The Pulchowk clash : a stroke to community development
– Dr. BP Badal Dharmachhetre Kuruchhetre, Samabeta Yuyutsaba Mamaka Pandabaschaiba, Kim Kurbata Sanjaya (Bhagavad Gita, chapter 1, verse 1) Nepal is the land of culture and Kathmandu valley is the city of temples. Every day the valley celebrates a festival. It is the city of festivals. It is the land of Dharma and Karma. So it is Dharmachhetra – land of righteousness suddenly turned into a Kuruchhetra-a battlefield. It was lockdown prohibition order since the last five and half months, people were inside the home. Entire business and transportation were closed. There were the fear and agitation among people about the situation and undecided imposition against human right. It was a compulsion for government personnel to follow the order. On the other hand, culture is the identity of the people. To preserve identity, people take any kind of risk. The important culture having historical relation with India, the central meeting point of Vedism and Buddhism, the lord of peace, prosperity, and justice of farmers, lord of rain, and agriculture – is Machhindranath. People forget the law and order and set out to celebrate the festival and it is necessary to preserve the culture. Police of the federal central government came and started to maintain law and order. The dispute arose high and agitation turned into a war. Nepal is a democratic country having governments in every step from local...
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