Grand Success - Thanks to All - The Finance Minister Dared Not to Come to the Event !!!

By Pokhreli Ranjan on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 8:04pm

Dear friends,

First off, I would like to congratulate all for making this protest event a grand success. The Finance Minister, Bharat Mohan Adhikari was nowhere to be seen in the event. Fearing a huge backlash and public outcry, he rather remained absent in the program. But we went ahead and delivered what we had planned. We distributed the banners against corruption and expressed our dissent. We would like to take this moment to thank all who silently or actively supported our cause by either being present at the protest or by outright boycotting the ANS program. The success of the protest program will remain historic and symbolic in the sense that we hope it will inspire others to stand for the nation, rising above all political and ideological horizons.

We would especially like to thank social media, specially MySansar blog, मेरो मातृभूमी, and Facebook for spreading this protest event. A million thanks to Sir Rameshore Prasad Khanal for being the silverlining of hope. A hope, that a day will surely come, when a million tiny stars will join hands to sparkle the darkest of nights. That we can shape better future of Nepal for generations to come even when the imposing wall of abusive power comes crashing on you and your determined fist bleeds. You are truly our hero, Khanal sire !!

We strongly believe that this momentum of struggle will continue and spread across Nepal and other parts of globe with Nepali diaspora. Inspired by this, a huge number of people are encouraging us to formally create a social activism forum that will work as a watch-dog. Preparations are now underway to create such a transparent democratic network, while remaining vigilant of the risk of being "just another mushrooming organization". Your guidance and suggestions are highly appreciated at ocranjan@gmail.com .

Once again a million thanks for all your goodwill, support and today's success.

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Citizen Activism Starts Right from Your Heart: Attend the Program to Protest Against Finance Minister's Move

By Pokhreli Ranjan on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 3:15pm

We often bicker and complain about the sorry state of our nation. Everybody wants to praise Finance Secretary Rameshwore Khanal, nobody wants to walk his steps. Everybody wants to stay in the comfort of their homes and argue on computer screen about "यो भएन, त्यो भएन, नेपाल खत्तम". I have done the same and am as guilty as all for the sorry state of Nepal.

The recent VAT Fraud is one of the biggest financial scandals of our times set to destroy our generation's collective future. The major corporate houses used FAKE VAT bills to hold OUR tax money that was supposed to go to the national treasury. With billions of rupees involved in this fraud, the corporate houses orchestrated this to demolish the whole tax structure of Nepal.

The Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikary not only forced the Finance Secretary to resign but he flies around the world pretending as if nothing has happened. Adding insult to our generation's collective wisdom, the America Nepal Society has invited him to a program as a guest. There are handfuls of stooges who will benefit from this but this will establish a precedent in Nepal that honesty and integrity of people like Finance Secretary will always lose and corruption will always win. If you really really care about Nepal, please please please be there at the program to protest. Citizen activism starts right from your footstep and your heart.

Let's protest against this brazen move of ANS hosting the FM. Let's send a clear message to the Minister and his stooges that they better spend time doing first things first, like drafting the constitution, and that people are against his corrupt ministerial leadership and his illegal nexus with the corporate houses.

Come be a part of a movement of what is right for the country. A day will come when you will ask yourself, "Apart from complaining, what did you actually do to your country?” I am sure you would want to be the architect of your future not the victim of the present.

Date: April 17, 2011 
Time: 1 PM EST
Venue:
            NECC Building
            20520 Beallsville Rd
            Beallsville, MD 20839

PS.
Protest banners will be distributed at the spot.

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Also check this news in www.mysansar.com 

"Come, Let Us Begin a Positive Social Movement" - Rameshore Prasad Khanal

I am simply re-posting a request for "a positive social movement" by Rameshore Prasad Khanal, who recently tender his resignation from the post of Secretary of Finance Ministry. His resignation came due to his disagreement with finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari on taking action against shocking scale of tax fraud (aprox 10 billion rupees) by Nepal's business community. 

I would like to request everybody to unite together and fuel this movement for yourself, for us, and for every Nepalese. Below is the statement from Mr. Khanal:

"Come, let us begin a positive social movement!" - Rameshore Prasad Khanal

We have always been good at calling and enforcing public strikes. We closed Nepal, famously known as Nepal Bandh. We closed offices. We closed factories and businesses. We picketed Simhadurbar. We had some successes; there have been miseries, too.

Now, let us do something different. Something new. Something of similar nature but with a different motive and only for success, not for misery of any sort to anyone. Let us begin this as a new year 2068 promise. Let us do it just for a week just as we had week-long Bandh. If it gives us happiness and pride then let us add one more day and so on. Let us see how long can we go. We try this several times over the next few months and years maybe and, aim for making it a habit.

Corruption is a cancer in our society. It is keeping our economic growth potentials suppressed. It is creating an economic divide in our country. It is defaming our motherland's name in the eyes of international community. It is leading us to severely compromise on our national interests globally. It is a pain to anyone who wants to do fair business in Nepal. It is not only in government system, it is everywhere.

From Baisakh 1, 2068, let us stop giving bribes or commissions, or partaking business profits or anything of that nature to public officials in ALL DISTRICTS of Nepal. If we do not GIVE, what will the TAKERS do? They cannot TAKE. They cannot seize from us. We may not get services. Fine. After all, during Bandhs, we denied ourselves of those services. We, therefore, can. Let us stop doing things that are detrimental to the interest of the society we are in, those that need to be done secretly and cannot be spoken about freely. Let us all pay taxes honestly during this period of unique Bandh. Let us do fair business. Let us be honest in our financial dealings anywhere, anyplace.

Let us all come forward. Let us not have leaders and followers for this. In this movement, all of us will be leaders. All of us will be followers. Let us all participate. This movement will not require any money. we do it from wherever we are. This needs "voice", which is freely available. Those without voice can use gestures. This also needs "willpower", we have proved time and again that we have no limit to willpower. Let us make it totally violence-free.

This will be a finest new year gift to our motherland, to our beloved Nepal Aama. Our posterity will read history books with much happiness about this and feel proud of their ancestors hundred years later. They will remember year 2068 as a special year. Nepalis living abroad can proudly call Nepal their home country. We can all be proud of.

Happy new year 2068. Sadachar Ka Lagi Satyagraha Saptaha 2068.

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