”We should have given them time to move their belongings and take shelter with relatives. We didn't steal anything from somewhere,” he said. ”We haven't been able to change our clothes. We haven't been able to put on our shoes. My daughter-in-law and granddaughter haven't been able to take them off. They say they're all dead.” With tears welling up in his eyes, he asked, ”Where are we going to go and dig for our clothes now?”
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For two decades, Khambsingh Budhathoki had built a hut on the banks of the Bagmati River in Thapathali, Kathmandu. It was an old brick and zinc hut. It was a four-room hut. There were six people in the family. That hut was everything for Khamb, who had nothing and no one. He had spent the day working hard and provided shelter for his family at night. Khamb had taken three daughters from that house. One son brought his daughter-in-law in.
There was a call to leave the settlement in Thapathali since Thursday. Khamb had gone out of Kathmandu 15 days ago to work as a bricklayer. Only his daughter-in-law and 16-year-old granddaughter were in Thapathali. The daughter-in-law could not find a room anywhere. 'We should give him time to move his belongings and take shelter with relatives.' We didn't steal it from somewhere,' said Khambsingh, 'I haven't been able to change my clothes. I haven't been able to put on my shoes. My daughter-in-law and granddaughter couldn't take it off. They say it's all gone.' With tears in his eyes, he asked, 'Where will I go to dig up my clothes now?'
He didn't get the day off from work. On Sunday, Khamb came to Kathmandu with 3500 rupees in addition to the car rental that his moneylender had given him. The previous day, Saturday, the government had used a dozer to put his daughter-in-law and granddaughter in a temporary shelter. He also came directly to the temporary shelter for squatters.
I will give the land in Ilam to the government
Khamb has 4 ropanis of land in Mangsebung, Ilam. There is also a corn-growing area. But the monkeys won't let him bring in the crops. He came to Kathmandu in search of work due to the monkey terror. He loves the part he got from his father. But, he cannot go back to the same place and live. Instead, he will donate the land of Ilam to the government. ‘If I fall under the government’s poverty alleviation scheme, what will I do?’ Khamba said, ‘We went to the city to eat. It is not our fault that we went to the city.’
