Govt vs. opposition

The Himalayan Times

23 September 2021

Govt vs. opposition

Nepal and the people have been experiencing and the unwanted and unproductive political drama between and among the political parties and their senior leaders for the last three decades, pushing the nation towards political instability. The recent change in the government through the Supreme Court (SC) verdict has been surprising and unbelievable event in the political history of the country. There were different interpretations among the constitutional experts and political analysts about the SC’s verdict, citing it as unrealistic and irrelevant with regard to constitutional provisions.

The on-going political tussle and hurdle between the government and the main opposition in the House does not give a positive indication for parliamentary democracy, for which they don’t get tired of boasting and claiming to be the champions of democracy. The role of speaker has been questionable for his sloppy action with regard to authentication of the 14 lawmakers expelled by UML for their anti-party political activities. This has been the main crux of the on-going political chaos, which seems will continue until the SC’s final verdict on it. Also, the SC’s role on this political issue was widely criticised and condemned, however, nobody dared to challenge it.

There was another unfortunate political event “budget holiday”; the country had never faced such a situation in the past decades due to irresponsible roles of the Speaker, the government and the main opposition. All of them were and are equally responsible for this sad moment; however, the government has blamed the main opposition “Opposition must play responsible role in Parliament” (THT, September 21, Page 2). Shouldn’t both the government and the opposition be having at-least some common understanding on the national budget and programme rather than passing it through a majority vote “HoR endorses Appropriation Bill” (THT. Sept 21, Page 1)?

Rai Biren Bangdel

Maharajgunj

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