Ambiguity
The Himalayan Times
20
July 2016
Ambiguity
The so called big III have again started
dirty power politics at a time when they were supposed to be serious about the implementation
of the new constitution. Blaming each other for not following the spirit of the
new charter has openly surfaced in the current political situation. CPN (MC)
was not happy with the way the Oli led government was running the country and
used to threaten to leave the coalition government. Finally, it decided to do
so after NC’c assurance to support it to form the new coalition government
under its leadership.
So far, Oli does not seem arithmetically able
to garner a majority in the parliament, however, has started playing dubious
roles. He has been claiming that there is no clear constitutional provision for
forming a new government which has been the crux of the constitutional problem
inviting political confrontation between the ruling and the opposition parties interpreting
article 298 of new constitution on their own ways “Deuba, Dahal urge PM Oli to
follow Parliament’s norms” (THT, 19 July, Page 1). Both CPN (MC) and NC have
registered a no-trust motion in the parliament against the Oli led government.
It seems that Oli is going to discredit his
own party CPN-UML by not following the parliamentary provisions and new
constitution when the other UML leaders are publicly saying that their party
will follow the provisions made in the new constitution.
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
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