Governors in dilemma
The
Himalayan Times
25 January
2018
Governors
in dilemma
Soon after the promulgation of
new constitution two and half years ago, people were curious and confused about
the concept of federalism and had even started wondering about its necessity. There
was a sharp division among the political parties and people concerning the
importance of federalism. Questions and concerns were raised whether it was
feasible to implement in Nepal considering its economical, geographical and demographical
structures. There seemed to be hesitation about this concept even among the
leaders of the major political parties. Some political parties and experts had even
labelled this concept as the imported idea and criticised the major political
parties for not being able to block it from being materialized.
Nevertheless, the Big Three did
not have other alternative than to announce and hold three tiers of elections
for the implementation of the constitution. There was no turning back for major
political parties. The elected representatives at the local level are already
in their respective chairs for the last eight months. At the provincial level,
elected representatives took their oath a few days ago in their respective
temporary provincial head quarters. A new government at the centre is yet to be
formed. For that, procedures for the Upper and Lower house to take full shape
are under way.
The recently appointed governors
seem to be confused and in dilemma about their roles and responsibilities due
to lack of their proper terms of reference, appropriate arrangements of
logistics, human resources and infrastructures “Governors pondering what to do
next” (THT, January 23, Page 1).
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
