Worst of Nepal In 2005

Worst

Persons & Events of 2005 (here is the BEST list)

1. The Feb 1 Royal Proclamation:

When an angry monarch with autocratic ambitions appeared on TV on the fateful morning of Feb 1, everything in Nepal started going wrong. With his words, king Gyanendra assumed the unrestricted executive power, fired a government, imposed emergency with press censorship, and jailed the Prime Minster and hundreds of political leaders and activists. The immediate result of the takeover came as a regressive government under the chair of the king himself. The cabinet included one of the most conservative and anti-democratic face as the royal deputy in the form of Dr. Tulsi Giri.

Related Link(s):
> The Blog That Wasn’t Blogged-II (The New Royal Takeover)

2. Madi Massacre:

Maoists committed a heinous crime against Nepali people by bombing a public transportation bus. Rebels ambushed a bus in Chitwan in July and killed 36 innocent passengers on the spot. 72 other unarmed people suffered injury, at least 35 of them seriously. The land mine exploded in Badermudhe Khola of Kalyanpur area.

Related Link(s):
>What’s the Value of Our Life?

3. Nagarkot Massacre:

Nepal saw one of the worst massacres in its history when an insane army man Basudev Thapa indiscriminately fired upon a group of villagers celebrating a festival in Nagarkot’s Chihan Danda. Thapa killed 11 people and injured more than two dozens before being killed. It is not clear how Thapa died. Three investigation teams from the army, Home Ministry and an ethnic organization are working on it currently.

Related Link(s):
> Surviving the Nagarkot Massacre

4. Press Censorship and Black Ordinance:

Nepal experienced the press censorship for the first time in the last 15 years when the king’s government sent armies to the newsrooms and broadcast stations. Vibrant and independent Nepali press that was born in the freedom of democracy suddenly found the new environment difficult to adjust in. After the censorship was lifted along with the three-month long emergency at the end of April, the government tired to bring a black ordinance into effect. Govt.issued the ordinance that, among other things, bars criticism of the king when Nepalis were celebrating biggest festival Dashin. Nepal for the first time after the downfall of autocratic Rana regime in 1950 was cut off from the rest of the world as king ordered telephone and internet service to be closed for a week. The government also introduced the one window blackmailing advertisement policy.

Related Link(s):
>A Melancholy Report Of A Reporter
>Fascist Face Of The Govt.: Partial Ad Policy
>Media Mirrors a Society (but NOT in Nepal)
>Regression at its Height: Draconian Press Law

5. Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC):

A notorious and controversial agency set up by the royal autocratic government selectively launched actions against several pro-democracy leaders and harassed anti-government activists. After giving jail verdict to former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba for two years, the agency with rights to charge, investigate and issue verdict against anyone is now dragged to the Supreme Court. The court is hearing the case that could decide RCCC’s fate.

Related Link(s):
>Controversy over king’s RCCC

6. Dr. Tulsi Giri:

The mother of Panchayat, the autocratic system, after being nominated vice chair in the royal cabinet openly challenged the constitution formulated by Nepali people. A few months later Kantipur and Kathmandu Post exposed that he was a businessman blacklisted by Nepal Bank Limited. His positive side? He was consistent on his remarks, was firm on his beliefs and was right on all wrong points. Not even a good leader always possesses such “qualities”.

Related Link(s):
>God, this fellow doesn’t know Maoists
> Dr Tulsi Giri in Willful Defaulters’ Blacklist

7. Tear Gas against protesters:

As pro-democracy demonstrators started hitting the streets of Kathmandu and other parts of the country, police found teargas as the best way to disperse the crowd. Doctors in the country have said that the gas is unhealthy and warned the police not to use it against protesters. Recently, police nearly killed some people by firing a teargas inside a shop in New Baneshwor (pic) and closed down the shutter.

Related Link(s):
>Police and Riots in Kathmandu Streets
> Tear Gas: Bounce Back to Police

8. Attack against Kantipur FM and Radio Sagarmatha:

By attacking, first Kantipur FM (pic), country’s first commercial radio, and Radio Sagarmatha, South Asia’s first community station, the royal government demonstrated how far it can go to implement autocracy in society. Armed police looted broadcast equipments and, from Radio Sagarmatha, arrested five journalists and staffs disrupting the broadcast of both stations. Kantipur had to stop its eastern region broadcast and Radio Sagarmatha remained closed for two days. Government has been targeting FM radios from the very beginning by banning news broadcast.

Related Link(s):
>Black Ordinance in Action
>FM Radio Culture In Nepali Society
>Radio Sagarmatha Forced to Close Down

9. Tanka Dhakal:

For being the Nepali avatar of Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi Information minister. As the spokesperson and Information minister of the royal government he just misinformed the public and lied, and lied and lied all the time defending autocracy.

Related Link(s):
>Ministers and the Lies
> Know Your Rulers

10. Zonal and Regional Administrators:

For spreading the tentacles of autocracy. Telling example of how autocrats impose power from above, against the principles of decentralization, through their henchmen. They have become the sharp teeth of an autocrat king to penetrate dictatorship in Nepali society. Many of them have already become controversial by arbitrarily taking actions, including physical assault, against civil servants and launching anti-democracy campaign.

Related Link(s):
>Now ‘dhishes’ Will Rule Us

11. Kamal Thapa:

The newly appointed home minister in the royal cabinet is the textbook-worthy example of opportunism. He first paved way for the split of RPP and formation of Jana Shakti Party. But he himself remained in RPP supporting the regime. He wanted the RPP to take into the royalist fold either by the internal decision or by splitting it. He is now actively involved in further splitting the RPP.

12. Royal Africa Safari:

Colossal waste of state fund for nothing.

Related Link(s):
>Where is his majesty? (from Nepalblogs.com)
>Nepal King’s Impending Trip to Tunisia

The Axis of Evil (WORSE than the WORST whom we couldn’t include in the WORST list)

1. Sachhit Shumser Rana (left), Bharat Keshar Singh (right) and Sharad Chandra Shah:

For their remarks and activities that were provocating, instigating, polarizing and dividing. Rana, the former Chief of the Army Staff, never tried to use his position for positive change in the country. Singh even tried to divide the country by raising religious issues. And we see not a single positive point in this BLACK pair. This pair is backed by a man called Sharad Chandra Shah. Shah who politicized the sports in Nepal in Panchayati days came back as the chair of High Level Committee for Information Technology and has been active to promote autocracy. Fourth member of this Axis of Evil is Pawan Kumar Ojha because argued so senselessly (that too inside the Supreme Court as the attorney general of the country) that a Hindu king is not bound to obey the constitution. These people have collectively reminded us the medieval courtiers of The Emperor’s New Clothes.

Related Link(s):
>Pundits’ Prefect Predictions
> No Religion in Politics

We couldn’t decide if these persons/events were the Best or Worst

1. Girija Prasad Koirala:

At a time when he is leading whole democracy movement in the country, he shamelessly promotes nepotism and autocracy within his organization Nepali congress party. Koirala has become the towering personality and all six parties have accepted his leadership in the seven-party coalition but he is not letting democracy flourish in Nepali Congress itself.

Related Link(s):
>Hopes From Girija Prasad Koirala
>Demanding Democracy In Nepali Congress
>Greedy Girija, Who Will Be Acting President in NC?
>Nepali Congress Leader Girija Prasad Koirala Released!
>A Cup Of ‘Kangressi’ Tea

2. Sher Bahadur Deuba:

Some say he is framed by the royal government for corruption charges but many others believe that he is the one who submitted democracy to the palace. Why he didnâ??t told the Nepali public about possible royal takeover when he knew about that already?

Related Link(s):
>Madam Deuba Speaks Up Her Heart and Mind
>Remembering Asoj 18
>Nepalese Media Told To Black Out Ex- PM Deuba News Conference
>Deuba Given Seven Days Jail Sentence
>The Midnight and Daylight Drama on Deuba Case (from Nepalblogs.com)

3. Attack on Royal Convoy:

Some say attacking the VVIP vehicle was indeed bad but others opine that the incident gave an opportunity for the palace to read the pulse of the public. The royalists first provoked the pro-democracy activists who were returning from UML mass meet. Then the stone pelting game started and the convoy caught up in the mess. And how about the royal representation on SAARC? The king shouldn’t have gone but then that wouldn’t have really mattered even if T Giri had represented. Plus, Prince Paras went to the Police Headquarter to inquire about the security lapse the other day which resulted a stunning attack on the royal convoy. The price visits the police office. Might sound good but other view is that the visit signals the way the palace wants to use state resources. This school of argument thinks the palace behaves as if security chiefs were servants.

Related Link(s):
>Witnessing The Stunning Event
>Telling Our Problems to Madam Chair
>Crown Prince in Police HQ. No Food to Students

4. Ram Bahadur Bomjam:

Many believe he in the new Buddha but he himself doesn’t think so. He is there, in Bara, apparently mediating and his being there has created waves around the world. Many think he should be probed. But we don’t think so. That’s his right to be there. To meditate. He shouldn’t be disturbed.

Related Link(s):
>New Buddha!?

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10 Responses to “Worst of Nepal In 2005”

programmer Says:
January 1st, 2006 at 1:31 am

These all worst are made/started by democratic leaders not by anyone else !!

ProDemocrat Says:
January 1st, 2006 at 4:10 am

KG and TG are the worst players in 2005

freedomfighter.np Says:
January 1st, 2006 at 5:48 am

where are KG and paras??

freedomfighter.np Says:
January 1st, 2006 at 5:54 am

Girija- why not in both best and worst, in the thirteenth of worst and sixteenth of best.

SBD – 14th of worst

Attack on Royal conv.- some where in the top 5 of best

budunca Says:

January 1st, 2006 at 6:45 am
political parties are the no 1 worst thing that happened to nepal this year they joined hand with maoist who have been slaughtering poor people. now they are part of killer gang.

Chandan Says:

January 1st, 2006 at 11:04 am
I see Sachit as the worst of the worst this year for his war-mongering remarks and senselss defence of the autocrat. Mr. Giri and Mr. Dhakal are also the most…what to say…they are devils of democracy!

no democracy i need ganatantra Says:

January 1st, 2006 at 2:11 pm
no men are the worst in above given photos
they are doing as they a bhardar is supposed to do.
they do not speak their own words.
they do not use their eyes to see
they do not even think
they only do what they are ordered by their master.
they are only the puppets of king gyanendra.
so don’t blame them they are doing their “noon ko sojho” and they cannot hear u because they are not allowed to hear by their master king gyanendra.
so all the words what they speak are the words of their master KG.so master is responsible of what they speak and what they do.

http://web.archive.org/web/20060118225020/http://www.rrcr.org/ Says:

January 2nd, 2006 at 4:09 am
If one has to pick out the YEAR’S WORSE…. The [icd] Prince must be near the Top of the List.
The “miracle” of [icd].

Truth Says:

January 2nd, 2006 at 5:24 pm
No.1 worst is political leaders of 7 alliance. No destination…..running for the power here and there in the name of democracy

democratic lover Says:

January 11th, 2006 at 7:43 am
well as in my view the worster thing firstly is the kings move for the autocracy and after each and every things the misniters of the king did the so called kings envoy sachit s rana and sings are the worst and the whole year gone through the worst time and it will continue till the democratic time comes in nepal and lets pray for the democracy soon…