NEPALI POLITICS

  Who am I to say whether that was constitutional or unconstitutional move? Sometimes, I get so annoyed with myself after reading and listening news about the political and apolitical related events. That’s what happened to me recently when I was reading news: “Writers, poets, artists, intellectuals and citizens protest against House dissolution” published in The Kathmandu Post. I was so angry with them and banged the table and later on tried to calm down myself saying that’s their wish and rights to do so. Why should I be angry for nothing? It was really difficult for me this time to calm down my restless brain. I continued asking myself should these socially respected individuals (SRI) come out to the streets to protest against PM Oli’s constitutional or unconstitutional move to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR) when this matter is under review at the Supreme Court.   Should not the organizers of the protest program think twice before asking these SRIs to come ...

  Result of hasty union of the then UML and Maoist (Centre) Politically, Nepal is passing through an uncertainty, unstable and unhealthy environment for the last over seven months due to the power struggle between the two chairpersons of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP). Both of them do not want to budge an inch from their blame game which does not seem ending easily unless one of them is knocked down by their own foes. Oli does not seem to easily give up his stands, no resignations from both PM and Party chairperson as demanded by his rivalries. Dahal, the other chairpersons, has been the main game player who thinks to be in the majority in the Standing Committee and continues to challenge Oli blaming him incapable of running the party and the government. In reality, both the then UML and the then Maoist (Centre) leaders do not want split the NCP for their political interests and personal benefits. This on-going power tussle between the two chairpersons has undermined the cred...

  Can the NCP politically survive as one single party?  The on-going political power struggle between the Nepal Communist Party two chairpersons possessing two different communist principals and ideologies is nothing but their political egos which have surfaced now for their own political interests.   How could it be possible for the second rung leaders and the NCP as a whole to accommodate and hold these two highly ambitious and opportunist chairpersons together? As the political and constitutional experts opine that these two chairpersons agreeing to merge their parties just before the three levels of election held in 2017 was nothing but to fulfil for their personal political benefits. It has been almost three years the NCP has not been able to complete their unification process because of their two different communist principles and ideologies. The political feud at the apex level of the NCP will continue to exist until one of the chairpersons agrees to compromi...

What a political mess? It has been almost three years the then UML and the then Maoist (Centre) had merged forming the Nepal Communist Party (NPC) which was able to garner almost two thirds majority votes during the general elections. Was it a marriage of convenience between these two communist parties having different political philosophy for the sake of their political benefits or was it really for the sake of national interest? This ambiguity is still alive considering the on-going political tug of war between the two chairs. The NCP has not been able to complete their merger process even after three years of merger announced just before the three tiers of elections. The opportunist behaviour and attitude of the other senior leaders of the NCP has been another factor for the on-going internal political feud which has completely tarnished the political image of the ruling party. The people seem to be completely frustrated with the government for its sluggish and poor performanc...