- Basant Bhujel
One faction of the party, the CPN (Maoist), which won a landslide victory in the last general election with a two-thirds majority, is in power, while another faction has launched a street agitation against regression. Such incidents where the same party plays the role of the ruling party and the opposition are considered very rare and unfortunate in a multi-party parliamentary system. Our country is in a rare and unfortunate situation at this time. As the Election Commission has not yet decided to formalize the partition, the CPN (Maoist) is still constitutionally and legally the same party. KP Oli is the party’s chairman until the Election Commission issues formalities. KP Oli is also the leader of the parliamentary party.
There is a proverb in Nepali – ‘When there is too much, there is manure.’ This proverb has now been applied to the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN). The division seen in the CPN (Maoist) is not new in Nepal’s politics, but it is an unusual issue. Leaders and cadres of both the groups are saddened by the split of the CPN (Maoist). Public sentiment has also been hurt. Unity is a beautiful aspect in itself. To be united is to have thoughts and behaviors. Principles and policies are in line. That is to compromise for the national interest. The agreement is to leave one’s position and move forward. A similar agreement was probably reached between the then CPN (UML) and the then UCPN (Maoist) Center. After the same coalition won a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives, Jumbo CPN (Maoist) Chairman KP Oli was appointed as the Prime Minister on March 19, 2008. Oli’s rise to power marked the end of a long period of political instability. After the formation of a stable government, there was a message of happiness among the people. Internal disputes within the CPN (Maoist) without realizing the dream of the people to move forward in the development and prosperity of the country, to bring about a radical change in the lives of the people, to guarantee peace and good governance. The battle of power interests and mustache started. Eventually, contrary to expectations, there was an earthquake in the CPN (Maoist).
At present, the corrupt games and tendencies of both the groups have created disillusionment among the people. I don’t know what the Election Commission will decide tomorrow, but so far Prachanda-Madhav Nepal is a rebel leader. The movement they started is a rebellion. Their expressions and the activities of their cadres are the product of rebellion. Political science has proven that rebels are inherently chaotic. The activities of the rebels are chaotic. Therefore, the role of the Prachanda-Nepal group should not be taken unnaturally.
In a democratic system of governance, the activities of the ruling party are always dignified. The activities of the ruling party do not smell of rebellion. But now Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s activities have culminated in a revolt. First of all, the culmination of the revolt is the dissolution of the sovereign parliament and the pushing of democracy into crisis. It is also the culmination of anarchy. If Prime Minister Oli has taken this step for a fresh mandate, he should move towards creating an environment for elections to be held on April 3 and 4. But Oli’s activities are focused on destabilizing the election environment. Because Oli has made such expressions since the dissolution of Parliament and has carried out such activities, If you analyze it neatly, there are ways to make the situation worse. If he wanted an election, Prime Minister Oli would have said, “I have given these achievements to the country in a period of three years.” That is, how many kilometers of road was built in a period of three years? How many bridges were built? How many megawatt hydropower projects have been started? How many kilometers of railway were built? How many hospitals are open? How comfortable is the life of the people? He did not hesitate to go to the people with answers to the questions. But how does Prachanda shake his shoulder? What is the meaning of Madhav Nepal’s speech? Including acting, people are engrossed in laughter. Prime Minister Oli is focused on behaving like a comedian who has lost his mind. Hasn’t any minister dared to tell the truth about the madness of the king? Around Oli now? The question has arisen. What happened to the bridge? How many megawatt hydropower projects have been started? How many kilometers of railway were built? How many hospitals are open? How comfortable is the life of the people? He did not hesitate to go to the people with answers to the questions. But how does Prachanda shake his shoulder? What is the meaning of Madhav Nepal’s speech? Including acting, people are engrossed in laughter. Prime Minister Oli is focused on behaving like a comedian who has lost his mind. Hasn’t any of the ministers dared to tell the truth about the madness of the king? Around Oli now? The question has arisen. What happened to the bridge? How many megawatt hydropower projects have been started? How many kilometers of railway were built? How many hospitals are open? How comfortable is the life of the people? He did not hesitate to go to the people after answering the questions. But how does Prachanda shake his shoulder? What is the meaning of Madhav Nepal’s speech? People are engrossed in making people laugh by acting including. Prime Minister Oli is focused on behaving like a comedian who has lost his mind. Hasn’t any of the ministers dared to tell the truth about the madness of the king? Around Oli now? The question has arisen. Acting people are full of laughter. Prime Minister Oli is focused on behaving like a comedian who has lost his mind. Hasn’t any of the ministers dared to tell the truth about the madness of the king? Around Oli now? The question has arisen. Acting people are full of laughter. Prime Minister Oli is focused on behaving like a comedian who has lost his mind. Hasn’t any of the ministers dared to tell the truth about the madness of the king? Around Oli now? The question has arisen.
In fact, in what cases did the Prachanda-Nepal bloc obstruct itself? There are about a dozen statistics. But why is Oli not ready to talk about these facts? Isn’t Oli himself a traitor in these cases? The question has been raised. For example, no matter how much Prachanda rants about national independence, he has killed 17,000 Nepalis in foreign lands. They are about to tear Nepal apart by burning in the fire of ethnic state. But Kalapani, Lipulek and Limpiyadhura have united the country on the issue of Nepal’s territory. National unity can only be strengthened if we move forward unitedly on all issues of national interest. In that case, Oli is better than Prachanda. But the politics of prohibition is Oli’s weakness. Oli could not believe that the politics of prohibition would lead to conflict and eventually to ashes. Even the mentality that I am the only one who is right cannot maintain national unity. Of course, when national unity is strong, neither the interference of neighbors nor the gestures and plans of foreigners can succeed. But at this time, not only the physical presence of foreigners in Nepal, the gesture proved to be strong.
Taking Bamdev Gautam and Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who lost the last general election, to the National Assembly is a mockery of democracy. Oli made this decision under the pressure of Prachanda. Why is Oli afraid to bring this reality to the public? Similarly, the main reasons for the Oli government falling from the public eye are the Melamchi Drinking Water Project, Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project and the chemical fertilizer case. The Melamchi Drinking Water Project, which was 95 percent complete when the Oli government was formed, should have been completed two and a half years ago, but it is still the same. Because Prachanda had fitted his daughter-in-law in the Ministry of Drinking Water. How did Prachanda get the honor of Melamchi project through his daughter-in-law? Why is Oli afraid to present this to the public? The Upper Tamakoshi project has fallen into disrepair due to Prachanda’s confidant Barshaman Pun. Why is the fact that Kulman Ghising has not been given continuity in Nepal Electricity Authority not reaching the public? What is the hand of Sarada Adhikari, Prachanda’s house visit contractor, for not getting the required chemical fertilizer after planting paddy in June? Why was Oli afraid to bring this to the public? Of course, Oli should have an argument in these cases.
Crisis of trust, animosity and tension among the CPN (Maoist) leaders are the main reasons behind the current situation. Loss of reconciliation, harmony and amity between the political parties means weakening of internal democracy. Weak internal democracy means that its achievements cannot be institutionalized. At a time when the so-called responsible political parties and their leaders have to work together to defend the achievements of the republic, the people’s mentality towards the achievements such as republic, secularism and federalism has begun to change. Slogans against the republic on the streets and growing power demonstrations in support of the monarchists confirm this. Of course, the split of the CPN (Maoist) has now become a conducive environment for anti-democratic forces.
Nepal is in the midst of the US MCC and China’s BRI project. Both countries have sought to extend this assistance not out of sincerity but out of self-interest and use. In this sense, our country Nepal has recently become a laboratory for foreigners. It is the party leaders who have created the environment to make the country a laboratory for foreigners. This time, the rush of the Chinese ambassador to the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) and the arrival of a high-level leader of the Chinese Communist Party in Nepal indicate many things. Freedom, self-respect, Integrity can be kept intact. Today, when our leaders do not care about independence and diplomatic dignity, the country has become a playground for foreigners. This tendency is contrary to the national interest. Though there are differences of opinion between the parties and leaders on other issues, there should be no differences of opinion on issues of national interest. All should be united on such issues. Visionary politicians BP Koirala and Shalin Raja Birendra have given guidance that all the forces of the country should be united in the hour of crisis. How should the current leaders protect nationalism and independence? It is important to learn a lesson from the guidance of BP and King Birendra.
Now it is time to test Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana. Does he aim to come to power like his predecessor Khil Raj Regmi? It remains to be seen. If the dissolution of the House of Representatives is upheld by the Supreme Court and the general election is not held on time, then Prime Minister Oli is certain to be thrown out of the street struggle. In such a situation, another Khil Raj will be sought to form an electoral government. It is Chelendra Shamsher who will get a place in it. Some law practitioners have feared that Cholendra Shamsher would approve the dissolution of the House of Representatives for his personal interests.
(Bhujel Gorkha is a retired engineer in the British Army)
