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The current government came to power sharing the golden dream of good governance and transparency among the people. However, one after another audio and corruption scandals that have been made public in recent days have shattered those dreams.
The bribery case involving the names of the ministers, collusion with middlemen and bargaining of public assets have made it clear that this government is not a conductor of good governance, but has become a symbol of 'setting government'.
The scene of 32 lakh rupees being kept in a zebra bag inside the minister's quarters is not a fantasy story of a cinema, it is the harsh reality of power. The presence of middlemen, the capture of public property in the name of "trust" by the sons of ministers and the illegal transactions in the minister's quarter, all these indicate that the state machinery has become a breeding ground for criminals.
Land Management Minister Balram Adhikari's 32 lakh bribe scandal and Rajkumar Gupta's 78 lakh 'setting' have raised the curtain on this drama, where ethics and accountability have been shamefully missing. Why is the leadership that promises good governance silent, when its ministers are indulging in bribes? Is Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli unaware of such scandals or is his silence a sign of protection? From Pashupati Aryaghat's cremation machine scandal, land embezzlement of Lalita Niwas, teacher service commission's question paper leak and visit visa transaction, the country is becoming shabby in the grip of one 'scandal' one after the other.
In the meantime, the family of Narayan Singh Budhathoki, who went missing in the Tuin accident in Darchula, is still waiting for the state's help, but the ministers seem to be busy in dealing with middlemen. Why did this situation arise? Its root is political patronage, weak authority abuse investigation commission and moral decay of those in power.
If the ministers ignore the tears and pain of the people, those tears will one day come as a flood and wash away not only the chair, but the very structure of power. People can no longer remain silent, this farce is certain to end.
– Santosh Simkhada , Tokyo, Japan
