MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK

MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK

It is a known fact that Nepal has experienced much political movements in the last seven decades in the name of restoring democracy. Common people, who were out in the streets, had knowingly and unknowingly listened to the political leaders with the expectation of seeing prosperous nation and better lives. These movements remained to be successful simply in terms of changing the regimes but terribly failed to consolidate the achievements, strengthen democracy and fulfil people’s aspirations. It seems now that the common people were misguided simply to support the political leaders who cleverly created the problems for their own sake. In fact, the people were wrongly motivated or instigated to fight among each other for unwanted problems created by the political parties and their leaders.

So far, it seems that, until now, political leaders of different political parties have used politics to serve their own vestigial interests. It is said that power is intoxicating. For this reason, political leaders continue to play egoistic and self-centred politics. Once they are in the power, they seem to get less bothered about people’s concerns. However, they, pretending to be the champion of democracy and true nationalistic, do not get tired of asking the people to be more vigilant about democracy and nationalism. Nepal was never colonized and always remained to be a sovereign country. Even though, why were the people asked to come out in the streets and support the movement called by the political parties? What did the people get benefited from their sacrifices?

Nonetheless, the people at this time enjoy facilities which no other our past generations has enjoyed. However, majority of the population are still deprived of receiving free education and accessible quality health services, whereas, leaders are being treated in fancy hospitals abroad with government money. Crusader Dr. Govind K.C had to stage multiple fast-unto-deaths against the irresponsible acts of the democratic governments which, in fact, should not have done if the political parties and leaders were sincere and accountable to the people . Having all these said, it is hoped that people will not have to come out in the streets seeking other alternatives in the coming days.

Rai Biren Bangdel

Maharajgunj