Gagan Thapa, the outspoken republic-advocate, and former General Secretary of Nepal Student Union, the sister-organization of the biggest political party Nepali Congress has issued an appeal urging the youth of the country to fight against the King's move. Radio Free Nepal received the appeal in email and is being reproduced here.


Democracy and individual freedoms are not only the hallmark of the 21st century but are the inalienable rights of a nation and its communities and individuals. Today these rights are not only restricted within documents but have become a way of life. King Gynendra's assumption of absolute power in Nepal has not only caused a set-back to the national development but has also compelled all the freedom lovers to re-group to fight till the end using all peaceful means available. We the youth of Nepal represent the agents of change?more fit to invent, than to judge; more fit for execution, than for counsel; and more fit for new projects, than for existing business. No wonder our troubled nation has once again put her faith upon us.

Inefficiency in tackling Maoists and corruption by the political leaders in the past fourteen years has been the basis behind the king's move towards the assumption of absolute power. But the past fourteen years of democratic practice has impacted the way people perceive their rights and freedom. Commoners have become more vocal in demanding their rights with the concerned authorities and that has been the greatest achievement of democracy in the last fourteen years. King Gyanendra claims that the democracy failed to represent the voice of people and is therefore, misleading and baseless. Nepal has remained poor and the justice has been curtailed since its unification. What about the corruption, inefficiency and injustices that have been perpetuated by the Monarch of Nepal for the past 237 years? Shouldn't it be raised as a relevant question? And therefore we the young ones of Nepal have been advancing the cause of republic set-up in Nepal.

Maoist insurgency could have been tackled by the democratic government in its infantile stage back in 1996. But the army headed by the present King didn't allow for that to have a basis and refused to be unified on the side of democracy. And this has happened again, in the last month in Nepal. Therefore the present monarch is not the hero but a villain that has claimed the lives of more than 15,000 lives of common Nepalese and needs to be brought to justice. We the youth of Nepal have to fight our war on two different fronts at this critical moment of history: Monarch and the Maoists. Monarch on the one hand has shown its ambition of maintaining state power at all cost. Maoists on the other have not shown commitment towards the practice of democracy. Both the Monarch and the Maoists have established themselves as extremists with whom the democratic forces cannot afford to comply with until the Maoists change their stance theoretically as well as practically. We the youth, believe that we have a capacity to eradicate the injustices that have prevailed since its unification and to face those that are yet to arise.

Security forces have entered the campus premises today. Many of our political and human rights activists have gone underground but only in order to consolidate our strength and come back with much vigour and enthusiasm. The bigger threat is to these young people who can make the things happen despite the risk. New Nepal cannot rest upon an elite few who have perpetuated crime for the last 237 years. But rather we choose to rely on those who see this nation as a place for all to exercise their rights and pursue a happy and life of abundance.

I, Gagan Kr. Thapa in my capacity as a young leader would like to appeal to my entire generation that the time has come to exercise our capacity to make a positive difference in the national life in Nepal. We have two choices, we can either be mere spectators or we can take the responsibility to propel the nation toward a positive future. The latter choice will lead to a prolonged struggle against all the reactionary forces in Nepal and the former leads to a compromise with those forces. The latter demands the commitment, conviction, and dedication and the former requires total submission. The latter will allow us a free life with access to the state's resources and the former is a future wherein all the Nepalis dignity will be at the mercy of another. I have chosen the path of prolonged struggle that requires commitment and conviction, in order to be instrumental in realizing the common dreams and ambitions of my fellow citizens. I strongly believe that I belong to a generation that knows no compromise with their dignity, a generation that loves to live in a free and just world, a generation which believes in a peaceful movement, and I'm extremely proud to be a part of this generation.

We the youth of Nepal have traveled our hills, terrains, and terais. The sweet smells of our nation runs through our veins making us restless to achieve dignity for our citizens as a nation. We assume this as our moral responsibility. I, Gagan Kumar Thapa, see the takeover of King Gyanendra as a glorious day in the history of Nepal not because it has abolished all the fundamental rights enshrined by the constitution but because this day marks an end of the monarchy in Nepal. I would therefore like to appeal to all the youth in Nepal and abroad to prepare for the peaceful movement. We have seen what we have been provided by our elder generations and we are not ready to accept it any further. Our motherland calls upon us and dear friends, at this crucial point of history we are being looked upon not to falter. We place our firm commitment in the democratic way of life and we believe that every single individual has the right to live in a dignified way. I call upon a total revolution against all the reactionary forces in Nepal, a revolution that is based on the premises of love and brotherhood, a revolution that guarantees freedom and dignified life for all. This freedom will be marked by the "glorious revolution" in the history of Nepal because it will be lead by the generation of the 21st century Nepal fighting for a new and glorious republic of Nepal.

"I, Gagan Kr. Thapa in my capacity as a young leader "

Leader re?

Here is something I found by googling on what makes a good leader and I dont see any of those in you.

Khali guff matra chatne!

Tyo mathi ko angrezi chahi gajjab lekhya cha.

Laaz sarma nabha moro!


http://www.d4tm.org/Resources/art_goodleader.html

"What Makes a Good Leader"
By Diane Vaughn, DTM, District 4 Governor 1997-1998, International Director, Region II

What makes a good leader? It has been said that some are born with the right qualities and some develop them. Either way, we all eventually find ourselves in a leadership position.
We all have an image of a good leader. The challenge is actually living in accordance with those standards. Along my leadership journey I have discovered the following works for me.

- Select good role models. Observer them and check yourself against them.
-Change role models as your expectations of yourself change.
-Have a mentor. Let your mentor know how he or she is helping you.
-Be a mentor to others, even when they do not know it.
-Have a confidante, someone other than your mentor.
-Seek the input of others before making a decision.
-See the difference between being a Team Leader and a Team Player.
-Be driven by principle. Remember it is not who is right that is important but what is right.
-Admit error quickly and be receptive to criticism.
-Practice empathy and forgive as quickly as possible.
-Ask for help when you need it.
-Give constructive feedback.
-Reward and recognize others.
-Be committed to your responsibilities.
-Develop a Plan then work the Plan.
-Be the best you can be in everything you do.
-Reflect on your past and learn from it.
-Never panic and don't faint.

Some republican advocate fronting himself as Gagan with a pretty good command of the English tongue with an American flair has concocted this bogus letter.

Sounds like some Iraqi dissident's plea to the Americans that manifested itself into the American invasion bringing a whole lot of chaos rather than much hyped "freedom and democracy".

Gagan Thapa should have also mentioned that corruption and "manpari-tantra" was also a distinct hallmark of democracy in Nepal in the 21st century under the political parties like that of Gagan Thapa and so and so.

Isnt it funny for him to mention that "......we the youth of NEpal have travelled the hill terrains and terais........."

Well if you have had travelled the hills of Nepal would the Maoists have let you freely roam the hills. The Maoists would have had already fired bullet in his ass.

O' crap please, write some stories that is little easier to believe..

Who ever wrote that "ghatchi" English could get a job in the White House as a speech writer for George W. Bush.

I don't know whether this appeal was written by Mr. Gagan Kumar Thapa or not. But I I doubt the intelligence of Shirish because he does some googling whenever he is in doubts, and I guess his brains are all nothing but google search engines.

Now to Bhrasta Neta, would Maoists fire bullets in Gagan's ass if he roamed over the hills and terais? I guess you do not understand the Nepali political equation because Gagan was the guy who initiated the anti-monarchy protests which later grew to five-party andolan. It was this guy who showed the way to Girija and Madhav Nepal to fight against the king.

Surya Bahadur Thapa had to resign because this guy took the initiation to protest against monarchy. If there were more leaders like Gagan Kumar Thapa, perhaps King Gyanendra would have been sidelined a long time ago. I guess Nepal suffers because of Bhrasta Neta, and I would really run extra mile for Gagan Thapa for his initiation of the protests againt King and Surya Bahadur Thapa.

Now many of you out there (most probably outside Nepal), don't jump into hasty generalizations. I guess it is easier to bark at people than appreciate them.

Forgive me for my broken English.

ah, google. the solution to a country's problems.

ha ha . funny people at sajha.

Atti Bho dude

"........if there were more leaders like Gagan Thapa....Gynendra would have been sidelined a long time ago........"

well, be realistic dude. probably Gynendra is more smarter and intelligent than all the leaders of all political parties and the most important factor in the current Nepali political context is that Gynendra has the loyal support of his army.

All prime ministers after firing of Deuba in October 2002 was placed by him as a dummy target and a diversionary tactic. All the puppet prime ministers since then were placed by Gynendra as a first line of defence. First line of defence is always the first thing to break down as it takes the maximum brutal hit while the "core defence" remains relatively unharmed.

There is no harm in replacing the fist line of defence each time it breaks down from the enemy action. Gynendra put Chanda, Thapa and Deuba again as his first line of defence while he remained relatively safe. Gynendra successfully dampened most of the anger and attack against him and remained relatively safe by diverting the anger and attack of leaders like Gagan Thapa towards his puppet prime ministers who bore the brunt of attack which otherwise would have landed directly infront of Ganendra.

When his puppet prime ministers (his first line of defence) could no longer hold off the attack (by leaders like Gagan Thapa and other political parties) he simply replaced his puppet prime minister with some one else. Ganandra was far smarter and therefore didnt hesitate to use his enemy Deuba whom he had humilated just 2 years ago in October 2002.

If you believe that Ganendra's puppet prime ministers fell down from the seats of power because of protests staged by Gagan and the bunch of leaders. Well, I have to say that these protesting leaders brought down the target (puppet prime ministers) axactly the way Ganandra wanted. And let me tell you something, these puppet prime ministers carried no real power at all therefore there was virtually no use in bringing down any number of puppet prime ministers of Gynendra. Gynendra kept all power therefore he was able to fire puppet prime ministers anytime he wanted with any pre-text.

The Maoist leadership were far more intelligent than any leaders of all protesting political parties. They knew that targeting prime minister or the government ministers or staging anti-monarchy rally was not going to accomplish anything. They knew that the real power exists in Royal Army and Gynendra, therefore in the last peace talks they didnt see any reason to talk to any political parties and completely excluded them from peace talks.

Whenever they have talked about peace talks they have always wanted to talk directly with Gynendra as they know the real power exists with Gynendra and his army not the puppet prime ministers like Surya Bahadur Thapa and bunch of other politicians. For the same reason they have tried their best to hit and harrass everywhere in the country and limit the influence of Gynendra's army so that they can create more favourable situation for the Maoists if Ganendra ever comes into direct talks with the Maoists.

Dude dont even think that any so called leaders like Gagan Thapa and the bunch of leaders are ever going to sideline Gynendra anytime soon just by throwing some anti-monarchy protests or throwing some rocks at the police. Gagan Thapa and leaders of so called political parties are simply too dumb and politically too weak do anything of that magnitude. Arrest of so many political parties along with Gagan Thapa after Royal Proclaimation is a perfect testament to that fact and similarly it shows how useless it had been to protest against Gynendra when the political parties have neither grass-root level public support nor the military of their own.

I hope Gynendra takes care of Gagan Thapa really well in the prison.

Brasta Neta,
Tapai Gyanendra maharaj ko Military Advisor ta hoinea, sabai kura, sabai strategy Gyane ko kasari thaha huncha ra natra bhae?

ti_bho_atti_bho ,

Hey man, I aslso think there is not a single competent leader. Most of the leaders are incompetent and corrupt. Its not a illusion its truth. Nobody did anything when they had a chance. How do u justify that??

Atti Bho dude

"...........if you take the Royal Nepal Army out of the picture , Gynendra Maharaj is nothing but a shrewd businessman..........."

Well, dude that is a hypothetical senario and such a senario is not going to materialize anytime soon, at least in the foreseeable future therefore better learn to live in the reality (and not in some hypothetical senario). Royal Army is not going anywhere nor will it be vanished at a sudden in some magical spell and will continue to be a major factor in the Nepali political scene. It will continue to remain loyal to its master Gynendra.

By the way, people might have some sympathy towards Birendra but to be realistic he no longer has any role in the current Nepali political scene. The Nepali political scene and the realities are so different now that no matter how good Birendra's intentions were then, the tides of time has moved so fast into very different directions that his words spoken then has little relevance and effects very little to the prevailing political realities.

College and universities do not need any politicians like so called student leader Gagan Thapa in the premises of college and universities. Gagan Thapa and bunch of craps were
sent by different political parties to college and universities to full fill the agendas and expand the influence of perticular political parties in the universities and colleges of Nepal by any means necessary. These guys have always created the atmosphere of tension, DANGA and FAASSAD and FIGHT in colleges and universities to expand the influence of the political parties they are affiliated with.

College and universities are not place for DANGA, FASSAAD, FIGHTS in the name of political parties and their agendas. Colleges and universities dont need any craps like Gagan Thapa to create atmospheres of disturbance. Gagan Thapa and bunch of leaders like him from different political parties did just that after 1990.

Now it time to deliver justice to those craps.

I really dont care which monarh is more bhrasta than other but I'l be really happy if any one can really spank in the ass of so called leaders like Gagan Thapa and others as well.
I'm happy that Maoists have spanked the ass of so called leaders of so called political parties at village and district level very well.
. Now Ganendra should take care of the so called leaders like Gagan really well.

Yeah riiiiiiight MR Bhrasta Neta, so just cause there were some bharstacharis you lose faith in your country and give it to the hand of dictator? kaso? Since you have no clue who Gagan Thapa is except that he is a student leader you cant just judge him like you did it to all the Neta's. I don't know about you but he is one of the genius people i have ever met. He was not with those neta's or had had anything to do with them. He is a young leader and has not been in the power or had nothing to do with the corruption, so generalizing him with the netas who had no knowledge and no education is really is not proper. And about his english being "good" just ask any of his school mates you 'll get the answer. He was the best student in school and the most talented too. Ask any of his teacher and ask them how good he was. Anyways, you are so full of western culture that you compare our country with the developed one. The only way you can get in the politics is by building your resume from the ground and there is no way in Nepal that you get into the politics unless you are affiliated with some political parties. We can't say the democracy was bad but we can say the people who was running this country were bad, and withour giving a chance to some new and educated leader we can't just generalize him or her in the same shoes as the old and corrupted leaders were. You sound like those kind of people who says... " Eh.. tyasko bau ta chor thiyo tyo pani chor nai hola...". Don't just say some crap about someone without knowing the real fact or truth. If you have some valid reasons then say something. I know Gagan Thapa and i know he is good person and a good leader. I hope he does something for the country to shut up people like Bhrasta Neta.

Umbiquitous

Well, as a person he might have been a brilliant guy (which I dont know) yet in the end it is well clear that he has been used by the so called political parties which in the last 15 years have proven themselves as assho**es.

Well if such an argument can be put forward then it can be well said that Hitler had a collection of some of the best generals, soldiers, most advaced war machines(at that time) and probaly had more brilliant scientists than the rest of the world. Germans during that time changed the doctrine of Tank battle(which Americans used to score unimaginably quick victory in the intial stage of Iraq war) , produced the first operational jet-fighter aircraft, First operational ballastic missile and so much more. But in the end it was used for fullfilling Hitler's ambitions which the rest of the world hated.

I dont believe we need any political parties any more and probably the Maoists had realized early on the fact that the leaders like Gagan Thapa and useless political parties were going to serve for the interests of that political party and its party workers therefore the Maoists started getting rid of leaders of political parties at village and district level.

I wish the Maoists get rid of leaders like Gagan Thapa and rest of the political parties if they ever venture around maoist areas and at the same time Gynendra should get rid of these Gagan Thapa and the rest of the bunch with harsh measures.

Though the Maoists and Monarchists might hate each other but I guess both the camps do agree on gettting rid of politicians like gagan thapa and rest of the bunch of political parties and its leaders.

In the latest comment Gynendra has already said that there is no third force in the country being the Maoist and the Monarcy.

There is no place for Gagan Thapa and political parties in the current Nepali political scene. They are irrelevant.

Sirish Jee,
You have presented few good postulates.

Kati dherai kura re chha ni. Yo ppani gar tyoppani gar bhnayaa re chha.
Ali short-cut ma jam na.

-See the difference between being a Team Leader and a Team Player.
Ustai ustai ho, Leader hunda pani, "haina ma Leader seader haina, hami sappai milera gareko!" bhannu ramro hunchha re kya arka biddwanle arkaa thaamma lekhyaa chhan.

-Remember it is not who is right that is important but what is right.
Absolutely.

-Admit error quickly and be receptive to criticism.
Quickly? Haina bistarai bistarai gare ni hunchha case by case ta ho ni. Feri hatpateko kam latpate bhayo bhane kyarni ni.

-Ask for help when you need it.
Bhanera kyarnu garnele gardiye po ta, haina? Uuu tyo Damodar jastaalai kaam ahraauna bhandaa ta afai gardaa besh, ki kaso?


-Give constructive feedback.
Absolutely!


-Reward and recognize others.
Reward re! Ba kassto gahro ni. "Recognize others" bhanyaa chai ekdam munasib chha.

-Be committed to your responsibilities.
To ta ho ni aba sappai kurama jimmebari lina kati gahro hunchha , bhanna po sajilo chha ta. Tei ni kura ta sahi ho.


-Be the best you can be in everything you do.
Something bhanam na kaha everything bhandai hidya ni. Haina?


-Reflect on your past and learn from it.
Absolutely!


I will be happy if you could googling to elaborate those points.
Gaam farkera pardhaan huna parla ni kalilo budheskaalle chhoyo. Kati arkaako halo jotni rakhni ho, haina ta? Kohi chha sangai sangai jani?

Hoina Dada, Kasai-ko na kasaiko HALO ta samtnai paryo ni hoina ra bhanya? GAM tira gara Pradhan hum bhaneni, affnai DAJU BHAI le KATHALA-MA SAMATERA NYAKI HALCHHAN! Kyarni khai GHAM ma pani BHABISHYA Dekhadina ho !

jevayeni, tapaee-ka SAJHA lekhan padhna atti moja lagchha malai. mitho lekhnu hunchha Hajur. BHETERA nai tapai-ko BARA-SATARI kura sunam jasto ! khai..bhet hola ta? well !

Good work Bharsta Neeta. I really admire your foresightedness or is it hind-sightedness now that you are recounting the events that had already occured? Whatever, I really think men like you could make a difference in the political equation in Nepal.

As for Gagan Thapa, it does not matter if he was a brilliant student in his school days, if he was a scholarship candidate in Pulchowk Engineering College (for those who might have forgotten, Pulchowk Engg. is still the best engg. institute in Nepal and one of the best in S. Asia and World) or if he has a higher degree than most of us discussing and tainting his appeal here. He is a student political leader and that makes him bad...and he is working under the mentorship of some Bharsta Neta... and that makes him an assh***.

[ College and universities do not need any politicians like so called student leader Gagan Thapa in the premises of college and universities...]

I agree 100%, but was it Gagan's fault if there was already political parties and politicians in his college?? Politics is a bad game, only because the players do not adhere to the rules. And there was lots of craps against Gagan in the other post when his first appeal was posted in sajha... and examples by different people, with the names of Chiring and Rathor splashed around with their misdeeds (the Botanical Trip and Nan Pasal Kanda), and that made Gagan bad. Guys, I don't know if you have ever heard an issue where Gagan was directly involved. I agree we should not blame the person who fires the bullet, and we should also take into account other factors, but realistically what could Gagan have done in those cases? And then there are niceties of Gagan that people have ignored, like he was beaten really badly on his way back home by some really NICE people (if someone beats Gagan, they must be nice, right folks??) when he stopped them from eve-teasing (oh common...eve teasing is not that bad..ask the eves) in his college...that's TC, my friends.

Oh yes, and before I forget, about the Germans..."But in the end it was used for fullfilling Hitler's ambitions which the rest of the world hated." Of course, they were killing the Jews much the same way the Maoists are killing corrupted Netas and innocent Nepalese or The Royal Nepalese Army is killing the declared terrorists and of course innocent janta. Now when the world hated Hitler's movement, why we Nepalese are supporting Maoist or King?? Because we want stability... does not matter if the body count has already reached 5 digits and it does not matter if it will someday reach 6 digits... King Gyanendra is willing to rule the country with 50,000 heads.. I guess that will be his loyal Nepalese army with 20,000 casualties...

I try to stay apolitical, but in the end, I believe we cannot be so...because what's happening in our country force us to take a side.... I liked King Gyanendra's movement.. Nepal needs a control, but I never hated democracy. And our democracy was still in infant... Frankly I was hoping our political system to get better with the likes of well educated people taking over and pushing off people who never went to high school...

And of course I am about to be flabbergasted... but in the end, I know all of us want to have a better country, a country with few leaders and not just politicians...and King Gyanendra is willing to lead and take the responsibilities...and on the other hand Gagan is willing to lead the youths... It's upon us to choose a side, as I said, we just cannot remain aloof.

Well, it should have been rephrased this way:

"I, Gagan Thapa, had a dream of becoming a minister so that I could suck on people's blood.But, my dreams got fakd up. I don't see any chance of getting any dough now.How sorry. Please, help me reestablish the system of corruption so that we can suck on your blood, you poor bastard stupid Nepali janata".

Reply: You are right. The king is going to Fak your dirty a$$. Buy lubricant and be ready.

ISN'T THIS GETTING BETTER? BLAH BLAH AND BLAH...

ITS LIKE PLAYING CHESS GUYS..ONE MOVE YOU COULD GO WRONG..ANOTHER MOVE YOU COULD WIN OVER A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE...RIGHT NOW THE KING REPRESENTS THE QUEEN THATS ACTIVE...THEN THERES THE SILLY MINISTERES THERE'S YOU AND THERE'S ME....BUT WHO'S ON THE BLACK SIDE OR WHO'S ON THE WHITE??? NOBODY..

SO WHAT A SMART SAMURAI WOULD DO IS LET EVERYBODY FIGHT AND KILL EACH OTHER, CAPTURE THAT VAIN QUEEN AND LEAVE TWO SOLDIERS AT BLACK AND WHITE POST..AND SAY THE COUNTRY IS AT PEACE.......

IF YOU KNOW WHAT i MEANYOU SHOULD GET THE POINT ACROSS...

WHO'S THERE FOR THE NEXT ROUND?????