NO MORE BLAME GAME

The Himalayan Times

6 September 2013

No more blame game

It was not surprising to read the news report “601-member CA structure to be retained: HLPC” (THT, 5 September Page 3) as it was expected that the big political parties, who are in the HLPC sooner or later, would agree to increase the number from the originally agreed upon number of 491 among them. They were simply playing the game to put the blame on the other small parties for increasing the number. It’s not the small parties who benefits from retaining the old CA number of 601. Looking at the ongoing political drama, it can be easily guessed that the second CA, if it’s held, would simply remain nothing more than a platform for pocketing the perks and benefits of the CA members hitting economically hard on the people’s heads who contribute directly or indirectly to the central treasury. It is pity to see that the big political parties directly undermining the common people’s wish to see smaller number but effective CA.

If they really have agreed to retain the old CA member number, then this second CA will also remain merely a fish market where the value of small fish will be negligible. They simply remain clappers and ‘yes’ CA members of big political parties. However, it was good to know that they have agreed to hold a round table discussion among all the political parties in order to sort out the political differences among them. I think, they should have done this a long time ago so that they could have timely solved their political differences and moved ahead for the second CA in an amicable environment. I wish them every success to hold the round table political conference and come up with every positive end result.

However, if they failed to hammer out their political differences from the proposed political conference, it is for sure that the country will plunge into more political confusions inviting more political confrontation and uncertainty creating more space for the outside intervention. The political image of the so called big parties will further dampen among the common people and forcing the people to look for alternatives that could be very costly for them (big political parties). If they continue to show their political egos and undermine the other parties, the chances of birth of a third force cannot be ruled out. Time will tell.

Rai Biren Bangdel

Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

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