Hate the sin, love the sinner.
- Mahatma Gandhi
The ridiculous argument being made on behalf of the Home Minister is that the focus has to be on the political issues raised by the Madhesi Movement, and not on one individual. That is highly ludicrous.
A minister's resignation in a democracy is a very done thing. Ministers resign on much smaller matters. This has not been a mere scandal. There has been a brutal suppression of a major movement. Krishna Sitaula killed more people than Kamal Thapa did.
Krishna Sitaula has to go. I don't care if he resigns on his own, or he gets fired by the Prime Minister. Either way he has to go.
There is a huge political reason for Sitaula to go. If he does not go, that will see more street protests. We could be risking the peace process, we could be risking the constituent assembly.
It is ridiculous of the Nepali Congress to suggest the party can not find another person to become Home Minister. I have been pushing the Aftab Alam name. A Madhesi name would be a smart move on the part of the party only a few months before the elections.
But then Girija likes to play the game of brinkmanship. He likes to push people, he likes to corner people.
If there is another showdown, you are looking at more than the Madhesi taking to the streets. There are a lot of aroused groups now. The Madhesi Movement has given them confidence. Their grievances are just. It is just that it will be wise for this eight party government to get all those groups to come for talks and take their agenda to the constituent assembly.
I think all the various groups just want to make sure the constituent assembly ends up looking like Nepal in terms of its ethnic and gender composition. The challenge is how do you achieve that best without compromising the basic one person, one vote democracy?
I have consistently pushed for reserved constituencies.
I just hope there are no more major street agitations. I hope talks and compromises and concessions carry the day. I hope creative solutions can be found.
It all starts with Krishna Sitaula's resignation.
Too many people died. Too many got hurt. And the Madhesi Movement was but the second chapter of the April Revolution itself.
Go, Krishna Sitaula, go.
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