Democracy For Nepal: Plan B

Monday, March 20, 2006

Plan B

The seven party alliance should not repeat the mistake of January 20. The protests back then were designed thinking Gyanendra has the mentality of Birendra, and that just is not true. If this king had wanted dialougue, he would have gone for it a long time ago. He has to be ousted without him wanting to get ousted. How do you do that the non-violent way?

(1) Early Arrest Of Key Organizers

(2) Mass Arrests

(3) Tear Gas

(4) Curfew

(5) Military Crackdown

The only real answer to all these possibilities is to change gears. People like Kamal Thapa, Tulsi Giri and Shrish Rana have to know they are headed to jail. Sending them to jail has to be part of the roadmap. Otherwise you are betraying the people who you are inviting to come out into the streets and risk much.

If the regime is thinking in terms of these scenarios, we have to change gears. The movement has to become a revolution, a peaceful revolution. We have to organize to get hundreds of thousands of people to gherao the Narayanhiti. That encircling will culminate in this regime collapsing, and the 1999 House being reinstated not as a House within the 1990 constitution, but a revolutionary parliament whose first act is to declare the country a republic, whose second act is to declare an interim president, and whose third act is to arrest the villains of this regime.

Hardline has to be met with hardline. Non-violent ways can get hardline too.

संघीय गणतन्त्र
Republic Of Nepal Flag
भूपि शेरचन, गोपालप्रसाद रिमाल, प्रवर जिसी
Curfews Will Not Save The Crown
देशव्यापी पम्फलेटिङ
Verdict: Loss Of Crown, Property And Liberty For Gyanendra Shaha
Bamdev Gautam: January 20 On Schedule
प्रहार गरिहालौं
Tea, Coffee Or Soda?
लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नै किन?

If we do not change gears, we are basically inviting this regime to try and disrupt our momentum with them not having to face the consequences of doing so.

We owe it to the people to change gears.

In The News

Nepal Prince's peccadillo Hindustan Times, India Paras, known more for his peccadilloes than princely virtues ..... 35-year-old heir to the throne ...... According to the state media .. the royal couple were invited to the European city by Austrian chancellor Wolfgang Schusel. ....... However, according to the local media, Schusel did not issue an invite....... The decision to gift the rhinos, an endangered species, has drawn fire from the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists ........ Besides Vienna, the team will also visit France and the UAE, whose governments have not issued any invitation to the prince known for his quick temper and company of friends who are as quick with their fists....... the finance ministry had allocated Nepali Rs 90 million in its budget for the current fiscal for high-level visits. But this money has all been used up....... Paras' joy ride is estimated to cost Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world, Nepali Rs 60 million ......The trip has also disrupted the flights of the national carrier, the Royal Nepalese Airlines ..... Since it possesses only two Boeings, one of which has been pressed into the service of the royal entourage, the cash-strapped carrier had to postpone its Dubai flight to Sunday from Friday
Nepal's Crown Prince in another 'beastly' tale NewKerala.com
Nepal's Crown Prince in another 'beastly' tale DailyIndia.com Nepal lashed out at India for what it called 'abetting' terrorism and vowed to hold general elections by April 2007. .......despite the move sending out a strong signal that the rebels want to return to the political mainstream, King Gyanendra's royalist government has chosen to continue on its collision course, accusing India and the opposition of nurturing 'terrorism'. ...... Flaying the opposition for their 'mentality of nurturing terrorism' by 'collaborating with terrorists', Rana said: 'Democracy and the constitution can be activated only by establishing parliament through election.' ........ warning of further violence if 'shelter was provided to anti-social elements'. ........ a political committee formed within the cabinet, headed by senior deputy vice-chairman Tulsi Giri, held a meeting Sunday to discuss a mass protest planned by the opposition here April 8....... 'Government iron fist awaits rally' ......Nepal had a whiff of peace last year after an alliance of seven opposition parties signed a pact with the rebels, with whom they held secret talks in New Delhi. ...... Gyanendra's government however ignored the mounting call at home and abroad to start peace talks with the rebels during the truce and went ahead with controversial local elections that were called hollow by the international community.
Nepal 'blames' India for blockade withdrawal DailyIndia.com, NY
Nepal accuses India of encouraging terrorism(LEAD) DailyIndia.com
Nepal accuses India of encouraging terrorism Samudaya.org
Nepal accuses India of encouraging terrorism NewKerala.com
Nepal: Rights Commission Critical of Govt Policy on Surrender Nepal human Rights News, Nepal The National Human Rights Commission of Nepal has expressed dissatisfaction over a provision in a recently introduced policy on Surrender and Rehabilitation, which allows the Maoists to surrender at the NHRC premises...... Accordingly, the Maoist insurgents could surrender before regional/zonal/district administration offices, RNA bases/barracks, security bases of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force, temporary operation bases, mobile services of the government, Home/Defense Ministry as well as the NHRC.
‘NHRC is not surrender center' Kantipur Online

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