Under the disguise, when ruling elites, political leaders, parties, and organizations put their stake before the common good of people in building a new nation the obstruction is inevitable. Nepal is the living example of such a misfortune which has not been still obvious to the common people.

Historically, people of Nepal have been for century ruled against their will for common good. For example, the law never existed for the common good of people. But if it had ever then the nation has been spared from the culture of impunity, which has dragged the nation to the state of lawlessness. Had the law protected the people for common good, (meaning all have been accountable under the law, and none have been spared as Bahuns or kings or army generals, leaders or cadres or father or son) the Maoist insurgency had never been the inevitability.

The misfortune of all is the mindset of ruling elites and political leaders who have failed to take action (legislation) by now to change the course of the nation that has become lawless with the culture of impunity and the appalling corruptions in the government.

As a result, the movement of federalism in Nepal became a necessity to bring common good to people through legislation for providing government services in the local level, which can enhance the role of local people to serve their community on their own through democratic electoral processes. Without this movement the achievements of historic April Uprising could have made unnoticeable difference.

Yet, there are leaders like Sujata Koirala in the deputy prime minister position of the cabinet who speak against federalism laying her political agenda against the common good of people of Nepal! Sujata´s ambition is to set off Bahun-Chetri movement within Nepali Congress party against the formation of federal states in the new constitution.

However, Sujata has failed to respect the ground reality of diverse ethnicity and culture of Nepal, which in federalism can play the most successful role in the integration of nation with their right to democratic practice for the common good of the people of their respective community. This means Sujata has no clue how the federalism works in Democracy.

First of all, Sujata has to understand that she belongs to the group of Bahun-Chettri invaders, who had began migrating in Nepal through India with the help of ruling invaders since the period of Ashoka the Great 300 BC. But the ancient Nepal was emerged in the Prehistoric age through human migration. For example, the Khash (in the foothills of Mahakali, Seti, Karnali, and Bheri) migrated through Hindkush mountain range to Himalayas of Nepal as Caucasians from Caucasian mountains of Central Asia in Neolithic age. Whereas the indigenous group such as Tharus, Magars, and Kirat were emerged in Prehistoric age.

For anthropologists Nepal is a land of treasure. As a matter of fact, federalism can preserve the treasure of diverse ethnicity and culture through democratic practice and development keeping up the live diverse ethnicity and cultural sites for the world to pay visit. The most of all, federalism is indispensable for Nepal to strengthen national integrity with the political identity of diverse ethnicity in respect to diverse culture. Nepalis should be proud of its diverse ethnicity and culture unique in the world. The nation should not let diversity disappear for the dignity of Nepali nationhood.

Similarly, the naysayer elites like Sujata Koirala also have denied the dual-citizenship provision in the legislation to the diverse members of world community of NRN (Non-Resident Nepali) without taking into consideration their role in nation building process. Their decision has not only undermined the possibility of strengthening Nepali nationhood but also discouraged NRN communities to turn away from love of the nation. Had naysayer legislators have thought deeper to conquer their fear to compete with NRN if the dual-citizenship provision is granted they could have found legislation for the common good. Since their motive has been to repress the provision they did not bother about the possibility to draft legislation with the clause that if a NRN wishes to participate actively in the politics of Nepal or takes responsibility of the constitutional appointee then he or she must give up the citizenship of foreign nation.

The problem is with the preconditioned mindset of ruling elites in the government who give advice to the newly elected legislators of Constituent Assembly, cabinet members, and the political leaders of major political parties. For example, how the government cabinet obeys the decision of Nepal Army Secretariat to promote even those army officers who have tainted records of human rights violation in the file of National Human Rights Commission, United Nation, Amnesty International and other international human rights organizations!

As a matter of fact, every government establishment is running with the preconditioned mindset, regulations and procedures of the old system, which should have been abolished completely by now with the political change and new legislations. Instead, the change has been obstructed by the moves of major political parties in the politics.

The political situation is becoming dangerous and it can be a big mistake to blame on party such as Maoist and spare NC or UML. It is crucial that the major political parties pay close attention to the situation. If not the nation will be in the hands of ruling elites, who in the end will favor presidential rule in case of the nation is failing.

At this point, it is a question of "common good" whether the new constitution can establish rule of law that can include all and convince people of all diverse community to become law abiding citizen of a new nation. For preconditioned mindset of ruling elites it is easy to intimate with the pre-existing regulations in case they could not outright exclude.

Even with the formation of High Level Political Mechanism Nepal cannot appoint watch-dogs who can keep their eyes on these naysayer elites because they can be anywhere – in the government, in the political parties, among the legislators, and even among the commoners wandering in the street of Kathmandu. Yet, we have been waiting for "common good!"

American Chronicle: http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/135914

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