाँच तारे होटलमा चल्ने जुवाघर किन बन्द गराउँदैन - किन राजधानीमा बसमा गएर द्यौसी खेल्नेमाथि केही गर्न सक्दैन - त्यसैले पनि त्यो उसले सक्ने ठाउँमा दादागिरी देखाएको मात्र हो भन्ने देखिन्छ । उसको धर्मसम्बन्धी नीति जे होस्, संस्कृति-परम्परासम्बन्धी नीति जे होस् व्यवहारमा त्यसलाई जबर्जस्ती जनतामाथि लाद्ने धृष्टता भने गर्नु हुँदैन । जनताको विश्वासको सम्मान गर्दै तिनको स्वतन्त्रतालाई अक्षुण्ण रहन दिनुपर्छ । जंगलीराज र तानाशाही प्रवृत्ति लाद्ने आकाङ्क्षा उसले त्यागेन भने छिटै जनताबाटै लखेटिनुपर्ने अवस्था आउँछ । त्यो कुरा सबै क्षेत्रमा उत्तिकै लागू हुन्छ । धर्म-संस्कृतिको क्षेत्रमा मात्र त्यो कुरा सत्य होइन, बरु सामाजिक न्यायको क्षेत्रमा समेत सत्य हो । कथित जनअदालत, जबर्जस्ती चन्दा, कर र हत्या अपहरणका घटनालाई पनि जतिसक्दो चाँडो छाड्नर्ुपर्छ । हुनत त्यसैमा उसको जीवन अडेको छ भन्ने भ्रम पनि होला । त्यस्ता क्रियाकलाप त्यागेको दिन आफ्नो अस्तित्व नै समाप्त हुन्छ भन्ने त्रास छ भने ऊ त्यसबाट मुक्त हुनैपर्छ

Maoists continue to threaten the press: RSF

Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a global rights watchdog has expressed concern over a series of assaults, threats and coercive measures taken by Maoist cadres against the press in various parts of the country even after success of April movement.
A press release issued by the RSF said even though Maoist attacks on journalists have considerably decreased compared to previous years, they are nevertheless regular and symptomatic of a failure to tolerate criticism.

"On several occasions, and in particular in front of the international mission on press freedom in Nepal, the Maoist party’s most senior leaders have sworn their commitment to the freedom and security of journalists,” the worldwide press freedom organisation said, adding, “These commitments should be urgently respected in practice. We call on the movement’s leaders to bring their militants into line and to show greater transparency,” it added.

The international rights watchdog has expressed serious concern over the misbehaviour against journalists in various parts of the country in the charge of writing news that are not in their favour.

The RSF also expressed concern that the Maoists have occupied the offices of state-owned Nepal Television (NTV) in Kohalpur, western Nepal.

The statement further said, “According to the FNJ, Maoist cadres have detained assaulted, wrongly summoned or censored at least eight journalists since the return to democracy last April.” nepalnews.com pb Nov 01 06

Maoists bar leading companies from dispatching products

By NARAYAN SHARMA

NAWALPARASI, Nov 2 - Maoists on Thursday barred two big companies from dispatching their products for "refusing to pay tax" to the rebels.
The rebels stopped the Chaudhari Group, located at Dumkauli in the district, from dispatching its Wai Wai noodles, to the market since this afternoon.

Similarly, the rebels also prohibited the Gorkha Brewery Company, at Mukundapur in the district, from taking its liquor products—Carlsburg and Tuborg-- to the market.

According to the local Maoist leaders, the companies were barred from dispatching the products by an order from the Maoists' "People's government."

The Maoist "People's militia" surrounded the companies and stopped the officials from taking their products to the markets.

The Maoists had been pressuring the companies to pay them "tax" regularly since the past few months.

Meanwhile, according to sources, the Ministry of Finance has informed the Home Ministry about the Maoists' forceful "taxation."

But, sources said the Home Ministry has not made any attempt to stop the rebels.

Posted on: 2006-11-02 09:04:14 (Server Time)

NC cadres protest rebel bullying

Kantipur Report

KATHMANDU, Nov 2 - About 40 district presidents of the Nepali Congress (NC) party have urged Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to forcefully raise the issue of continuous intimidation, abductions and extortion by Maoists at the district level during the next summit talks.
Speaking at a consultation meeting held by the prime minister at his official residence at Baluwatar Wednesday, the heads of the party's district units said the situation has not improved at all at the local level despite agreements one-after-another signed by the Maoists at the center.

Most of the district party chiefs suggested that the prime minister ensure the Maoists implement the agreements and pacts immediately. They claimed that the Maoists were still demonstrating arms and keeping their so-called courts active in the districts.

They gave the example of Maoist action against party district-level leaders in Kalikot a couple of days ago. In response, Koirala said he would take up the issue with the Maoist leaders immediately, according to Tara Man Gurung, Sankhuwasabha district president of the party. Koirala was quick to ask the district chiefs to return to their districts immediately, Gurung said.

Koirala, at the meeting, informed that the ongoing peace process would yield an expected outcome soon and that the much-awaited summit talks would be held within a few days.

"At the upcoming talks, the modalities of arms management will be settled, and with that, the peace process will reach a conclusive stage," said Jagadishwor Narsingh KC, NC Nuwakot district president.

According to one participant, Koirala hinted that the government and the Maoists have arrived at a conclusion over most of the issues including arms.

The district presidents also drew the attention of the prime minister to the ongoing protests by temporary school teachers in most of the districts. They appraised Koirala of the failure of the government to start development projects in the districts, most of it due to Maoist disruptions.

'Make party's stance clear on monarchy first'
District heads of the party urged Prime Minister Koirala to make the party's stance on monarchy clear before the party launches its election campaign for the constituent assembly.

The district party presidents said the party cannot go to the people with its position on monarchy, the hottest issue in current politics, unclear.

They claimed the Nepali Congress may suffer a lot in the election once it is interpreted by the people as a royalist party, said one of the participants in Wednesday's consultation meet held by Koirala.

"We urge the party president that we should first be clear about our views on monarchy," said Jagadishwor Narsingh KC, Nuwakot district president of the party.

Koirala, however, was against the idea of making the party's position on monarchy clear before polls. "For now, the king's position will be as it is but the people will decide what position they want to give the monarchy, or if they want to abolish it," a participant quoted Koirala as saying.

Koirala said he was, however, ready to hold internal party discussions on the monarchy's position.

Posted on: 2006-11-01 22:20:21 (Server Time)