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| Kathmandu, Thursday February 13, 2003 Falgun 01, 2059. |
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Political
rhetoric
This refers to the news
story titled: "Nepal rules out king’s role in round-table talks", dated
February 11, 2003, TKP.
Madhav Kumar Nepal, the
general secretary of the CPN-UML, does not want the King to play a role in the talks,
which he has been saying since the October 4 royal move. Is it true that the King is
really playing an active passive role? Or is it that Nepal is groping in the dark to find
the centrestage in politics? The democratic forces, whatever they claim or how they defend
their roles, have become a non-entity after the royal coup. For them, it may take sometime
time to realise this. The reasons are that they are not united on any issue. What Nepal
says is just the opposite to what Girija Prasad Koirala says. President of Rastriya
Prajatantra Party Pashupati Shumsher Rana also talks about the importance of
"democratic forces", but he too has not taken any stand on any issue of national
interest. At this juncture, the democratic forces, if they want to safeguard democracy and
want to play a role, must unite to show their strength. Criticising the King’s role
alone will not prevent the democratic forces from disintegration.
Uma Kanta Kafle
Kathmandu |
