KATHMANDU; The Judicial Council today suspended Pokhara Appellate Court Judge Om Prasad Subedi ………
This is a recent story of a serving Pokhara Appellate Court judge. The main factor behind this news is not his personal affairs as stated but in my opinion, this gentleman has been penalised for speaking the truth. Many people of this world have affairs, some visible and some invisible. In Nepal anything visible is criticised, but the same thing hidden or covered up is accepted. There could be two factors that made this story news. One — on October 10, he criticised CA members when he spoke bluntly, directly and fearlessly in Pokhara. This was his opinion and the voice of the individual must be respected and heard not discouraged. This is what democracy is all about. You can listen to many interaction programmes on FM radio about CA members. There you will hear the people’s voice and their feelings are mostly negative opinions about them.