Night brothels mostly run by affiliates of smuggling networks have utterly disobeyed home ministry’s order to close after 11 p.m. The brothels, in the name of serving night customers, have been extremely exploiting destitute Nepali girls, who generally have not completed high school level education.
Nepali Congress-supported restaurant unions immediately took out to the streets protesting the government’s decision to maintain law and order in Kathmandu.
Criminals killed an Italian tourist called David a few years ago. The then Nepali Congress government protected the criminal gang.
When the current government expressed its will to maintain law and order for public security as well as the security of visiting tourists in Nepal, the Nepali Congress and its restaurant unions protested this. Tsering, as he calls himself (he does not disclose if he is pub owner) shouts, "Our ministers and MPs go to Bangkok as sex tourists. Here, they are trying to befool us at home."
Although the government has not decided to close any night entertgainment industry in Kathmandu, night entetpreneurs, who have already amassed enough money through exploitation of destitute Nepali girls, have been investing a lot of money in media propaganda that the government has already closed all night entertainment spots and deprived 70,000 of employment.
According to a girl trying to shift from night entertainment service to selling tea ( she preferred to remain anonymous for security purpose), girls who are employed in night houses are actually forced to pursue the path of prostitution. She said, "I’m changing my work just because I want to change my life by abandoning the hell." She sympathetically added, "Many girls pour into cities with a dream of being economically prosperous life. Without money, no life is possible in cities. Therefore, girls with little education are forced to sell their own muscle."
The girl also advises others to be careful before deciding to stay in Kathmandu. "Girls are exploited in their own families," she further said. "Employers don’t pay well. We have to depend on tips for our betterment. But alcoholic people want to loot us free of cost," she tearfully said. She becomes optimistic, "I hope the government is doing all right. Those who have become criminals for the sake of money will not remain silent when the government wants to apply state laws.
In response to what the government should do for those employed in night houses in Kathmandu, she angrily said, "If Nepali girls are able to become full time armed guerrillas, there are many other sectors they can boldly engage in. Why the hell should healthy girls have a shameful vision of growing prosperous by selling their bodies and soul?"
Another girl, who was accompanying her friend while smoking and drinking at Pilgirims added, "The government has not been able to apply its order. Almost all night houses run as usual. No difference at all." According to her, some intelligence officers and plain-clothed policemen are also regular customers in such houses. "They don’t have to pay for drinks and snacks. Instead they get an extra amount from our owners," she clarifies.
The home ministry, if it contains some honest officials, needs to verify this. Corruption prevalent in law application departments is a serious barrier to the materialization of the government order meant for public wellbeing.
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