With less than two weeks for the polls, the fears still persist that the government will, once again, fail to accomplish the most cherished objective of the Nepali people. The rumors floating around the foul and tainted atmosphere of the capital, only contribute to magnify the panic and hysteria of the masses. The keenness to exercise their fundamental right to choose the representatives is most conspicuous by its sheer absence. Except the candidates and a handful of their mercenary supporters, hardly any one seems to be affected by the election fever. This apathy has been generated by the criminal ineffectiveness of the SPAM government to provide security to the people. Moreover, the overwhelming knowledgeable Nepalis know well that the whole show of elections to the constituent assembly has been orchestrated by the alien power that commands total subservience from the politicians in power in Nepal at the moment. Consequently, whatever the overlord wants will happen. Millions of innocent Nepalis, who are absolutely ignorant about the reality, are suffering under the delusion that the Koirala government is in command in this country. It is a pity that no politician, no civil society members and no patriotic intellectuals has given any thoughts on the utter necessity of educating their people. And it is needless to emphasize that Nepal’s traditional good friend and neighbor has always savored and never failed to exploit the quislingism of Nepali rulers to the hilt. Of course, it will be a great folly to blame others for our own failures. It is our misfortune that Nepal has not yet been able to produce a leader who would not hesitate to make even the most supreme sacrifice to preserve the absolute sovereignty of our small country in the last sixty years. As such, as long we cannot produce a patriotic government, we will have to bear all kinds of destabilizations and humiliations. Any way, with international observers arriving in the country, it may look that , after all, elections might take place. But, with the most ineffective government in power, the Election Commission unable to enforce its code of conduct and ultra-legal institutions taking law into their hands do not bode well for establishing peace, law and order, so very indispensable for successful elections. As much we would still prefer to keep our fingers crossed, hoping against hope that this most historic event will come to pass, even though with anti-national blessings.

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