Accountability, credibility and reliability of Nepali politicians have ... as the unhappiest nation in the world with very corrupt politics.Credibility crisis towards the government and political parties has surfaced with the national grief and emergency created by earthquake. Mainstream as well as social media is full of criticism and distrust against the political leaders and government. An extreme example of how badly Nepali citizenry is hating these political creatures, ‘My God, save my nation from our political leaders,’ Prem Sunuwar tweeted when he learned of Constituent Assembly (CA) members given out tents donated by foreign friends in the name of disaster victims. Videos and photos of lawmakers receiving tents inside the CA hall were widely circulated as viral in online media. ‘CA members, who earn nearly one hundred thousand rupees a month, can buy tents and other ‘relief’ materials in Kathmandu market,’ fumed Rakesh Chhetri in Facebook. Accountability, credibility and reliability of Nepali politicians have gone further down with the reports coming in from disaster-hit districts and villages. Village/district level leaders of political parties, are forcing, using physical force and threat in some instances, relief agencies to handover materials to them, so that politician themselves gobble down. Media is full of reports of irregularities in relief operations.Deepak Gajurel
