LB Thapa
It is no exaggeration that anarchy and lawlessness are ruling the roost in Nepal. Criminals are roaming freely and committing crime at their will. The country has become less secure to live in today than ever before. The daily graph of crime has soared across the country, leaving every sane citizen shocked and terrified. To our dismay, different gangs have become active in various cities and are gradually spreading their tentacles far and wide. The truth is that these gangs fear no one given the patronage of the political parties. In reality, these youths are being used by the different political parties to serve their purposes.
It can’t be ruled out that in recent times, several small gangs have developed links with the major groups of the political parties so that they can carry out criminal activities without any fear of being caught. Their organised crime has stunned the country. Extortion, kidnapping for ransom, robbery and murder have become a daily occurrence. If this is the New Nepal that our politicians are talking about, then we would be much happier with the
Reality bites! But the truth is that the police have been proved far less effective in tackling criminals. Realising the ineffectiveness of the police, many criminals are executing serious crimes even under broad daylight. Banks and jewellery shops are not safe. They are doing their business under constant fear of being robbed.
In recent times, kidnapping members of affluent families has risen noticeably. Top class businessmen, bureaucrats, doctors, engineers and so on feel vulnerable. Their children are easy targets of these kidnappers. In the past few months, a kidnapping spree has left everyone shocked and frightened. According to police records in the Kathmandu Valley, about a dozen kidnapping cases are registered every month. In fact, many kidnapping cases never get registered as they are settled outside with the kidnappers after paying the ransom.
If the government really wants to curb the increasing number of criminal activities in the country, it should start with the political parties. They must agree to disband their sister organisations that indulge in criminal activities. In a democratic nation, such organisations have no place. Let the police act without any external pressure. If the political leaders were not to protect these goons, the police could easily bring them to book. And strict punishment can teach them a lifetime lesson.
It seems that the law makers have shun themselves from fulfilling their responsibilities. No political leader seems to have the time to think of the miseries the people are living with. This is the time to act swiftly and nab the criminals from their hideouts. If the guilty were to be punished by the law the people can heave a sigh of relief.
Let’s not forget that only hollow slogans are not going to bring any positive change in the country. For that every branch of the system must act responsibly. And without peace and security, nothing is possible. And last but not the least, without the political parties’ true commitment, this is not going to happen.
It is no exaggeration that anarchy and lawlessness are ruling the roost in Nepal. Criminals are roaming freely and committing crime at their will. The country has become less secure to live in today than ever before. The daily graph of crime has soared across the country, leaving every sane citizen shocked and terrified. To our dismay, different gangs have become active in various cities and are gradually spreading their tentacles far and wide. The truth is that these gangs fear no one given the patronage of the political parties. In reality, these youths are being used by the different political parties to serve their purposes.
It can’t be ruled out that in recent times, several small gangs have developed links with the major groups of the political parties so that they can carry out criminal activities without any fear of being caught. Their organised crime has stunned the country. Extortion, kidnapping for ransom, robbery and murder have become a daily occurrence. If this is the New Nepal that our politicians are talking about, then we would be much happier with the
Reality bites! But the truth is that the police have been proved far less effective in tackling criminals. Realising the ineffectiveness of the police, many criminals are executing serious crimes even under broad daylight. Banks and jewellery shops are not safe. They are doing their business under constant fear of being robbed.
In recent times, kidnapping members of affluent families has risen noticeably. Top class businessmen, bureaucrats, doctors, engineers and so on feel vulnerable. Their children are easy targets of these kidnappers. In the past few months, a kidnapping spree has left everyone shocked and frightened. According to police records in the Kathmandu Valley, about a dozen kidnapping cases are registered every month. In fact, many kidnapping cases never get registered as they are settled outside with the kidnappers after paying the ransom.
If the government really wants to curb the increasing number of criminal activities in the country, it should start with the political parties. They must agree to disband their sister organisations that indulge in criminal activities. In a democratic nation, such organisations have no place. Let the police act without any external pressure. If the political leaders were not to protect these goons, the police could easily bring them to book. And strict punishment can teach them a lifetime lesson.
It seems that the law makers have shun themselves from fulfilling their responsibilities. No political leader seems to have the time to think of the miseries the people are living with. This is the time to act swiftly and nab the criminals from their hideouts. If the guilty were to be punished by the law the people can heave a sigh of relief.
Let’s not forget that only hollow slogans are not going to bring any positive change in the country. For that every branch of the system must act responsibly. And without peace and security, nothing is possible. And last but not the least, without the political parties’ true commitment, this is not going to happen.
(This article was published in The Rising Nepal)
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