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I am just interested today to share pictures of flowers which were/are blooming in my garden. This is nothing to do with our politics and political parties.

Maintain law and order

The Himalayan Times 30 May 2019 Maintain law and order It seemed that Nepal would see no more bomb blasts killing innocent people, and the common people would have a sound sleep following the comprehensive peace agreement signed in 2006 between the then seven party alliance and the then CPN-Maoist. Following this event, CPN-Maoist had entered the mainstream politics. The first Constitution Assembly declared Nepal a Republic, abolishing the 250-years-old monarchy. Promulgation of the new constitution and holding the three tiers of elections were the follow-ups. However, the integration and disintegration of the political parties continue to discourage the people. Even after the promulgation of constitution, regional political parties showed their dissatisfaction over some of the articles of the constitution and staged street protests. The common people had to even suffer from seven-month-long trade blocked at the borders.  Nepal is now, on one hand,...

Shadow government

The Himalayan Times 23 May 2019 Shadow government Following the three tiers of elections held 15 months ago, the political situation of Nepal seemed to be stable, considering the two thirds majority government in place. However, the government is running the country with not much excitement, shattering the high hopes of the common people and its well wishers. It seems that it is gradually losing its credibility due to its high-handedness in handling the state affairs. The government has been facing wide criticism from different sections of the population for its poor political performance.  The NC has also not been able to effectively play its opposition role in the Parliament, may be, because of its poor political performance in the elections. The internal political feud in the NC is one of the reasons for its downfall. The other reason could be the deviation from its age old political stream as envisioned by late BP Koirala. There did not seem to be any diffe...