Madhesh Think Tank: Murari Raj Sharma, Upendra Yadav

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Hindi and Shape and Form of Federalism

Mar 26, 5:14 pm
From: paramendra
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:14:37 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Mar 26 2009 5:14 pm
Subject: Hindi and Shape and Form of Federalism

I think federalism is the number one topic that this think tank could
make contributions to. But I have not seen much discussion on the
topic here.

I think we spend too much energy on the map and too little on the
distribution of power between the center and the states.

The number one danger we face is we might get the map we want but the
power distribution will deviate in a way that will bring about a
permanent colonization of the Madhesh.

Will the Tharus be more comfortable if we talked instead of Ek Terai
Ek Pradesh instead of Ek Madhesh Ek Pradesh?

How should the members of the lower and upper houses of the federal
Nepal be elected? What should be the election mechanism?

Murari Raj Sharma's Attack On Upendra Yadav

Mar 26, 11:00 pm
From: paramendra
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:00:30 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Mar 26 2009 11:00 pm
Subject: Murari Raj Sharma's Attack On Upendra Yadav

http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2009/others/interview/mar/interview01.php
‘Foreign Minister Yadav has violated all diplomatic protocols’

When a new government comes into power, it is known to appoint a new
slew of ambassadors. Why is Murari getting all worked up about that
basic procedure? This is yet another episode in the Pahadi ruling
class not being able to digest the Madhesi appointees to the two slots
in UK and the USA. We have to speak back.

Mar 26, 11:01 pm
From: paramendra
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:01:22 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Mar 26 2009 11:01 pm
Subject: Re: Murari Raj Sharma's Attack On Upendra Yadav

Upendra Yadav would be Murari's boss, right?

Mar 26, 11:38 pm
From: paramendra
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:38:08 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Mar 26 2009 11:38 pm
Subject: Re: Murari Raj Sharma's Attack On Upendra Yadav

Murari Raj Sharma - A Relic of the “Old Nepal”
http://nepaliperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/03/murari-raj-sharma-relic-of-old-nepal.html

..... spewing all sorts of nonsensical logic on how he has been
victimized ...... Sharma’s false sense of entitlement, his bahunist
hubris, and his familial ties to Girija Prasad Koirala, easily justify
Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav’s actions. ....... Murari Raj Sharma’s
blood relations to Girija Prasad Koirala no longer holds the type of
political currency it once did ....... Murari Raj Sharma’s unfounded
sense of entitlement is pasted all over his interview. Vetting process
or not, Sharma was a political appointee of an era long past when the
process of vetting was dominated by members of Sharma’s own political
allegiance - the Nepali Congress. Sharma’s past claims of having
“fought for democracy” in Nepal are preposterous distortions of the
truth for his struggle centered squarely around securing his own
future, then his Party’s and had little if anything to do with
Nepal........... one can hardly term the Sharma’s actions as those of
a democrat when he is seen in open defiance of a democratically
established Foreign Minister. .......... Sharma’s rant revolves around
his rent-seeking behavior. ......... Sharma’s sense of false
entitlement is nothing more than a remnant of past feudal
structures ....... Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav has done Nepali a
favor by clearly signaling a departure in Nepal’s foreign affairs,
from the rent-seeking characteristics of Murari Raj Sharma. ..........
Sharma used to be one of the closest confidants of Panchayati Prime
Minister Marich Man Singh. ........... An offspring of the culture of
sycophancy that continues to pervade the Nepali Congress’s internal
“democratic” structure? Now we’re talking! ........ if he had even a
drop of diplomatic blood running through his veins, Sharma, like his
cohorts, would have left his duty station in November of 2008. His
excuse of personal embarrassment at having to cancel appointments with
British dignitaries pales in comparison to the national embarrassment
he has created for the Nepali nation-state. ........... Murari Raj
Sharma’s shameless public mud-slinging conveniently erases his own
record of defying such norms. ....... not diplomatic of Sharma to
continue abusing Nepali tax payers’ funds when he refused to vacate
the Ambassador’s residence in New York - after he had been relieved of
his duties as Nepali Ambassador to the UN. Double-dipping in the
Nepali Government’s and the UN’s coffers was a brazen breach of
conduct in 2003. Refusing to vacate the Nepali Embassy’s premises in
London is just as egregious a crime, in 2008/2009. .............. he
should be equally prepared to face the consequences of his
insubordination should he be found guilty of breaching the norms he
accuses Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav of breaching. ......... the
allegations that Murari Raj Sharma has launched against B. P. Yadav
(another democratically established leader in Nepali politics) are
serious. ......... such thinking appears alien to a disenfranchised
sycophant who appears more concerned with creating controversy for the
Nepali government (on behalf of his lord Koirala and Lady Sujata),
than serving the interests of the Nepali people. ...... Sharma’s
refusal to vacate the Nepali Embassy’s premises in London, and take
leave to tend to his personal matters, are appalling! Is there
anything democratic about Nepali tax payers subsidizing Sharma’s
personal expenses? ........ There are reasons why the Nepali Congress
is in demise ........ Characters like Murari Raj Sharma represent
“glowing” examples of the increasing disenchantment that Nepali people
feel, when it comes to the Nepali Congress. ....... Emerging leaders
in the Nepali Congress would do well to distance themselves from the
likes of Murari Raj Sharma and the distasteful, double-standards his
generation of politicians represent. ........ given the ethnic
dimensions to Sharma’s outburst (and the breach in protocol embodied
by Sharma’s letter to a fellow bahun, Pushpa Kamal Dahal), Minister
Yadav has even more reason to assert his democratically bestowed
position by insisting that Sharma vacate the Nepal government’s
property, immediately.

Mar 26, 11:41 pm
From: paramendra
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:41:34 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Mar 26 2009 11:41 pm
Subject: Re: Murari Raj Sharma's Attack On Upendra Yadav

http://nepaliperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/03/murari-raj-sharma-reli...

This is exactly what he did when former foreign minister ramesh nath
pandey did not endorse him as nepal's representative at the UN. He
even tried to argue with the foreign minister during a radio interview
held in washington. This guy is simply pathetic. The Maoists have for
the first time done the nation a favor by removing this
crook. ................. Exposing the double standards that crooks
like Murari show is the only way Nepal can move forward. ........ I
will translate this article to Nepali and definitely publish in
dailies here. ............... "I will go back to Nepal as soon as my
son's GCSE and my wife's heart operation are over" - Bullshit! When
diplomats are recalled from their tenures, they can't give such
pathetic excuses. He is simply trying to cling to the portfolio. He
should quit the embassy and live as private citizen instead of
occupying the official residence and office. This seems to be his
habit. A country's diplomatic relations and protocols
should be dependent on his son's GCSE exams? comon give me a break.
doesn't he know what protocols and diplomatic appropriateness are
after so many years as a diplomat? It is not Minister Yadav but this
Ba-jay who is violating the diplomatic protocols by using his son's
exams as pretext to cling the position and holding Nepal's diplomacy
hostage. ..................... As a Madhesi, every article like this
one makes me feel a little better that the new nepal is a place where
all Madhesis will have equal rights. ........ To make a new nepal, NC
party must be destroyed. Other parties like MJF and TLMD should take
its place. ...... There's no more to it. Not even a King can live off
my tax money for free.... why should this bahunist get even one paisa
from my taxes?

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