My Opinion

The assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump, has raised serious questions about the radicalisation of ordinary Americans. The United States has witnessed four Presidential assassinations since its independence. Republican leaders have pointed towards “radical left political violence” for the assassination of Kirk, a popular activist who rallied American youths to Donald Trump’s cause.
Trump has blamed ultra-left radicals and has vowed to punish the assassin. FBI has released pictures of the suspected assassin wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, walking into a building, before the act.
Charlie Kirk had campaigned hard for Trump during last year’s presidential elections. He had a huge fan following among the youths and had returned on Wednesday from a foreign tour. Kirk was running The American Comeback Tour in the US and had gone to Utah Valley University to address students.
Charlie used to run the The Charlie Kirk Show on radio and had 5.7 million followers on X. Before he was shot, Charlie Kirk was replying to questions about mass shootings and gun culture to the students. He was killed on the day of 9/11 tragedy, when America was mourning those who died in the Al Qaeda bombings at the Twin Towers in New York.
America is known to be a society with liberal thoughts. The killing of a youth icon is really shocking and saddening. It is sad to note that some youths at Utah University were seen celebrating after Charlie Kirk was shot. Some radical extremists were praising the assassination on social media platforms. An American news channel anchor described this assassination as a good news.
All these are indications which forebode an uneasy future. It is saddening to read comments on social media praising the assassination. The chasm of hate seems to have widened in American society with loads of poison in the hearts of those making such hate comments.
This incident reminds us of the failed attempt to assassinate Trump when he was campaigning last year. People in American are worried about security. They do not know when gunshots can erupt, anywhere. It has become easy for anybody to kill a person.
Acquiring a gun in the US has become easy. Charlie Kirk’s assassination is an example of this. Questions will also be raised about police security at the Utah campus and why the assassin vanished after committing the heinous act. These are facts which should be worrying President Trump.

Nepal : Running an interim govt won’t be easy

Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel and Army Chief Gen. Ashok Raj Sigdel are busy negotiating with Gen Z campaigners on the issue of nominating an interim prime minister to run the government.
One section of Gen Z leaders has opposed the name of former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the interim head, while another group wants Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah to be given the job. A third group wants Kulman Ghising as the interim PM. A consensus is still eluding.
Balendra Shah has supported the nomination of Sushila Karki as the interim head. He has said that he would not be part of any government unless the present parliament is dissolved.
There is, however, one problem. The Nepalese Constitution says, any judge of the Supreme Court cannot hold a political or constitutional post after retirement. The retired judge can only take up any judicial or law-related post. A way has to be found to bypass this provision.
The visuals of Gen Z group supporters fighting outside the Army Chief’s office are not a good sign. It is easy to destroy a system, but it is difficult to rebuild a system.
Nepal is now under the control of the army. The army will set up an interim government and fresh elections will take place, which can only be possible after a year. Arsonists had set fire to most of the important government buildings during 48 hours of anarchy.
The entire system is in shambles. Both the parliament and secretariat have been reduced to ashes. Criminals have fled from jails and mobs have looted a large number of weapons. The danger is big.
Already businessmen and those of the elite are fleeing Nepal. Any interim head who will take over could face a hard time in running the government. It will take several years to rebuild Nepal from the damages caused by anarchists.
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