In this hour of crisis no politician can afford to differ or remain prejudiced because of petty party politics, opine intellectuals. This will certainly result ultimately in the all party government. The only point not clear is the silence of the Constitution on formation of all party government in times when the parliament has decisive structure of ruling and opposition parties. UP Wildlife experts seek ban on Shahtoosh Nepal and her neighbours India and China should undertake joint efforts in banning trade of the world s costliest wool - Shahtoosh. The view is stressed by wild life experts but no serious efforts have so far been made by the government of the concerned countries.
Shahtoosh wool is so fine that the shawls made of it can be pulled through a finger ring.
An international ban on shahtoosh was imposed in 1995 after environmentalists alleged that the chiru were being hunted into extinction for the soft underbelly hair that is used to make the wool. In the meanwhile the Wildlife Trust of India called for a common strategy by authorities in India, China and Nepal to fight the lucrative but illegal trade in the world s most wanted wool. Dr. Roop Jyoti, Ms. Yangkila Sherpa and Dipta Prakash Shah along with elected Upper House members such as Mahesh Mani Acharya Dixit, Radheshyam Adhikari, Bala Bahadur Rai have inspired confidence and hope among politicians and the general people. Their personalities guarantee that they would do something substantial for uplifting the image of the 60-member Rastriya Sabha, a permanent parliamentary chamber which refreshes itself once in two years with fresh election for one third of its members.