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  The Himalayan Times 26 August 2022 Expel corrupt leaders On May 28, 2008, the newly elected Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a Federal Democratic Republic, unconstitutionally abolishing the 240 year-old monarchy. Since then, much water has flown down the Bagmati River. It has been five years since the existence of the three levels of government, namely, federal, provincial and local following the three tiers of elections held as per the constitution. During these five years, not all of these governments seem to be functioning as expected by the people of the republic. Frustrations continue to grow among the people looking at the unstable government, especially at the provincial and federal levels and their poor performance. EARN ONLINE JUST BY CLICKING ADS Most of the unwanted political dramas were staged at the federal level by the then Nepal Communist Party (NCP) due to the egoistic, self-centred and irresponsible political acts of its senior leaders. Its government ...

  The Himalayan Times 19 August 2022 Controversial citizenship bill Looking at the on-going political Ping-Pong game between the Head of the State and the coalition government of five-party alliance regarding the amended citizenship bill, it seems that an unwanted political situation may be brewing up in the country which can be fatal for both the democratic institutions. Why has the bill become so controversial? What are the clauses which are not palatable to the President and the other constitutional experts, legal experts, the main opposition lawmakers, fringe political parties and the general people? Who are going to mostly benefit or not benefit from the amended bill? Does the bill harm the nation in the long run if it gets the President’s approval as it is? EARN MONEY BY SIMPLY CLICKING ADS After holding the bill for 14 days, the President sent it back to the parliament recommending for reconsideration “President returns citizenship bill to Parliament” (THT, August 1...

  The Himalayan Times 11 August 2022 Deceptive politics Time and again, the senior leaders of the major political parties have been playing dishonest politics with their voters for the last three decades to serve their personal political interests in the name of safeguarding democracy. The first Jana Andolan in 2046/47 B.S called upon by the senior leaders of the major political parties with direct and indirect support of the pro-government leaders of the southern neighbour was successful in ending the partyless Panchayat system. Similarly, the second Jana Andolan in 2062/63 B.S also called upon by the senior leaders of major political parties with direct and indirect political support of pro-government leaders of the southern neighbour was successful in unconstitutionally dethroning the monarch and converting Hindu Kingdom into Federal Republic.   NEPALI POLITICS   The people had enthusiastically participated and voted for the then Nepal Communist Party (NCP), fo...

  The Himalayan Times 4 August 2022 Weakening democracy It was not surprising to see Janardan Sharma being reinstated as the Finance Minister after he was found innocent by a 11-member investigation committee comprising four lawmakers from the UML and the rest from the coalition partners “Acquittal of the finance minister: Overshadowed by partisan politics” (THT, August 2, Page 4). Political critics and analysts were of the opinion that the formation of investigation committee to probe opposition’s allegation of the entry of an outsider during the last phase of this year's budget preparation, was nothing but simply to shut the opposition’s mouth, which had threatened to halt the House if Sharma continued to occupy FM’s chair. The UML lawmakers’ note of dissent showing dissatisfaction over the majority decision in the commission’s report did not stop the Deuba government from putting Sharma back in his chair. It was a shameful political drama being staged by the ruling parties...

The Himalayan Times 21 July 2022 People’s frustration Political changes in some parts of the globe are disturbing and worrisome, considering the social and economic impacts being faced by the common people. The visual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and bad governance are among other factors destabilizing nation, resulting in the collapse of the government. Growing dissatisfaction among the people towards the performance of their governments, who failed to address their hardships, could be disastrous for the democratically-elected government. That was what happened in Sri Lanka where the highly influential leaders, who were democratically elected and responsible for running the government, undermined the accumulated frustration of the common people over the last one decade, resulting in thousands of people coming out to the streets to express their frustration.   Crises like these do not just happen overnight, they are the result of decades of mal-governance by leaders w...

  The Himalayan Times 14 July 2022 Missed opportunity One might be surprised to know about the government’s capital spending capacity dramatically increases towards the end of any fiscal year. All the government ministries, departments and their subordinate offices become very active in spending their annual budget allocated for the development projects with the approach of the end of the fiscal year. We see this trend continuing every fiscal year despite the Auditor General Office’s (ADG) repetitive objection while auditing their annual operations. However, the government and its bodies have failed to abide by this financial rule and continue to disburse the budget haphazardly in the last month and week of the financial year. In accordance with the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO), the government had spent Rs 1.238 trillion (75.81 %), out of the total allocated budget of Rs 1.633 trillion, for this fiscal year. As per the existing financial rules, the capital b...