Editorial

Drawing lines

The reservations to the constitution across the country were perhaps to be expected. And this is not just because, as many have been saying, there are diverse groups in Nepali society, and no constitution can satisfy all groups. The more important reason is that the provinces in the new federal structure seem to have been carved out illogically. In the very end, the decision to allocate districts to provinces was taken on the basis of the personal interests of senior leaders rather than any overarching principle. In many cases, there seem to be no reason at all why certain states have been placed within the same province. Drawing lines
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Published at : August 13, 2015
Updated at : August 13, 2015 11:27

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