Opinion | When fear, favour, and fervour drive the system
Summary
Fear, favour, and fervour are shaping Nepal’s institutions, with the article linking political scandals, judicial capture, and media bias to deeper patterns of power and social hierarchy. It argues that public apathy has grown after repeated governance collapses and failed hopes of accountability.
Key Points
- The piece argues that allegations around Inam Sapkota and the 'Inam Logs' point to a wider web of influence reaching politics, the judiciary, and the media in Nepal.
- It says public outrage is muted because scandal fatigue and repeated governance failures have eroded trust in formal institutions.
- The article criticizes the Supreme Court, the press, and the legislature for reflecting deeper societal hierarchies and ethnic-political biases.
- It closes by portraying Nepal’s systemic problems as rooted in long-standing cultural and institutional patterns rather than any single fixer or scandal.
