The government of Nepal has prepared to spend about one and a half billion rupees by resurrecting the disputed arms procurement contract of three years ago. This contract, which was suspended in 2078 due to the lack of foreign currency reserves, the Kantipur disclosure and public protests, is now being revived under the guise of amending the Public Procurement Regulations.

Healthcare is in crisis and disaster management equipment is lacking, but the government seems eager to buy deadly weapons. Nepal Police and Armed Police requested non-lethal equipment for riot control such as: riot control gear, tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannon, fire extinguishers and rescue materials. However, ignoring those requirements, the government has decided to spend billions on pistols, shotguns and ammunition. This is a callous disregard for the people's demand for bread, employment and security. This case raises serious questions about the government's intentions. 

In 2078, the then opposition leader KP Sharma Oli strongly opposed this contract calling it a commission game. However, today, when he is the Prime Minister, trying to continue the same controversial plan, his political opportunism and double character are also exposed. It is a continuation of the commission, where the characters change but the trend remains the same. Amending regulations to revive old contracts and ignoring the new process only adds to the suspicion of corruption. Now you have to ask - what to do with a gun on an empty stomach? The starving people are looking for bread and jobs, not gunpowder. The country needs productive employment, skills, education, health and disaster management tools, not lethal weapons.