Kathmandu: Whether the Maoists insurgents like it or not, the fact is that they too got pretty nervous when they came face to face with the Nepali army in the Jungles of Nuwa Gaon.

In essence, the Maoists had apparently calculated that the military will not be deployed for the rescue operations of the kidnapped policemen in the Rolpa jungles and hence were in a relaxed mood.

However, things were just the otherwise, which in all likelihood came as a bolt from the blue for the Maoists. Nevertheless, being a disciplined and ever alert force, the Maoists insurgents some how or the other managed to bring things under their control.

Yet another aspect over which our attention has been purposely drawn is the double standard maintained by Nepal’s Human Rights activists regarding their treatment meted out to similar events in two different perspectives.

With malice to none, as and when the Nepali police men are kidnapped, disarmed or even killed, it is this set of the HR activists and their related organization that prefers to keep a stoic silence. Conversely, it is this set again which suddenly comes under a state of unease and tension as and when the Maoists are trapped or killed on two-way firings. It is this set which creates havoc against the government and warns the establishment not to exceed functions and issues statements which more often than not gets coverage in Nepali media including our own newspapers.

What we fail to understand why these HR institutions treat the Nepali policemen and the Nepali Maoists in two different ways when they are being attacked by each other? For us both were the sons of this soil.

For example, the Maoists kidnapped almost seventy policemen last week. No words of sympathy came from the HR quarters. However, when the military proceeded to Rolpa jungles, the HR activists came into full action and are learnt to be preparing grounds for talks in between the government and the insurgents.

While we support their genuine cause but fail to understand their certain overtures which provide ample ground to suspect their motives.

For the HR activists, as per their bounden duties they must remain ever sincere to the preservation of human rights of the people. However, care must be taken that they should work for all, whether they are policemen or for that matter the Maoists.

Nevertheless this should not mean that we are against the HR present mission which is all aimed at bringing the warring sides for talks and the rescue of the kidnapped policemen.

Could be due to the excessive unpopularity of the government, the majority of the non-political population including the HR organizations extending their subtle sympathies onto the Maoists insurgents. Or what else?