What matters ultimately is a change in attitude and behavior, a change in substance, not only in form. Merely changing the flag or the national anthem, or name of the government, for example, does not help build a New Nepal, as the leaders of the Seven Pary Alliance may wish us believe. The government has just failed in their first test case: No representation of women, more than half the country's population, in the constitution drafting commission. What happened to the historic proclamation that categorically promised a fair representation of the fairer sex? Instead of heeding their call, the government is detaining women activists. Women Activists Detained For Demanding Say In Nepal's Constitution Women Demand Inclusion In Statute-drafting Panel Nepal forms interim constitution drafting committee
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