Learn lessons from mistakes
The Himalayan Times
11
February 2016
Learn lessons from
mistakes
It was welcoming news to read (“UDMF lifts
border blockade defers strike” THT, 9 February, Page 1). People were
desperately waiting to hear it after facing difficult days for the last four months
due to Madhes unrest and unofficial Indian trade embargo. Was it because the
UDMF lately saw that the number of their political cadres, who were stationed
at the Nepal India border points, started dwindling? Or, was it because they
completely failed to realize on time that the blockade at the border points was
a complete mistake on their part? Whichever were the reasons they must have now
leaned the lessons that there were other alternatives of expressing their
dissatisfaction on constitutional issues.
If UDMF’s concerns and demands are genuine,
what has been the problem for the “big three” to fulfill them? Is it the
egoistic politics of the “big three”, who do not want to budge an inch from
their political stands? They decided to unilaterally demarcate the boundaries
of seven provinces without realizing its consequences. As a result, the entire
nation and its people had to tremendously suffer from their unilateral
decision. The economy of the country has been pushed back to ten years. Most of
the development projects remained stalled. Thousands of business organizations
had to shut down due to lack of raw materials and petroleum products.
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj.
