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WASTE NO TIME


The Kathmandu Post
2 July 2017

WASTE NO TIME

According to the Election Commission (EC), local polls were held peacefully and overall 70.5 percent voters cast their votes (“Phase II polls see 70.5 pc voter turnout” June 29, Page 1). This enthusiastic turnout of voters will definitely put pressure on the ruling parties and the opposition to think about ways to bring disgruntled parties on board for the third phase of local elections.

The current government and the one before it decided to hold the local level elections in phases with the intention of bringing the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) on board. However, RJP-N leaders will not participate in the polls until their demands are addressed. This confrontation among political parties has come to such a point that there does not seem any alternative except to come to consensus by softening political stances.

The Deuba led government has scheduled the third phase in province 2 on September 18. If all the concerned political parties continue to play blame games, the chances of bringing the disgruntled parties on board seem dismal. If the government fails to hold the third phase polls, it cannot hold the remaining two tiers of polls by January 2018 as required by the new constitution. I hope all the major political parties including RJP-N realize their crucial political roles at this critical time, reach a consensus, amend the constitution and hold the polls successfully paving the way for the constitution’s implementation.

Rai Biren Bangdel

Maharajgunj 

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