I preferred staying numb on this topic thinking this issue would not create much trouble but the way the society is being led today , shows the other picture.
On 3rd of September , people from Patan came in a bit demeanor way to pull the chariot. The chariot holds a very special place to all Newari community as the historical and cultural significances Rato Machindranath holds is really significant.I could barely stand watching the footage of traffic police being beaten for a minute . It was really brutal. All my sympathy is with him. Whatever happened was actually should not have happened. I really condemn the action and ask all of the culprits to caught behind the bar.
The real trouble that I want to discuss is not why chariot is not being pulled, or the alternatives , what I really want to focus is how people's choice of words can hurt others. A lot of comments that I have seen were more of a clash between one community and the other. The shaping of mind , how people easily get triggered. When people started posting hate comments against the whole Newa community just because some badass responded badly. Newa after being triggered started hating their community . This may seem small to anyone but a lot of historical violence that we see are caused by such small issues.
Source:Finally, I am happy after the chariot was pulled off taking proper precautions and measures. People should have done. If I feel proud by the mass response shown on Guthi bill , I should feel terrific of what happened on that day.
People should be conscious that their actions can have a huge impact
