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Kathmandu Monday April 02, 2001 Chaitra 20, 2057.
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All party meet fiasco
I read in your March 28th issue about the "all party meet" at the
residence of Krishna Prasad Bhattarai. Its failure to resolve the current political
impasse, which has been stalling the proceedings of Parliament, is nothing new. As far as
the failure of the all party meets is concerned, our political parties in Parliament have
never been together for promoting the national interest. Rather, they are always united to
damage the nation. The destructive role played by major political parties is not only
known to us but the entire world is aware of it. So it is known to be even worst than the
previous Panchayat system.
Your reporting has also revealed that one of His Majesty the King’s
nominees Ramesh Nath Pandey was also one of the participants of the all-party meet. So far
I know he is present in every all-party meet. But we readers are not informed which
political party Mr Pandey belongs to. Constitutionally as well as from all established
rules and norms the King’s nominee has no partisan status. In this context,
Pandey’s participation in the all-party meet and also in the "all-party
government" of the immediate past which was formed at the recommendation of the Prime
Minister to conduct free and impartial election, only manifests that His Majesty the King
or the Monarchy is like any other political party.
Finally, I will like to know from the palace authorities which of the
King’s prerogatives permit a Royal nominee to play the role of party representative?
Is it by HM’s command or by constitution or by jungle rule where everything is free
for all?
Mohan Bir
Student of Law |
