Words Too Familiar

Proud to be a contributor to "Old Nayaa Nepal." Here is a rumination.

So our self-declared President is on the campaign trail thesedays. Quote from the Nepali Times, Issue 391 (http://nepalitimes.com/issue/391/Nation/14576):

"Dahal said his main focus would be on education, public health and employment for all. He proposed a four-lane highway from Kathmandu to Hetauda via Dakshinkali, and even promised a railway link from Tibet to Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Lumbini."

My initial reaction: well, if you are going to target the three biggest issues the country is facing, that's not really the "main focus" anymore. You might as well read a laundry list of "priorities" to the gullible people!

And, road, how hilarious! It's almost like our politicians have lost creativitity--so much that they have to promise the same thing in every election. Here's a template every politician should now use: "I propose a 16-lane road from X to Y via Z", where Z is the place the politician is running from. I am glad Comrade Prachanda didn't say he proposes a road from Achham to Baitadi via Dakshinkali! Here's a better idea: Prachanda should just build a one-lane road (one-way) to hell, just to fit his SUV. If he does not have the resources, perhaps he can get some help from Janadan Sharma's Janatako Pasinaa (Camrade Sharma apparently resorted to the janatako pasina during the question-answer session in NYC last year when he was asked how the Maoists intended to develop Nepal).

Here's what I am willing to bet my life on. Once/if Prachanda gets elected, he is NOT going to talk about this proposed road. Bhanthyo bhannu.

Oh, and what happened to the Maoists announcement earlier that the party leadership was not going to be involved in government positions?