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.