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Kathmandu Thursday April 05, 2001 Chaitra 23, 2057.
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PM’s morality
Now, it has been more than one and half
months since the opposition started to disrupt parliament, calling for the PM’s
resignation for his alleged involvement in the Lauda Air scam. They want him to step down
on grounds of morality.
The constitutional watchdog- Commission for
Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) - had asked the PM to take necessary action
against Minister Govinda Raj Joshi for exercising his powers wilfully in connection with
the selection of school teachers in 2052/53 BS. Joshi would have resigned immediately, if
he had any moral values. But with the PM’s backing he filed a writ petition at the
Supreme Court (SC) against the CIAA and was able to get an interim-order not to proceed
with any of the CIAA’s directives relating to the ‘Teacher Selection
Controversy’. Now, Joshi calls upon the people to help the government and participate
in development programs. This is really very tortuous for me, and maybe, for many others.
Joshi and his coterie are shown on national TV, delivering rotten speeches.
Lastly, the opposition should allow the
parliamentary proceedings to run smoothly. Let a better sense of multi-party democracy
prevail among all politicians. Patience pays off. Just wait for the CIAA and SC to spell
out their verdicts over the Lauda deal so that GP Koirala could be made to resign on legal
grounds. If nothing works out, just wait for the next general elections. That’s
democracy. And we ask the opposition not to walk in the bad footsteps of the ruling party.
Dev Raj Joshi
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