 |
|
It is high time Girija Prasad Koirala resigned from the prestigious post he is holding. Not only he is sick, even his senile mental faculties have turned him unfit to stay as prime minister and acting Head of States. Since he has led the heterogeneous government of political parties looking towards different poles, nursing opposing goals and creating jams that have got the country stuck when the parties themselves might have gained. As a matter of fact, the cabinet has turned into a bedlam. His sickness has made him a total incommunicado, even unaware of the ever mounting resentment against his rule. His inability to sack his incompetent home minister derided even by senior colleagues of his own party, his absolute helplessness to appoint envoys to various vacant diplomatic missions for over a year, his blatant failure to arrest the increasing infringement in the freedom of print and electronic media and his utter lack of courage to resist the Maoist blackmail with the threat of withdrawing from the coalition government are only some of the visible raison d’etre for him to vacate his post without a moment’s delay. His more than frequent meeting with a certain foreign envoy has turned him into a live robot which cannot function without periodic instructions and feedings. Is he aware how such behavior has denigrated not only his own stature and reputation but that of the nation as well? As such, if his intentions were not fraudulent and if he were an honest and principled politician, he should not hesitate to step down and make room for a more competent and honest person. Knowing the man as we do and having seen his former innings, it would be nothing but sheer foolishness even to entertain such absurd ideas. Even many of the foreign dignitaries stationed in Kathmandu are appalled at his behavior. However, since there is a limit to everything, we thought there would be a limit to his hunger for power and pelf too and dared to make this suggestion. When some one is incapable of doing a job assigned to him, he must not follow the dog in the manager policy. May be, this is his crucial test of his long political career and even his patriotism. The nation is awaiting most impatiently to know his verdict.
By relaxing its rigidity and registering many smaller political parties, the Election Commission has rectified its unjust and undemocratic behavior. Had it refused to follow the authoritarian and undemocratic laws passed by the nominated and unconstitutional parliament, it would have set a shining example about how the Election Commission must always behave. As the saying goes ‘better late than never’, if the honorable commissioners have realized the importance, gravity and momentousness of the job they are doing and will stand up to the undue pressures and influences of the politicians and the government as well, they will be able to win, love and regard of not only their own countrymen but of the whole world which no amount of money or temptations of any kind can buy. As a matter of fact, had our countrymen been more literate and knowledgeable they would have summarily rejected the undemocratic laws that have made blatant discrimination between the eight parties and the rest of the country. Evidently, this has been the work of selfish, narrow minded and anti-national politicians who are still taking the poor countrymen for a ride though their glib speeches. In these circumstances, our intellectuals should have been able to educate and guide our illiterate mass. But majority of them have behaved like of most self-centered people running after any politician that wields some power. For a change, let the Election Commission set an example by showing that the country is bigger than politicians and they themselves are not for sale like their predecessors. We are just keeping our fingers crossed that elections will be held. But at such a critical juncture when the country is at the brink of the precipice the Election Commission can play a very important role to save the country and direct the destiny of nation to the purposeful future by helping to initiate new, honest and patriotic blood in the poor country’s politics which a free and fair elections is definite to provide. Can they rise up to the expectations?
|
