Monarchy’s revival?

The Himalayan Times

29 April 2014

Monarchy’s revival?

                         

It was not surprising to read the news “Deposed king hints at possibility of monarchy’s revival” (THT, 27 April, Page 3) while looking closely at the pathetic situation of the country due to irresponsible activities of so called major political parties. They were not able to draft the new constitution during erstwhile CA in spite of extending its period for another two years. However, the people once again enthusiastically participated in the second CA election with the hope of seeing new constitution in their hands within one year as promised by the major political parties. It is yet to be seen in the coming days whether they (political parties) will be able to fulfil their promises.

The people seem worried about the slow action of the NC led government. It has not been able to perform as per the wish of the people who had a high hope of seeing the government address their basic needs. The government was not able to hold back the prices of petroleum products that have directly contributed to double digit inflation, hitting hard the daily lives of the common people. Four months have already passed after the CA 2 election. The government has not yet been able to nominate 26 CA members in accordance with the Interim Constitution. The chief of most of the constitutional bodies are yet to be nominated. The recent nomination of judges to the Supreme Court has been widely criticized by the lawyers association.

Political analysts, civil society members and intellectuals are heard widely talking about Nepal loosing its national sovereignty and integrity due to irresponsible acts of the major political parties. Corruption has been more rampant. The government does not utter a word. It seems that the former King has rightly pointed out that the time has come for the people to seriously review the achievements made by the country in the aftermath of abolition of monarchy and analyze how fruitful it has been for the country after it adopted republican setup.

Rai Biren Bangdel

Maharajgunj, Kathmandu