For those of you following our progress in Nepal this is the quickest way to advise everyone that we are all back home in the UK!
Just prior to the wedding political tension had increased due to a row between the prime minister and the head of the armed forces. The reason was that the army chief was refusing to integrate 19,000 Maoist "troops" into the regular army saying they did NOT meet entry standards and were politically indocrinated. The Maoist PM sacked him (unconstitutionally), the President reinstated him (unconstitutionally) and the PM resigned from the government as did all the Maoist ministers. Maoist supporters then began a campaign of intimidation, strikes, road blockades with a strong possibility of an army coup. Yesterday a video was leaked to the press showing the PM discussing with his senior advisors how he had fooled the UN into paying for 35,000 Maoist troops in holding compounds when in fact there were only 7000 and planning the next campaign of intimidation and violence.
By Monday morning our family were advising us to leave as quickly as possible, so we did!
If anyone wants to follow the news from Nepal the two best websites are at www.nepalnews.com.np and www.kantipuronline.com
Just prior to the wedding political tension had increased due to a row between the prime minister and the head of the armed forces. The reason was that the army chief was refusing to integrate 19,000 Maoist "troops" into the regular army saying they did NOT meet entry standards and were politically indocrinated. The Maoist PM sacked him (unconstitutionally), the President reinstated him (unconstitutionally) and the PM resigned from the government as did all the Maoist ministers. Maoist supporters then began a campaign of intimidation, strikes, road blockades with a strong possibility of an army coup. Yesterday a video was leaked to the press showing the PM discussing with his senior advisors how he had fooled the UN into paying for 35,000 Maoist troops in holding compounds when in fact there were only 7000 and planning the next campaign of intimidation and violence.
By Monday morning our family were advising us to leave as quickly as possible, so we did!
If anyone wants to follow the news from Nepal the two best websites are at www.nepalnews.com.np and www.kantipuronline.com
1 comment:
Glad to hear you are all home safely. It is very hard to imagine what it must be like living in Nepal with uncertainty and what seems chaotic change so I can only wonder at the effects on children. It places Nepal Schools Aid in even greater focus.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
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