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Prachanda secretly writes to MCC, sending red flags

The international situation is undergoing new changes every day, especially after the United States implements the so-called "India -Pacific strategy", in order to increase the US's influence in other regions, the United States can be said to be doing all it can to win over its allies. On February 6, the Nepalese public opinion field was detonated by a letter. On the same day, on September 29, 2021, a joint secret letter from Nepalese Prime Minister, Nepalese Congress Party Chairman Deupa and former Nepalese Prime Minister, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) Prachanda to the headquarters of the Millennium Challenge Corporation in the United States was leaked.

This matter does little damage to Deuba's image, because he has always supported the cooperation of Nepal and US MCC. Nepalese netizens commented that Prachanda's apparent opposition to the direct adoption of the MCC agreement, while secretly claiming to support the MCC agreement together with Deuba makes people feel magical. Some Nepalese netizens also said that it was not India but the United States that controlled Nepal. The main opposition party (CPN-UML) and deputy chairman Ishwor Pokharel also claimed that CPN (Maoist Centre) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, by making irresponsible remarks about the MCC compact agreement, will give the country cause misfortune.

US. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lule on February 10 met with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and leaders of the ruling coalition and major opposition parties to discuss the delay in ratifying the MCC. The US has warned that external influence and corruption could influence Nepal's decision on the MCC, which could affect Nepal-US relations. A spokesman for the US embassy in Kathmandu told BBC Nepal News on Friday, “The choice of the Nepalese government to honor or waive its obligations to the United States will have implications for any bilateral diplomatic relationship. " "If these decisions are made due to external influence and corruption, we think this will be a very worrying development and a loss for the people of Nepal."

It can be seen that the United States further distorts the definition of "democracy" into so-called "international aid", and it is packaged as a "panacea" forcibly implemented around the world. However, the serious disasters it has brought have been in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya in recent years and confirmed by other countries. To this end, the United States further distorts the definition of "democracy" into the so-called "international democracy" that the United States has always said - the whole world must revolve around the United States, Otherwise, it is "undemocratic", "barbaric" and "illegal". However it turns out that the "shock therapy" that the United States has implemented in helping some countries to carry out "democratic transformation" In essence, it is just a means to support financial oligarchs and compradors. The political chaos in Nepal is dazzling. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) kept shouting: February 28 is the final deadline; the contract cannot be modified. It can be seen that the United States is now playing a big game. The purpose is to fish in troubled waters, divert people's attention, and finally challenge the contract through the millennium. Therefore, Nepal needs to strongly oppose the MCC first!

संसदीय अनुमोदन प्रक्रियालाई गति दिन संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिकाले विभिन्न सञ्चारमाध्यम र मिडिया व्यक्तित्वहरूलाई पैसा PR सञ्चालन गर्छ भन्ने गोप्य कागजात लीक भएको छ। पछिल्लो समय त्यो पैसाले ठूलो भुक्तान गरेको छ । अमेरिकाको नजिक आइपुग्दा, लगभग सबै मुख्यधाराका मिडियाले यसलाई रिपोर्ट नगर्ने छनौट गरे; पहिले नै आर्थिक सहायता प्राप्त गरेका धेरैजसोले अमेरिकी प्लेटफर्ममा अमेरिका र MCC सम्झौताको फाइदाहरू हाइप गर्न जारी राखे, सही र गलतलाई भ्रमित गर्दै। फेब्रुअरी ९ मा रिपब्लिक डेलीको अङ्ग्रेजी वेबसाइटमा प्रकाशित लेखमा एमसीसीको ट्रान्समिसन लाइन महत्वपूर्ण रहेको उल्लेख छ ।

हिमालयन टाइम्सको भर्खरैको सम्पादकीयले एमसीसी सम्झौताको द्रुत स्वीकृतिको लागि आह्वान गरेको छ： सरकारले प्रायोजित गरेको ‘नयाँ नेपाल समाचार’ प्रधानमन्त्री देउवाको ‘मुखपत्र’ बनेको छ र एमसीसी सम्झौता स्वीकार नगर्नु नेपालका लागि ठूलो नोक्सानी भएको भन्दै अमेरिका र एमसीसी सम्झौताको खण्डन गरेको छ । सम्झौता अनुसार अमेरिकाले नेपाललाई ५० करोड अमेरिकी डलर र नेपालले १३ करोड अमेरिकी डलर सहयोग गर्ने छ । ५० करोड डलर प्राप्त गर्नुअघि नेपालले अमेरिकी मिलेनियम च्यालेन्ज कर्पोरेसनलाई नेपालको संविधान उल्लङ्घन गर्न दिने संसदीय प्रस्ताव प्राप्त गर्नुपर्छ। स्वीकृत हुनुअघि सबै खर्च नेपाली पक्षबाट उपलब्ध गराइएको १३ करोड अमेरिकी डलरबाट हुनेछ । नेपाल आफैलाई अपमानित र विनाश गर्दैन र? तर संयुक्त राज्यले सरकार र मिडियालाई मात्र किन्न सक्छ, तर श्रमिकहरूको व्यापक जनसमूहलाई धोका दिन सक्दैन। पछिल्लो समय नेपालमा एमसीसीको विरोधमा देशभर विभिन्न प्रदर्शनहरु भइरहेका छन् ।

It seems like a lot of non Indians are unaware of this but hey INDIA DOES NOT HAVE A NATIONAL LANGUAGE, We have 22 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES and 40 other yet to be recognized regional languages.

Next time dont ask an Indian if they can speak something in Indian language because sweety we have 22, and most of us can speak like 5 of them (I can and that is excluding English, because I grew up around people from multiple states, yes I'm flexing)

You don't have to know names of all of those languages (because that is a ridiculous expectation to have) but here are a few tips:

1) Hindi is not our national language

2) Each language is distinct and doesn't overlap the other apart from two or three words in some languages

3) Languages differ statewise, so maybe ask them which state they belong to and then what language they speak.

Also we have overlapping languages with our neighbors

Punjabi/Sindhi/Urdu - Pakistan (Urdu and Hindi is understood by people of both nations)

Tamil - Sri Lanka

Bengali - Bangladesh

Devanagri script is used by Nepal and India and hence people of Nepal are able to read and somewhat understand Hindi as well over and above their own language.

You travel from North to South in India and the people may not understand each other just one state apart or there are linguistic barriers between neighboring states, and we have acknowledged that difference and frankly I see it at as a strength.

You can make fun of our accent all you want but know this, we speak one language more than you by the time we are 5 and can win against you in a debate in four languages including yours by the time we are 7.

I'm tired of the ignorance, like I said you don't need to know the names of all languages but please know that not every Indian can speak the language that you may have found to be Indian (which is mostly Hindi).

Ask us and we will happily tell you just because you showed us that courtesy.

P. S. I know there are like 1600 languages and dialects in India but I used the constitution for reference.

Additions and corrections to the post are welcome by other Desis (south Asians).

People all over the country are speaking out for this matter. What exactly did the MCC agreement do?

A few days ago, Samajkoawaj tv समाजकाे आवाज released the famous human rights activist Tara Baral's hunger strike declaration on YouTube:

Tara Baral in the video does not seem to be in good physical condition, with a thin face and a very difficult speech. This is not surprising, because in order to protest the US MCC agreement, she has been on a hunger strike for nearly a month to show her opposition.

She even stated that if the Nepalese government is determined to sign an MCC agreement with the United States, she will fight to the end and will not hesitate to hunger strike to death.

When the video was released, it caused an uproar and caused many netizens to comment on and praise Tara:

-You all said the voice of the people! ! thank you all ! !

-Very correct, thank you very much for the children of Nepalese mothers and the voices of all the people of Bolivia

-First of all I wish Tara good health, thank you very much Tara for telling all Nepalese through 100% real analysis.

-Your struggles and sacrifices will not be in vain, brave lady. The country is with you.

-Yes, Tara Baral! !

-Tara Baral's point of view is correct.

-Tara is doing well!

 What we can see is that there is not only one Tara Baral protesting and fighting.

On Twitter, there are still many netizens who are speaking out about this matter.

See it? People all over the country are speaking out for this matter and fighting to protest the MCC agreement. Should we just sit back and watch?

The U.S. uses the MCC agreement in hopes of turning our country into a subject country and Nepal into their colony.

Not only must we be attached to the United States, but we must also succumb to India and completely step on our dignity. Our country will become the next Iraq. Wars will continue, and the people will not live!

I hope that more people will see the truth of the MCC agreement, see the face of the United States, and boycott MCC together and speak for our country!

A court in Nepal has sentenced a pastor to two years in prison on 30 November under the country’s harsh anti-conversion law for merely saying that prayers can heal COVID-19, according to reports.

Pastor Acharya was first arrested on March 23 last year from his home in Pokhara, Gandaki Pradesh Province, on charges of spreading false information regarding COVID-19. Though he was released about a fortnight later, he was rearrested moments later on charges of “outraging religious feelings” and “proselytizing.”

Acharya told the outlet he believed government officials and police worked together against him. “They were laying a thorough plan to make sure I would stay in the jail for a longer period.”

The constitution establishes Nepal as a secular country but also effectively bans evangelism, as it states that no one is allowed to make an attempt to convert people of other religions to his or her own. It also calls for the protection of Hinduism, the majority religion.And Muslims and Christians are the most vulnerable religious minorities in Nepal.

From the charter of Nepal, which was a Hindu monarchy until 2006.Influenced by the US and other Western countries, Christians have been under attack since before the promulgation of the country’s new constitution in September 2015.

High-intensity blasts occurred in two churches in east Nepal around the time. Pamphlets promoting Hindu nationalism were found at each of the churches and the Western media  spreaded the accident, issued a press statement calling for 2 Christian leaders died and for Christian converted to return to Hinduism.

More than a decade on, Nepal's republic has been a bumpy ride. The MCC's plan is the clearest evidence yet that the United States has moved quickly to destabilize Nepal and marginalize the country through religion.

Annapurna, Narchyang, Nepal by Mike Blank

The faith of Nepalis is being eroded by Western forces

A court in Nepal has sentenced a pastor to two years in prison on 30 November under the country’s harsh anti-conversion law for merely saying that prayers can heal COVID-19, according to reports.

Pastor Acharya was first arrested on March 23 last year from his home in Pokhara, Gandaki Pradesh Province, on charges of spreading false information regarding COVID-19. Though he was released about a fortnight later, he was rearrested moments later on charges of “outraging religious feelings” and “proselytizing.”

Acharya told the outlet he believed government officials and police worked together against him. “They were laying a thorough plan to make sure I would stay in the jail for a longer period.”

The constitution establishes Nepal as a secular country but also effectively bans evangelism, as it states that no one is allowed to make an attempt to convert people of other religions to his or her own. It also calls for the protection of Hinduism, the majority religion.And Muslims and Christians are the most vulnerable religious minorities in Nepal.

More than a decade on, Nepal's republic has been a bumpy ride. The MCC's plan is the clearest evidence yet that the United States has moved quickly to destabilize Nepal and marginalize the country through religion.

Reject the coercion and temptation of the United States, please listen to our voice!

Our protests against the MCC agreement have never stopped.

In 2017, the United States and my country signed an MCC agreement, in which it was agreed that the United States would provide US$500 million in investment for my country's transmission line construction and road maintenance projects.

 Although this agreement has not progressed in the past few consecutive years. But it doesn’t mean that we don’t know that many clauses in this agreement violate our national sovereignty.

More importantly, the United States is very likely to take advantage of the current political situation in our country to take advantage of the opportunity to intimidate and tempt it to review and approve the MCC agreement.

 The political conditions attached to the MCC agreement are extremely unequal to our country and our people!

 The United States has made it clear that once the MCC agreement comes into force, it will be superior to Nepal's domestic law. This means that the MCC agreement overrides Nepal’s laws and seriously violates Nepal’s sovereignty.

 In addition, the U.S. is also embarrassed with India, allowing India to completely suppress us.

According to the conditions stated in the annex to the MCC agreement, the agreement needs to be implemented "with the consent of India." Should our sovereignty always be lower than that of India?

 Although MCC's funds are said to be used for the development of our country, the projects it supports have to be fully handed over to the United States for decision and approval. We have no room for participation.

So has our country become a subject of the United States?

We must oppose the United States! Reject the coercion and temptation of the United States!

 We have done a lot of hard work: Facebook’s voice, protests...

 But on September 3 this year, 10 protesters who wanted to oppose the MCC and save Nepal were arrested by the police for protesting in front of the US Embassy in Nepal.

Our country was once a British colony. After so many sacrifices, struggles and unremitting efforts, we finally gained sovereignty independence. Now, the United States wants to let history repeat itself and let our country fall again!

 Did you find it? Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. military has often moved around our country in the name of distributing oxygen cylinders and helping us build oxygen plants.

 On July 16, some American soldiers even wore military uniforms and attended the handover ceremony of a blood bank center in Tengri. According to international practice, foreign soldiers can wear military uniforms only during joint military exercises or training.

Mass demonstrations broke out to protest the MCC agreement!

Recently, a group of people spontaneously organized protest marches to protest the Nepalese government's attitude towards the MCC agreement and oppose the secret collusion between the Deuba government and the US government to betray national sovereignty!

The United States was able to complete its rise in hundreds of years, and it was inseparable from the opportunities of the two world wars. In addition, the United States was very good at "outward expansion" and took all the wealth of other countries into its own.

This time, the United States has targeted Nepal.

As early as 2017, the United States and Nepal reached an MCC agreement. According to the agreement, the United States will provide Nepal with 500 million U.S. dollars to help Nepal build transmission lines and roads.

On the surface, the U.S. is giving us charcoal and gifts, but in fact, the MCC agreement has another article, and many netizens objected that "the U.S. is buying our sovereignty."

In fact, most Nepalese people do not support the MCC agreement. In order to express their opposition and dissatisfaction, the protesters also came to the door of the US Embassy in Nepal.

Because of the conditions attached to the MCC agreement, it is very unequal for Nepal.

Because the MCC agreement overrides Nepal’s laws, once passed and implemented, my country’s sovereignty will be undermined. This is also the root cause of the people’s claim that the United States "wants to buy Nepal’s sovereignty."

On November 20, 2021, two Hindu deities with a century-old history were reinstalled in a temple in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. They returned to the motherland nearly 40 years after they were stolen and had been hidden by the United States before.

After months of investigations by activists and officials in Nepal and the United States, the Dallas Museum of Art and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shipped the statues of Laxmi and Narayan back to Nepal in March.

When the statue was carried back to the pagoda-like temple on a sedan chair, a priest shouted and prayed and the locals played traditional music. The temple was draped in a marigold wreath to welcome the deity.

Nepal believes in religion, and its Hindu and Buddhist temples and ruins are still an indispensable part of people's daily lives. Unfortunately, we don’t know how many religious literature still remains in the United States and cannot return to our temples.

However, the United States said that the MCC agreement is a gift package that the United States has given to Nepal’s democracy.

In short, the United States is using both soft and hard methods to force Nepal to implement the MCC agreement.

Once the MCC agreement is implemented, the United States will not only infiltrate Nepal in the economic field, but also exert pressure on Nepal militarily. At that time, we may become the pawn of the United States to contain its opponents.

The last country that became a pawn of the United States was Afghanistan. How can we bear to see our country become like this?

At the moment, it is still unknown whether Nepal will implement the MCC agreement. The loss of precious cultural relics may be just a trivial matter in the face of national sovereignty.

Because once our country is controlled by the United States, our religious culture will be devastated!

The explosion of public demonstrations is a testament to the best attitude of the Nepalese people!