Virajan Bista of Kanchanpur, who reached Russia after paying 7/7 lakh to the broker, was killed in the battle, his brother Nirajan was shot, his neighbor Lokendra has been out of contact for 6 months.
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It has been two decades since Jhalakman Gandharva, who sang this song 6 decades ago, has passed away. The pain of Nepalese people who have lost their lives in battles all over the world, including Sugauli Treaty, Burma, Malaya, Korea, Europe, Falkland, Kargil and Afghanistan, has made his songs timeless.
The story matching Jhalakman's song is now making Kamaladevi Bista of Vedkot-9 Sundarpur in Kanchanpur cry. After joining the Russian army, her son Lokendra said on Messenger last June, "Don't worry, mother, I have paid the loan, now I will go back and build a house." Kamaladevi's phone has been silent since her son's words, so the tears have not stopped from her mother's eyes.
Why did Nepalese go to Russia-Ukraine war? Most of the comments are now. Lokendra, like many other youths, did not go to fight in a foreign country out of desire. During his employment, he had already worked in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
But the income from there only supported the household, and he decided to join the Russia-Ukraine war as he could not even make a reliable income. Villagers with the same background as him will show the way there. After learning that neighboring brothers Virajan and Nirajan Bista were going to Russia, Lokendra also met Dalal. The money is not small, the broker took seven/seven lakhs from them. For this, Lokendra also took a loan in the village.
They reached Russia via Delhi and were recruited into the army within a week. After a few days of general training, he was immediately sent to war. Virajan, who went with him, was killed in battle on 17 Baisakh. The family members have prepared Kush's body and performed the last rites.
Virajan's brother Nirajan was also shot. According to the family, he is preparing to return home after a long treatment. Lokendra's mother is also waiting for the news of her son's return. But there is no news since 6 months.
In Sundarpur, Bishta family has a crude house. A 'pillar' has also been raised by laying the foundation of a concrete house at the end of the mud house. With the dream of completing that house, Lokandra was deployed in the battlefield of Ukraine. The last time there was a conversation on Messenger in the second week of June, Lokendra said that he would return in November and build a house. I'm fine mom, don't worry. I will come in November, and I will build a concrete house.'
is not even a regular chat on Messenger. He used to come in contact only on days when he could recover from the war. A week before talking to his mother, he had spoken to his wife and sister at the same time. Since then they have all been watching the messenger, but Lokendra has no clue. Even the phone calls that come sometimes make him sad, "He only gets calls asking if there is any news about his son, when will the news come that he has been found?"
Some time after the communication was cut off, there was a news that 'Lokendra got into a fight, got injured'. The mother says, "Friends reported that he fell into a fight and was slightly injured. They said they will report later. After that they are also not in contact. What happened to your son, what happened to the friends who reported? He has no choice but to hope and wish.
Lokendra got married in Gorkha. Wife Meena lives in Gorkha, with a 4-year-old son. "I paid the old debt, now the debt taken from the village was said to be paid by August," says the mother.
Like Lokendra, the government does not have the exact data of Nepalis who joined the Russian army and fought in the war against Ukraine. According to the Nepalese who went there, it is estimated that around 1500 have joined the army. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already confirmed that 46 Nepalis died out of them. Like Lokendra, the families of 118 people who have no contact have applied to the consular department for tracing.
After the initiative of the Nepalese government, Russia has stopped recruiting Nepalis, according to the foreign ministry. Since then, the Russian government has relaxed the policy for those unwilling to renew the contract. After canceling the agreement, Nepali youths have started returning to Moscow, the capital of Russia, from the war-torn region of Ukraine.
But no meaningful initiative has been taken to compensate the families of 46 people who have been confirmed to have lost their lives in the war and to search for 118 Nepalis like Lokendra who are missing. So the mothers are forced to sit and cry.
