Thursday, May 7, 2009

Even the Right wing Economist says General Katawal deserves the boot


General Katawal deserved the boot. A devotee of Nepal’s deposed king, Gyanendra, whose office was abolished last year to draw the Maoists into Nepal’s first post-war election, he has never hidden his hatred for his former foes in a decade-long conflict. In December, he refused to curtail a recruitment drive, which the UN called a violation of the 2006 peace agreement. When the government then refused his request to extend the service of eight brigadier-generals, he again resisted. After he forbade the army to take part in an athletics contest last month because the Maoists’ former army, currently corralled under UN supervision, was also to take part, the government asked General Katawal to explain himself on all three issues. His haughty response prompted Mr Dahal’s action

Source: The Economist

Democracy and Class struggle says how many are to be injured and die before he goes - maybe the Judiciary can help Nepal to heal - we are pessimists of the intelligence but optimists of the will - Democracy will prevail and the General Katawal will go.

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