POLITICAL THREAT

The Himalayan Times

17 February 2012

The people are not surprised to hear from Maoist Chairman Prachanda about embracing another people’s revolt if other parties tried to revive the 1990 constitution while celebrating 17^th people’s war at Khulamanch in Kathmandu as reported in “Dahal threatens revolt if 90’s constitution revived’ (THT, February 14, Page one). Was it a threat to the other political parties? Was it a threat to the common people who do not follow them? They (common people) are completely tired and exhausted of hearing about “revolt” in their own name? Other political parties have also been playing deceptive politics in the people’s name. The country is on the verge of becoming a failure state.

It does not seem, looking at the on-going political situation, that the new constitution will be drafted by the deadline. Was it the reason Maoist Supremo publicly telling that they would not abide by the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on the termination of Constituent Assembly by July 2012? Was it to practice and impose autocratic system in the name of Republic Nepal? Will it be possible to do so in 21^st century? Do the Nepali people so easily accept such system when they were guided to reject King Gyanendra’s autocratic rule during the 2nd Jana Andolan?

Time is running fast for all the major political parties for meeting the dead-line to complete people’s mandated twin tasks. The Maoist led coalition government has completely failed to serve the common people who seemed completely frustrated with the on-going acute load shedding, double digit inflammation, shortages of petroleum products and rampant corruption. Deteriorating law and order situation in the country is quite worrisome. I am sure that the people had not expected such difficult days when they had wholeheartedly or forcefully supported the political parties during the April revolution.

Rai Biren Bangdel

Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

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