quagmire 2 : the life in limboo
March 24th 2010 13:00
The Politics Fleeing the Masses
Few months ago, scores of Nepalese died of a minor disease in the remote
district of Jajarkot. The health Ministry of Nepal seemed feckless in the
face of the malady of diarrhea. The plight did not stop here. Two media
businessmen namely Jamin Shah and Arun Kumar Shinghaniya were killed few
weeks ago, putting a huge question mark not only on the security status but
also on the nation's commitment to the freedom of press. The strange thing
is that the murderers are still at large. There are many other woes the
Nepalese are enduring. Abductions of businessmen for ransoms, threat to
journalists are rampant. A threat of life to the director of Kantipur
Publication, the largest media house of the country serves as a fresh
example, but Home Minister Bhim Rawal seems to put dead ears to the cries
of woes.
The politicians seem to be assuring the people that everything will get
normalcy once they write the statue. It is strange, however, they should
still be scuffling for power given the elapsing time. Meanwhile, this
'who-to-rule' war has further rendered the Nepali populace doubtful as to
whether they will get the constitution by stipulated time.
The Constituent Assembly (CA) will have had to provide a new constitution
by May 28, 2010 but progress has been next to nothing, and it seems
impossible for the CA members to live up to the deadline in such a
political quagmire as they have got into.
The new development does not seem fruit bearing at all. The largest party
of CA, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) wants to regain the power which
they relinquished out of whim and of their debility of tackle the authority
clash with the president while the premier Madhav Kumar Nepal seems to have
put his heart and soul to run his office longer. It is noteworthy that he
was defeated in the CA elections in both constituencies he had vied.
Another noteworthy thing is that his own party Communist Party of Nepal
(United Marxists, Leninists), along with Maoists and Nepali Congress is
said to be 'musing about a national government.' The so-called High Level
Mechanism (HLM), supposedly form out of the top leaders of the three
leading parties to smoothen the current political deadlock has not been
able to come down to the terms about major political issues.
There are copious issues that will thwart the entire constitution making
process if not resolved duly. Army integration process, for example, if not
made a prompt consensus about it, is likely to abort the process. Likewise,
issues related to the state divisions are equally taxing, for all the
parties have variegated stands about it. Provided the tidings, it is almost
certain the CA will not be able to bestow the long-longed constitution by
May 28.
There have been speculations about what happens when the CA won't meet the
deadline. Some say the parties will amend the constitution and prolong the
tenure by at least six months while the other refutes it by saying it will
be against the heart of the interim constitution. At the meantime, there
are many others, especially leaders of Nepali Congress who believe that the
CA will be defunct, and thus the president will be the only elected
institution. They are of the opinion that the president will either form a
facilitator government or impose a presidency rule. All ways, the Nepalese
will not get the constitution on time.
The credibility of the HLM is cynical and unbelievable because many such
mechanisms made in the past have always been spineless in the want of
consensus. The gait of the one in the context is not better. Maoists are
advocating for the government led by themselves while the Nepali Congress
and UML are not ready to be led as if the power has been the acme concern
of the HLM. The parties in Nepal lack consensus even in the most crucial
issue. This discordance in turn has resulted in more afflictions, more
hassles. It is as though politics is fleeing people in Nepal.
do they know how they shape her?
Few months ago, scores of Nepalese died of a minor disease in the remote
district of Jajarkot. The health Ministry of Nepal seemed feckless in the
face of the malady of diarrhea. The plight did not stop here. Two media
businessmen namely Jamin Shah and Arun Kumar Shinghaniya were killed few
weeks ago, putting a huge question mark not only on the security status but
also on the nation's commitment to the freedom of press. The strange thing
is that the murderers are still at large. There are many other woes the
Nepalese are enduring. Abductions of businessmen for ransoms, threat to
journalists are rampant. A threat of life to the director of Kantipur
Publication, the largest media house of the country serves as a fresh
example, but Home Minister Bhim Rawal seems to put dead ears to the cries
of woes.
The politicians seem to be assuring the people that everything will get
normalcy once they write the statue. It is strange, however, they should
still be scuffling for power given the elapsing time. Meanwhile, this
'who-to-rule' war has further rendered the Nepali populace doubtful as to
whether they will get the constitution by stipulated time.
The Constituent Assembly (CA) will have had to provide a new constitution
by May 28, 2010 but progress has been next to nothing, and it seems
impossible for the CA members to live up to the deadline in such a
political quagmire as they have got into.
The new development does not seem fruit bearing at all. The largest party
of CA, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) wants to regain the power which
they relinquished out of whim and of their debility of tackle the authority
clash with the president while the premier Madhav Kumar Nepal seems to have
put his heart and soul to run his office longer. It is noteworthy that he
was defeated in the CA elections in both constituencies he had vied.
Another noteworthy thing is that his own party Communist Party of Nepal
(United Marxists, Leninists), along with Maoists and Nepali Congress is
said to be 'musing about a national government.' The so-called High Level
Mechanism (HLM), supposedly form out of the top leaders of the three
leading parties to smoothen the current political deadlock has not been
able to come down to the terms about major political issues.
There are copious issues that will thwart the entire constitution making
process if not resolved duly. Army integration process, for example, if not
made a prompt consensus about it, is likely to abort the process. Likewise,
issues related to the state divisions are equally taxing, for all the
parties have variegated stands about it. Provided the tidings, it is almost
certain the CA will not be able to bestow the long-longed constitution by
May 28.
There have been speculations about what happens when the CA won't meet the
deadline. Some say the parties will amend the constitution and prolong the
tenure by at least six months while the other refutes it by saying it will
be against the heart of the interim constitution. At the meantime, there
are many others, especially leaders of Nepali Congress who believe that the
CA will be defunct, and thus the president will be the only elected
institution. They are of the opinion that the president will either form a
facilitator government or impose a presidency rule. All ways, the Nepalese
will not get the constitution on time.
The credibility of the HLM is cynical and unbelievable because many such
mechanisms made in the past have always been spineless in the want of
consensus. The gait of the one in the context is not better. Maoists are
advocating for the government led by themselves while the Nepali Congress
and UML are not ready to be led as if the power has been the acme concern
of the HLM. The parties in Nepal lack consensus even in the most crucial
issue. This discordance in turn has resulted in more afflictions, more
hassles. It is as though politics is fleeing people in Nepal.
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