From the miles of away from our land we, the people of Nepal ponder on the current political development of nation and come to the conclusion that the milieu of the current Nepalese circumstances surely lead the nation nowhere than vicious circle of political unrest, heated terror of war, and public anxiety over the direct rule of the Monarch. Recent political development has shown the meticulous planning of Monarch to hold the Nation in his grip which the political parties are strongly opposed. Although the voice and appeal of the political parties is ignored by the public to great extent, the parties win more popular support than the king. This fact can be observed from the ongoing agitation and mass movement in streets of Kathmandu. Unlike earlier protest and political movement, now the people are not coming to the street but are giving silent support to the parties to agitate against the king’s interest of the autonomy in the Nation. But it does not mean that the parties are winning the absolute support or the heart of public, because people experienced the worst governance in the past decade from the political parties. The entire blame of the current deteriorating situation goes to the parties and also are blamed as the royal movement is the byproduct of the dishonesty, unfaithfulness, disrespect and dismantling of democracy by the political parties in the past.
These days the streets of Kathmandu are heated by the agitation and confrontation of the political parties whereas the country outside is silent due to the unilateral cease fire of the revolutionary party a month back. Therefore it is obvious the street of Kathmandu draw more attention in this context. Although the protest is intensified to some extent, it seems their moral responsibility to lower it as Nepal and Nepalese are observing the great festival within a couple of weeks and this movement is disturbing to some degree to enjoy the festivity. Parties will be benefited if acted according the public interest in these circumstances. So in the walk of the changed political scenario the colors of the approaching festivity are diluted. People seems no excited and happy to celebrate it fullest as earlier simply because of the ongoing political unrest, Maoist insurgency and social disturbs like displacement due to various cause. People are expecting some better changes and improvement with the celebration of this festival. People are praying the Goddess of power for the wellbeing of the country and countrymen rather than personal wellbeing.
Besides these current waves of festivity, other development leading the hot discussion in Nepalese diasporas are the “King’s latest remark on current situation” and the inference draw from the “ban of a Nepali cinema”. The King’s current remarks and the government’s decision to ban of one of the popular Nepali cinema, “Balidan” meaning “Sacrifice” carry the clear cut sense behind the scene. Both acts are the outcomes of the Kings interest and vision of direct rule and revive the old autocratic system into the land. The banned cinema is based on the mass movement of 1990 for democracy and ultimate victory of the people against the Panchayat system whereas the king’s remarked is reflection of his father king Mahendra’s attempt in 1960. The socio-political theme and plot of the cinema is said to be the major cause for its ban at the Nepali theatre, though it was released eight years ago. The royal government might have considered the theme and plot of the cinema as the moral to the people to revolt against the direct rule of the monarch in the contemporary situation. It is also guessed that the government is trying to polish out all practices of the multiparty system gradually as it has shown such instinct by changing the name of the leading government publication “Gorkhapatra” and changing the tune of the “national news” broadcasting from government owned the Radio Nepal. Since Feb. 1, take over, the royal government is concentrating to strengthen the royal pillars and isolating the problem of the country and countrymen.
In addition the latest sarcastic remark of the king addressed in his visit to Lalitpur, a neighboring city of the capital lead the political parties into the cloud of suspect on his motive behind it. He has said that some “unnecessary acts” were being carried out in the capital with foreign money, addressing the meeting of civil servants during his visit but did not made it clear “what activities”? Parties believe this is the absolute skeptical remark of the monarch reflecting his interest for absolute grip in nation. Strategically, The political parties are terming this recent remark as a revival of 2017 BS (1960), when his father King Mahendra hold absolute power in his hand and dissolved the parliament, banished political parties and imprisoned many democratic leaders ushering in the Panchayat era. They are giving different comments and drawing inferences on his recent remarks as a well plan strategy of the palace to stage a fresh ‘regressive move’, which "will be worst than the royal proclamations of February 1 this year". “The country may see a worst kind of royal move soon, political parties add on their own account. There are indications of such an attempt which can be described as ‘crackdown’,” parties severely comment their anxiety against the royal move. Accusing the royal palace and ‘royalist elements’ of trying to impose absolute military rule and threaten the very existence of the political parties, comment as expressions of key players of the present administration have hinted that plots are being hatched behind the curtain to exact another royal move. Parties do to understand the clear motive of the palace after their soft relation with the palace since decades for their personal benefits and now vomiting the facts. Parties are preparing to create a storm of agitations without having any fear or sense of terror” against the royal move but not against the existing war, why? Amidst this changing scenario a question raised shouldn’t the parties think for resolving the ongoing war in the nation??? Is it not their moral liability?? Are they not responsible to bring down the nation in this crux of problem??? Is the Royal move the only problem of nation? Isn’t it too late for them to apologize for their past mistakes and make correction in their mistake or should fallow the same as the palace?
These are all unanswered questions of the Nepalese people since 1992. We want a vision and vigor led actions of the parties against all odds of the Nation not the protest for the sake of protest.
Let there be peace in Nepal.
