Indeterminate state
The Himalayan Times
30
July 2012
After the sad demise of Constitution
Assembly (CA), it has been almost one and half month for the common people anxiously
waiting to see political solutions for the current political stalemate and
constitutional vacuum. However, looking closely at the ongoing political
activities, there does not seem to be any immediate solutions in hand. The
major political parties continue to blame each other for the current political
impasse. Opposition parties want the President to act as per their suggestions.
The President continues to say that he would not take any decision undermining the
good faith of the Interim Constitution as reported in “ Won’t take decision
in haste: Prez” (THT, July 25, Page 5). On the other side, the political
parties in power do not seem serious in resolving the current political problem
soon.
Some suggest reviving the dead CA for some
time to conclude the remaining jobs of new constitution. Others suggest going
for the new CA election reducing the number of CA members and complete the
process of drafting new constitution and convert the CA into parliament. There
are other options that suggest forming a high level commission to complete the
drafting of new constitution and promulgate the constitution through the
freshly elected parliament and so on. So, the options are numerous but none of
the major political parties are found forging consensus on a particular option.
Considering this political uncertainty, it
seems the President is required to quickly act based on the political
practicality rather than depending solely on different articles and clauses of
the Interim Constitution (IC). The more the transitional period gets elongated,
there seems to be more political uncertainty pushing the nation towards
political, social and economic chaos. So, if the President can convince the
major political parties to prepare for fresh parliament election to get peoples
fresh mandate, he can let the care taker government comprising non-political
intellectuals, professionals and experts to run the country’s day to day
administration. The President should also form a separate high level commission
comprising constitutional experts to complete the drafting of new constitution
leaving the unresolved issues of new constitution to be sorted out through the
referendum.
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
