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Planners should focus on people with disabilities to ensure inclusive development

Sep 17, 2015- As the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) conclude this year, a recent report has highlighted their success in lessening poverty and improving the lives of the world’s poor, including persons with disabilities. The UN Secretary-General proudly announced that the MDGs had resulted in the most successful anti-poverty movement in history by lifting over a billion people out of extreme poverty, enabling more girls to attend school and protecting our planet. Regrettably, the MDGs have been unsuccessful on the disability-inclusion front, and this has amplified inequalities. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are being confirmed in September will build on the accomplishments and limitations of the MDGs. Disability issues have been recognised in the upcoming SDGs and they seek to make targeted efforts to ensure that people with disabilities are included.
Recommendations for the SDGs by the High-Level Panel emphasise powerful and aspiring themes, including leaving no one behind. However, in a developing country like Nepal, nearly 95 percent of the people with disabilities live below the poverty line, and more than two-thirds do not receive basic education, healthcare services and vocational training for employment. Therefore, would it actually be possible to leave no one behind and achieve inclusive development for everybody?

Advancements and gaps

Nepal is on track to achieve most of the MDGs, together with some major reforms in the social policies, despite recent political and economic upheavals. The overall targets set for poverty reduction, maternal and child mortality and primary level enrolment have been fully or partially achieved. Still, there is a huge gap in the achievement of these indicators for the disabled. Presumably, this striking gap exists as the MDGs failed to set targets for disability in any of the eight goals and the Millennium Declaration.
Several thousand children with disabilities still do not attend schools, and many disabled persons cannot obtain primary healthcare services as building structures are not accessible to them. Consequently, less than four percent of the disabled population has access to meaningful livelihood opportunities. Their isolation is a result of impairments as well as a judgmental social attitude.

Beyond MDGs

Considering lack of specific policies and existing gaps in ensuring that persons with disabilities are included in the development framework in the MDGs, the UN Secretary-General has launched an effort entitled ‘The Way Forward: A Disability-Inclusive Agenda towards 2015 and Beyond.’ It stresses on accessibility as the central theme. Past experiences have shown that mainstream development projects, regardless of their focus on social inclusion, have failed to benefit these groups. There is still a lack of awareness among development actors with regard to their needs, and they have failed to address accessibility in the design, implementation and monitoring of the project. To meet the targets of the post-2015 SDGs, Nepal needs to harness the potential of all the citizens including persons with disabilities.
Persons with disabilities are best served through a twin-track approach—ensuring the mainstreaming of services and creating specialised disability-focused interventions in the programmes and services. Given the lack of monitoring and the failure to set targets in public services and incentives, there is a need to agree on specific targets in the incentives and packages to lift these economically and socially excluded groups. Similar to gender, disability concerns need to be acknowledged as a cross-cutting issue.
In Nepal, a very small amount of the national budget is allocated for the welfare of persons with disabilities—health, education and job-related training. This has a direct impact on their quality of life and economic inclusion. According to a New Era Research, nearly 70 percent of the persons with disabilities depend on family members for their healthcare and other special needs.

Step forward

So if Nepal is to ensure that no one is left behind in the development process, the government and the private sector need to work together to improve financing for persons with disabilities. The lessons acquired from the MDGs should be reflected in the planning process. Also, it would be unrealistic to expect the government to solve all the problems faced by these vulnerable groups. Therefore, more domestic resources and external development assistance are essential. An increased budget allocation and improved coordination with public-private partnership would go a long way in addressing the underlying issues of the disabled community. Similarly, experiences from different countries have shown that appropriate opportunities for persons with disabilities will not only help them lead decent lives but also promote inclusive development.
In order to ensure the meaningful participation of persons with disabilities, health, education and capacity enhancement services should be made accessible and available to them. Likewise, to ensure inclusive growth post-2015, a substantial leap forward in economic opportunities, innovative disabled-friendly technologies for employment and ethical business investment for persons with disabilities, even in rural communities, is crucial. Strong advocacy and collaboration among agencies is essential to provide gainful livelihood opportunities too.
To conclude, the encouraging goals set by the SDGs can only be achieved if all the political parties and civil society work together. It is more important for the government to commit more funding to make the SDGs a reality in Nepal.

Neupane is Livelihood Advisor at Handicap International. Views expressed in this article are personal

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How can people of all ethnicities work together to stop Nepal’s downhill slide?

Sep 17, 2015- What is going on in Nepal these days?” an American acquaintance asked a Kathmandu-based Nepali-speaking friend of mine who was visiting me for a few days in the US. My friend, an astute observer, casually replied, “We are going through a pre-civil war period right now.” I was taken aback. I sensed a feeling of inevitability in his calm voice just like the unavoidable doom of William Shakespeare’s tragic hero because of his character flaw that leads him to make a mistake which snowballs into a chain of events culminating in a catastrophe. Baburam Bhattarai’s premonition of doom in his Facebook post came not long after.
If Nepal is indeed hurtling towards a civil war, are there ways to avert it? Or, will Nepal meet the fate of many African and Middle-Eastern countries—destruction, fragmentation and genocide? When Mahendra, in his dynastic arrogance, annulled democracy and imprisoned and exiled democratic leaders, did he foresee that the long-term effect of his hubris would be the abolition of his own dynasty? Still it was only a dynasty then. What would the consequence be if the Nepali-speaking hill caste leaders of the CPN-UML, Nepali Congress and UCPN (Maoist) promulgate the constitution at the barrel of the gun?

Sanctioned ignorance
First of all, let us examine why the country seems to be headed towards a disaster. The hill caste leaders of the three parties are determined to promulgate the constitution in a few days. Their security forces are determined to suppress the violent discontent in the Tarai-Madhes. So far, they have killed 37 Tharus and Madhesis and nine policemen have also lost their lives in the process. The Madhesis of Bhardah, Saptari complained to the journalists that—in the August 24 raid into the houses of the village, in which a protester died in police shooting—the Nepal police and Nepal Armed Police abused men, women and children by calling them Bihari, Madhise and Dhoti and asked them to go back to where theycame from.
Even now, after a month of violent unrest in the Tarai-Madhes and simmering discontent in Limbuwan, Tamsaling, Tamuwan and Magarat, you see the hill caste people voicing their opinion in two ways. On the internet, you read their responses—to Madhesi leaders’ statements, the Hindustan Times associate editor Prashant Jha’s desperate attempt to forestall the doom-drive of the Nepali state, and former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai’s Twitter and Facebook posts—and cringe at the obscene and abusive language. Then, you read the newspaper reportings of Nepali-language journalists and you marvel at their sanctioned ignorance and lack of intelligence in putting two and two together.
To give you just one example, many educated, intelligent, articulate hill-caste folks, including media men, believe that many Madhesi leaders are Indians and they are waging their campaign in the Tarai-Madhes for federalism to split Nepal. They believe that India is behind this grand design and that if the Madhesi leaders had not incited the Tharus of Kailali and Kanchanpur, the Tikapur killings would not have occurred because Tharus cannot be violent. This group of Nepalis has built a wall of ignorance and illusion in their minds; or, rather, the Nepali state, especially during the 30 years of Panchayat system, built the wall of ignorance. Why am I saying so?
Let us for a moment assume that we patriotic Nepalis must ignore a Madhesi leader or two who are really Indian (wolves) in the guise of lambs (Nepali). But what about all Madhesi leaders? What about the Tharu leaders? What about the Limbu, Tamang, Gurung, Magar leaders who have been struggling for Limbuwan, Tamsaling, Tamuwan and Magarat? What about the Dalits? Forget about the Madhesi Dalits. What about the Pahade Dalits? Are all women and Dalits Indians, too? Well, then, they would say they have been incited by the West. Why?
The reply would be, they are not Indians but want to become Christians. Give us a break, people!
And then, when one argues the inevitability of identity-inclusive federalism as a negotiated settlement between and among Nepal’s stakeholders, such people would say that in such a situation, we should surrender ourselves and our country to India. I have heard and read such argument more than once.

Against status quo
The incapacity of these ostrich-like people to critically think through the issues is mind-boggling. What such people do not understand is that the diminishment of the Nepali-speaking elite’s power does not mean the end of Nepal. And that the Limbus, Tamangs, Newars, Gurungs, Tharus and, yes, Madhesis need Nepal’s sovereignty and integrity as urgently as they do. The sooner they get rid of this illusion, the better for the country and its future.
But many hill caste Congress and UML politicians are the worst of this lot. What can one say of former prime minister Jhala Nath Khanal’s use of the term ‘Dhoti Pradesh’ in his interview with Reporter Club’s Rishi Dhamala about the Madhes province? By using this derogatory expression, he acknowledged that Nepal has so far been a ‘Topi Pradesh’. And then you have the word juggler KP Oli whose colourful words have only worsened Nepal’s political situation.
In the face of this confederacy of dunces, how can people of all ethnicities, including hill caste folks of conscience and foresight, work together to stop Nepal’s downhill slide to civil war? Yes, all the people of conscience need to come together. Otherwise, it will be too late. And the sufferers would not necessarily be the hill caste elites like Khanals and Olis but the ordinary hill caste folk in the Tarai-Madhes as well as in the hills. Because of the fault of a few, the Madhesis, Tharus, and other Janajatis of the hills and the plains, the Dalits and women may come to hate all hill caste men, which would be really unfortunate. Therefore, public opinion needs to be built in favour of non-violence and justice right now. Public opinion also needs to be built against the Congress and the UML so that in the next election or two, no Janajati, Madhesi, Dalit, woman and hill caste man as well—who is conscious of one’s right—votes for these parties. There has to be a total boycott of these parties in at least a few elections to stop Nepal’s slide to doom and destruction.

सुगौली-सन्धीको यो २०० औं बर्ष हो! आजको २४ घण्टाले पुर्खाले आर्जित गरेको र हामीले २०० बर्षसम्म भोग्दै आएको मातृभूमि नेपालको अखण्डता युगयुगसम्म जोगाउन सक्छौं कि सक्दैनौं भन्ने कुराको शायद फैसला गर्नेछ!

'नेपाल' भनेको हिमाल, पहाड, तराईमा वसोवास गर्ने विविध वर्ग/जाति/लिंग/भाषा/धर्म/संस्कृति/पेशाका जनताको अनेकता वीचको एकताको सामुहिक अभिव्यक्ति/पहिचान हो।एउटा जाति/क्षेत्र/समुदायले मात्र आफुलाई 'नेपाली' र अरुलाई अनेपाली ठान्ने प्रवृत्तिले अखण्ड नेपाल कायम राख्न सक्दैन!

नेपाल मात्र अखण्ड हो र त्यसभित्रका अरु सबै इलाका संघीय ढाँचामा पुनर्संरचना हुनसक्छन् भन्ने विर्सेर वा वुझ पचाएर पुरानो राज्यले बनाएको आफ्नो चुनावी क्षेत्र/ जिल्ला/अंचल/विकास क्षेत्रलाई 'अखण्ड' राख्ने हठले पुर्खाले छोडेर गएको नेपालको अखण्डता धरापमा पर्दैछ!


सार्वभौम संविधानसभाले संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपालको नयाँ संविधान छिटो जारी गर्नुपर्छ र कुनै पनि वहानामा यो संसलाई असफल पार्ने दुष्प्रयत्नलाई परास्त गर्नैपर्छ ! यसमा कुनै विवाद छैन र हुनुहुँदैन!

तर देशको अखण्डतामाथि आउन सक्ने अनिष्ठ रोक्न र धेरै भन्दा धेरै राजनीतिक शक्ति र समुदायको स्वामित्व/अपनत्व रहेको संविधान निर्माण गर्न २/४ दिन अघिपछि हुन्छ भने त्यसलाई कसैले पनि प्रतिष्ठाको विषय बनाइनुहुन्न!

खाशगरी पूर्वदेखि पश्चिमसम्मको तराई/ मधेसमा झण्डै एक महिनादेखि असन्तुष्टि र विग्रहको ज्वालामुखी पुत्पुताइरहेको र दिनहुँ मान्छेको ज्यान गुमेर स्थिति विष्फोटक बन्दै गएको अवस्थामा त्यसलाई संवोधन नगरी अघि बढ्ने हठ कसैले गर्नुहुँदैन!राजनीतिक समस्यालाई फौजी दमनले हल गरेको इतिहास कतै छैन!

त्यसैले आजै वार्तामा बस्ने वातावरण बनाऊँ! संवाद बाटै समाधान खोजौं! देशको अखण्डतालाई धरापमा नपारौं! २/४ दिन ढिलोछिटोले कुनै आकाश खस्दैन!!

Transparency and accountability should not be looked and perceived as a guiding principles but should be looked as a tools to be applied wherever every stakeholders can be benefited. IN our country Nepal it has been a trend and a culture to look every activities as a Debit and credit of financial statement. That means everyone is expecting positive cash flows and Net profit after tax. If nothing in hand then no dedication and interest on the respective task.

Humanity also need to be considered ,this has slowly being a rare issues. This has also some how created the big questions about transparency and accountability of INGO’S.INGO motive is to pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interest of poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services or undertake the community development. Where there is written that INGO should exploit the budget? no where.so the originality and ethics of INGO must be implemented rather than deriving materialistic definition of INGO. Otherwise misleading perception may create a perception error and ambiguity about INGO working methodology.

Yes, I think the decision made by social welfare council will create transparency and accountability for INGO in Nepal. Let us not put every INGO in a one bucket and generalize. But the positive message and carefulness it spread in every steps of INGO activities will spread a positive vibrant of INGO activities.Bank regulations are a form of government regulation which subject banks to certain requirements, restrictions and guidelines. This regulatory structure creates transparency between banking institutions and the individuals and corporations with whom they conduct business, among other things.Given the interconnectedness of the banking industry and the reliance that the national and global economy hold on banks, it is important for regulatory agencies to maintain control over the standardized practices of these institutions. Supporters of such regulation often hinge their arguments on the "too big to fail" notion.There are important controversies and critiques of the effectiveness of INGOs.

The first critique is that money provided by INGOs does not actually reach the neediest people. Especially when administrative costs are high within an organization, people wonder whether their money is going to help developing nations or into a CEO’s pocket. If a country’s government is corrupt, there is also the possibility that INGO funds are being siphoned off by the government. if NRB regulated effectively and efficiently then the desired group can be benefited.The NRB also will disclose its financial statemetnt then the question of fraud would not be arised.

This world is also bio informatic and technical age.The use of social sites,websites can also be used for monitoring and regulation the activities of INGO in nepal.Websites like Charity Navigator and GiveWell are intended to provide information on the breakdown of money and donations spent within the organization. Along with the approval of the UN based on its criteria of the NGOs, these websites promote transparency and accountability in international non-governmental organizations so that people looking to make a donation can make an educated decision based on what they want to support and if their money will be used effectively. These website knowledge need to be spread on everyone in Nepal.There is also another argument regarding the accountability of INGOs. These nongovernmental organizations need to account for possible consequences. For example, INGOs such as Oxfam and Greenpeace influence many people's lives as they provide important social and relief services. These people who rely on INGOs, however, do not have the means to affect the activities of these INGOs. Thus, in order for these INGOs to exercise their power responsibly and work for the sake of the people who are affected by their activities, they need to have accountability for their activities. How the funds were used and how much their aims were achieved should be exposed.

So in Nepal if INGOS financial transaction is brought under NRB then it would be fruitful.There are many examples that shows that after being supervised by concerned authority many activities has been improved.

Everytime when the matter arraises about any non-government and government organization their transparency and accountability have always been the matter of hot discussion. In present many many INGOs are recently going through the issus of transparency and accountability. There are few who are fulfiling their duties well but there are many who are busy idealizing themselves. When these non profit organizations become profit oriented then it become a proposition for government as well as civil society.

In my personal opinion the step that Social Welfare Council is planning to take will certainly create transparency and accountability for INGOs in Nepal. According to my perspectiive the measure to carry out financial transaction of all INGOs through Government Banking System will be an effective method to keep hawk's eye surveillance on more than 250 INGOs (src. SWC) working in Nepal

If we put a glimps on Governance and Economic reform immediate action plan 2069, under the clause 13 (corruption and transparency) it is necessary for all INGOs working in Nepal to publicize their budget ,completed work expenditure and human resources in an integrated manner however the cases of fabricating the audits have been witnessed . But when their transaction comes under government banking system their gross incoming budget becomes visible and hence assist to determing their actual condition which will help to obliterate hypocracy and classify them according to national priority.

According to the new measure the expenditure transaction also applies the government banking system. In this case their work can be countedand visibility of work can be determined As a whole we can analyze their eficiency in changing the lives of the people. Their financial irregularities can be pinpointed. Whenthis happens they become more accountable to their stakeholders and hence can have better coordination with government to achieve the mos in the relevant field.If in case they really want this to happen.

To sum up ,this step helps to filter who and what is good for society. If the philantrophy really dwells within them then they must be ready to face this huddle or else it can be presumed that they are here simp-ly to feed their elites and nothing more than that.This is the test for one and all.

There has always been a great deal of skepticism regarding the actual achievements of INGOs in a country like ours where there are no strict government policies and regulations. The lack of transparency and accountability from the side of INGOs has only added to the skepticism.

While INGOs have made great contributions in uplifting and developing various sectors such as health, education, agriculture, infrastructure, etc; the general public have always questioned whether the bulk of their budget is truly used in the projects or misused under ambiguous headings such as administrative expenditures or assortment.

INGOs are generally defined as non-governmental and non-profit making organizations. Quite contrary to this definition, most of the INGOs in Nepal have so far proven themselves only as profit milking organizations. INGOs in Nepal have become a place for easy money-making. For obvious reason, INGOs are here to improve society and people's life especially of the underprivileged ones- may it be by contributing in the development of education or health or agriculture or any other sectors. INGOs were welcomed for one and only reason - to help people or to involve in philanthropic deeds. But to their dismay, Nepalese people have been witnessing only tit-bits of achievements and a huge misappropriation of the funds that otherwise, without doubt, would have to be spent on philanthropic deeds.

An INGO is a not-for-profit, non-political and international non-governmental organization. The main focus of INGO is to provide relief and development aid to the sectors like education, health and employment in a country. To our misfortune, we hear from time to time that there have been drawbacks and embezzlements of INGO.

It is shameless. While working with one of the reputed organizations, I saw real activities taking place daily. I do not blame the donors for foreign aid but the members that take care of it. There is an old adage, "wealth opens the third eye of even lord Shiva". If financial transactions of all INGOs are brought under the government banking system (Nepal Rastra Bank) the organization will be held more accountable. As a result, it will earn popularity in the society. It is nonsensical to talk like eating beef in the homeland with our kids without taking cultural and religious backgrounds into account.

We should keep in mind that we are from diverse cultural backgrounds, follow different religions, yet we have a unity in diversity. Discriminating against one another on the basis of color should be made punishable. Tourism is flourishing due to our cultural, religious and ethnic varieties.

To conclude, INGO is not bad itself - its reputation depends on how we run. If we make its financial activities transparent and run it with pious objectives, it will earn popularity, stop being controversial.

After the recent earthquake, millions of dollars in relief aid was received by the Nepal government and various INGOs involved in Nepal. Even though we never shy from criticizing the lack of effort of the government after the quakes, there are numbers and statistics that show the effort from the government was quite effective and helped save thousands of lives all over the country. On the other hand, the INGOs also received a huge amount of money for the relief efforts but the question aries, 'where did the money go?'

The Social Welfare Council (SWC)'s decision to bring financial transactions of all INGOs under government banking system, in my view, is the right thing to do. The government's relief effort, according to reports, was carried out with a budget of about 50 million dollars. In contrast, INGOs received hundreds of millions of dollars and they have not accomplished anything that you would think could be done with that sort of money in the time of crisis. Wouldn't there be any results to show for us if the money was properly utilized?

Bringing the financial transactions of INGOs under government banking system would mean that there will be audits of the organization's transaction and we can see where the money is being spent. When all transactions of INGOs are made transparent, it will hold them accountable. If they are found to be involved in financial embezzlements, what is the point of having them here when they are not working for our betterment but are making profit in our time of crisis?

INGOs that are here to serve the people would not cause any major problem if the audits are carried out properly. It would also display which organizations are working as advertised and which are not.

Every time when the discourse begins about any non-government and government organization their transparency and accountability have always been the matter of hot discussion. In present many INGOs are recently going through the issues of transparency and accountability. There are few who are fulfilling their duties well while there are many who are simply idealizing themselves. When these non-profit organizations become profit-oriented then it becomes a matter of scrutiny for government as well as civil society.

In my personal point of view the step that Social Welfare Council is planning to take will certainly help toward creating transparency and accountability among INGOs in Nepal. The idea to bring financial transaction of INGOs under Government Banking System will be an effective measure to control more than 250 INGOs (SWC) working in Nepal.

If we look at Governance and Economic Reform Immediate Action Plan 2069, under the clause 13 (corruption and transparency) it is necessary for all INGOs working in Nepal to publish their budget ,completed work expenditure and human resources in an integrated manner.

However, the cases of fabricating the audits have been witnessed.

But when their transaction comes under government banking system their gross incoming budget becomes visible and hence assists to determine their actual condition which will help to obliterate hypocrisy.

According to the new measure the expenditure transaction also applies to the government banking system. In this case their works can be evaluated and transparency of works can be determined. On the whole, we can analyze their efficiency in changing the lives of the people. Their financial irregularities can be pinpointed. When this happens they become more accountable to their stakeholders and hence can have better coordination with government to achieve the desired result in the relevant field.

To sum up, this step helps to filter who and what is good for society. If the philanthropy really dwells within them, they must be ready to face this huddle or else it can be presumed that they are here simply to feed their elites. This is the test for one and all.

The issue of transparency and accountability of INGOs has been controversial since long.INGOs have failed to live up to the expectations of the people in general, let alone maintaining financial transparency.

The issue of transparency and accountability of INGOs has been controversial since long.INGOs have failed to live up to the expectations of the people in general, let alone maintaining financial transparency.

Transparency and accountability have always been the topics of discussion when it comes to any sort of non-governmental or governmental organizations here in Nepal. Generally, INGO is termed as a non-profit organization operating for good deeds to help society and its people. The irony is the same organization running as non-profit group has to be watched or controlled because the so-called non-profit group is making profit. This is something that I would call a ridiculous aspect of the definition INGO carries itself. However, I still have some faith on watchdog like Social Welfare Council (SWC) which is now trying to bring all the financial transactions of INGOs under government banking system.

If I have to comment about the transparency of the financial status when INGOs come under the government banking system, I would say yes, this would make the financial status open and transparent since SWC would now have all the audits on what amount has been used for what purpose. However, being accountable is entirely a major topic to be discussed on about INGOs and I personally do not have any faith on the accountability of these organizations.

Nepal was a closed country until the early 1950s AD. Following the revolution, we started getting in different INGOs and by default they were to help society and people. It sounds simple and good, right? In contrast, in spite of their involvement in the society for almost 60 years and after spending billions of dollars, no major changes in the people's lives have been seen. Underprivileged, minorities and poor are still the same and we still hear that INGOs are still helping. This is very concerning when we see the result. But, please don't be concerned because INGOs are in operation only to feed their elites. On the other hand, these elites are handsomely paid to work on what they have been told to by those funders who are funding to regulate the INGO. Simple example is they are paid if they would be able to help convert anyone to Christian.

Quite contrast, in my opinion, why do we not root out INGOs from Nepal rather than digging on their accountability and transparency. My humble suggestion to all the readers would be let's seek transparency and accountability from our government rather than comment on what is merely beneficial to any Nepalese. It is just waste of our valuable time when a non-profit organization vowing to work for people has come under scrutiny because of their non-transparency and unaccountability.

Dr. Baburam Bhattarai

अंग्रेजीमा एउटा भनाइ छ- ' You should not only be good. You should appear to be good.'( असल भएर मात्र हुन्न; असल देखिनु पनि पर्छ )

Dr. Baburam Bhattarai

Dr. Baburam Bhattarai

संविधानसभाबाट संविधान बनेर जारी हुने दिन नजिकिदै जानु सबै नेपालीको निम्ति खुशी र गर्वको कुरा हो! अव संविधान कुनै पनि वहानामा कसैले पनि रोक्न सक्दैन र रोक्न दिन पनि हुँदैन! यो अत्यन्त असल कुरा हो!

तर संसबाट संविधान निर्माण जस्तो युगान्तकारी महत्वको विषयमा देशका धेरै भन्दा धेरै राजनीतिक शक्ति र समूहको स्वामित्व र अपनत्व हुनु राम्रो र वान्छनीय हुन्छ! यति वेला संसभित्रकै १०-१२ दल यसबाट वाहिरिएका छन्! तराई/ मधेस लगायतको देशको ठुलो भूभाग र जनसंख्या झण्डै एक महिनादेखि आन्दोलन र कर्फ्यू/निषेधाज्ञाको चपेटामा छन्! दर्जनौंको ज्यान गैसकेकोछ! यो असल देखिएको छैन!


त्यसैले प्रमुख राजनीतिक दलहरूले २-४ दिन पर्खेर असन्तुष्ट पक्षहरुलाई वार्तामा ल्याएर वा उनीहरूका सरोकारहरूलाई संवोधन गरेर संविधान पारित/जारी गर्नु वुद्धिमानी र देशको दीर्घकालीन हितमा हुनेछ!
यदि देशमा दिगो शान्ति हुन्छ भने संविधान केही दिन अघि वा पछि जारी गर्दा केही फरक पर्दैन!

कुनै हल्लाको पछि नलागौं! २-४ दिन अघिपछिको कुरालाई जुंगाको लडाइँ नबनाऊँ!