2004-04-03

Mega demonstrations in downtown Kathmandu

NTV just shown desolate pictures from the streets of Kathmandu: chopped down trees across roads (as if the Valley/Kathmandu had TOO many of them!), the familiar burning tyres (another "improvement" of the miserable air quality in theValley), sea of red, mostly Nepal Congress and CNP-UML, flags. And Police, a lot of Police, indulging of their favorite pastime: throwing stones at the protesters (yep, the Police!). Today they got little bit more serious - they fire rubber bullets!
And then came the inevitable pictures from hospital (conveniently closeby) - bandaged "senior leaders". I would chracterize them as "senior thieves". It's a pity that in their blind hate against the King and the Monarchy these clepto-demo-crats hijacked the political agenda and EVEN persuaded the students to join them in this SUICIDAL ENDEVOUR.
Nepal without monarchy will be truly another Afghanistan, and will probably cease to exist as a sovereign nation. But this doesn't bother these "leaders", as long as they can destroy the King!!!

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