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 | Red star over Nepal Our Correspondent The United Nations' involvement in Nepal is indeed welcome. The world body will soon commence the second phase of monitoring of Maoist army personnel, ensuring that no minors are serving there. "This is a crucial stage of the implementation of the Agreement on the Monitoring of Arms and Armies," says Ian Martin, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative. Teams led by the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) will individually verify the details of each registered Maoist army member to ensure that they were over the age of 18 before May 25, 2006, and that they joined the Maoist army before this cut-off date. One has to be ludicrously optimistic, if not gullible, to hope that the Maoists gracefully would accept the UNMIN's mandate and decisions, for they are ruthless and cunning terrorists, having waged a successful war against the monarchy. And they are determined to continue their 'revolutionary war' against the feudal elements and upholders of the ancient regime. It was only the last week that their 'parallel government' detained seven persons in a labour camp after the 'people's court' convicted most of them on murder charges. Earlier, on June 3, a Maoist leader had announced that they would continue to maintain their "parallel governments" till a "new structure is put in place." Dilip Prajapati, a leader of the Young Communist League (YCL), Maoists' youth wing, was quoted, saying, "Two regimes, two laws and two armies are still in existence in the country. The two governments will exist till the time a new structure comes in place replacing the old one." It is quite clear that the Maoists, though technically part of the interim government, are biding time; they would not rest till they became undisputed rulers. Till that time they want to perpetuate their reign of terror. On June 10, the YCL cadre went on a rampage in a south-east Nepalese town, injuring at least 12 people and torching about a dozen vehicles, including a tourist bus, during an indefinite strike. Unsurprisingly, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala termed the YCL as the Young Criminal League. Though Maoist leader Prachanda protested to that, later he promised that the YCL would change its ways. This promise will be observed in the breach, for Maoism is all about violent takeover of power—remember the Great Helmsman's famous quote that power flows from the barrel of the gun? Though more than 13,000 people have died as a result of Red terror in the Himalayan state, Prachanda has no remorse; in fact, he blames the "feudalists" for the violence. The UN should try to help Koirala to rein in the Maoists. Posted on : 6/17/2007 Mail this article to your friend |