236 days of being held hostage by Hamas: Where is Bipin?

In the first week of November, Hamas released 150 people including 22 foreign nationals during the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in which hostages and prisoners were exchanged. But Vipin was not released. Although it has been 236 days since he was captured by Hamas on Wednesday, the government has not yet released any information about Bipin's condition.

According to Bipin's family member Kishore Joshi, no clear information about Bipin has been received from the government. "Nothing has been known about my brother yet, we are waiting for information, since we cannot do anything, we are hoping that the government will take initiative," he said on the phone from Kanchanpur.

To free their son Bipin, father Mahanand and mother Padma have earlier rushed to Singha Darbar, Shitniwas and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But due to the lack of effective diplomacy in Nepal, the government is unaware of the conflict. A Foreign Affairs official claimed that the government is taking initiatives to understand and bring news about the crisis. He mentioned that he is in constant contact with the Nepalese Ambassador to Israel, Kanta Rizal, and the Nepalese Ambassador to Qatar, Narendra Vikram Dhakal.

Since the October 20 attack, thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have lost their lives in the war between Israel and Hamas. 125 people, including Bipin, who were captured by Hamas, have not been released. There is intense pressure on the Israeli government to initiate the release of those under the control of Hamas, both within the country and from the international community.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being criticized for not stopping the war. The war has escalated since Hamas attacked Israel last week. Israel launched an operation in the Palestinian town of Rafah. As the war escalated, the release of those under the control of Hamas, including Bipin, became more confused. Former Foreign Secretary Madhurman Acharya says that since the government's action is necessary for the release of Bipin, the Foreign Minister should visit Qatar to understand about him. Acharya suggested that the foreign minister should visit Qatar and discuss the release as there is a good relationship between Qatar and Hamas.

Even when the Emir of Qatar came, there was some talk about Joshi, but that was when he came to visit Nepal from there. "Nepal should show its own initiative, if necessary, it should visit Qatar," he said, adding, "Hamas has not spared the prisoners of other countries. There should be a little more diplomatic effort from the Nepalese government to release Joshi, but it has not happened.

When Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bill Hamad Al Thani visited Nepal on May 11th and 12th, the President, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister requested that Joshi be released from the Hamas group. had done But the request has not yielded any results so far. While the Israeli-Palestinian war is going on, there is no international discussion about the people held captive by Hamas.

Ex-Foreign Minister NP Saud Amir of Qatar during his visit to Nepal claims that the government has no concrete initiative to release Joshi. He says, 'There should have been a strong diplomatic initiative at the highest level, but it was not seen. Even though the government kept the issue of Joshi in the talks, it did not work out in a diplomatic way.' It has not been revealed what work this government has done to continue the work done earlier. The new event should proceed according to the situation. It is the government's job to bring results, it is appropriate for the government to work in a way that brings results," he said.

UML's whip and member of Parliament's International Relations and Tourism Committee Sunita Baral said that when they ask the government side, they get the answer that they are taking the initiative to rescue Joshi. "The government should find out about his condition," she said, "It seems that our diplomatic channels are weak, foreign affairs should be active." Chairman of the committee, Rajkishore Yadav, said that he is ready to call the government once again to formally ask about Joshi's condition.