It is quite obvious that the so called blockade that put the whole nation into a crisis situation of unknown terror is not shortening anywhere near. From the shortage of daily necessity food items to petroleum product to medical supplies, things seems to smooth out with in the price hike and scarcity. People are getting adjusted and are adopting the black marketing solution where knowingly or unknowing the Nepal Government is turning a blind eye towards the operation and management of the black marketers.
There has been huge speculation regarding the involvement of government officials and in major cases the involvement of Nepal Oil Corporation staffs which proves this theory is finding its solution among the seldom practice.
Reality is India has been sending petroleum products and other supplies but in absence of proper management and distribution the Nepal Government seems to be lost in-terms of creating an effective public welfare system for the society.
The very difference of the rich and the poor seems to be getting more scrutinized in-terms of peoples' basic human rights. As the rich have access to everything and the poor is left out to face the treachery.
Democracy and basic rights are limited within the people who have connection and power where for normal public there are lines of wait and outcry.
The roads have never been empty and for People who have source force and power petrol is easily available from various government outlets but in regards to general public they have no option except to buy the petrol from black market paying heft amounts.
What's the use of having a government when there is no control and legality is a question of practice?
The Nepal Government is said to have managing the Petroleum products within its feasibility where it has made it available to the public transport, media and government vehicles only.
Everyday the Petroleum tanker come in dozens but the government does not distributes the petrol to the public it has been more than 3 weeks since the government distributed the petrol to public and still the people are silent.
It may not sound good but yes the government seems to be pretty laid back in terms of the black marketing of petroleum products and its imports. It has announced to take action against anyone who is lobbying black marketing but in real actions the prices of daily commodities have doubled in every aspect of practice and nobody seems to bother.
Eventually on the highway it is clearly evident that how people are illegally smuggling petroleum product and selling it for double and treble prices capturing the scarcity created by the blockade. Though these caravans of illegal petroleum product pass through various police check post but none of them get any action. they in fact secure their passes handing a bottle of petrol where the corrupted and the lame system practices its own parallel system.
In such scenario the black market has evolved into a multi billion dollar business where people are using it as a method of earning money. With the various stakeholder of the public mechanism more focused and active in running the operation of the parallel black market economy, the scarcity and high prices seems to be an inevitable consequence.
In a country where there is lack of leadership and proper vision Nepal seems to find no solution among its problems where there is no escaping for the public. People are bound to suffer and they have been suffering, the only way out is either its power or money which seems to be hard hit reality for the general public.
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