Appeal
For Unity
PRIME Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said
that political leaders and workers need to give up individual interest and work in unity
to protect and consolidate democracy in the country. Addressing Nepali Congress workers in
Biratnagar the other day, Prime Minister Koirala called upon all party workers to
cultivate a sense of collective allegiance towards the party and the nation. At a time
when there have been concerted efforts to weaken and defame democracy in the country, the
Prime Minister’s call for unity among Nepali Congress workers carries a special
significance. Nepali Congress is the oldest and largest political party in the country,
which has already fought two successful revolutions for democracy. The nation, people and
democracy are above individual and party interests and this is the ideal of Nepali
Congress. It believes that democracy is the prerequisite for country’s development
and consolidation of nationalism. When democracy is in crisis, all democratic forces must
work together rising above self and individual interest for protection and consolidation
of democracy. If NC workers themselves, specially now, remain divided and indulge in
self-interest only, democracy may fall into further crisis. Democracy is the best
political system, which protects people’s rights and empowers people and efforts need
to be directed for strengthening it. This can be done only through collective efforts and
coordination among different political forces that have faith in democracy and
constitution. As the Nepali Congress is in the government, it needs to take initiatives
for the protection and consolidation of democracy and create a national consensus for
this. The government has already initiated this process at the centre. Prime Minister
Koirala has thus asked NC workers to go to grassroots level and work for the interest of
the people. This is the call for creating a sense of unity and consensus right from the
grass roots level among NC workers as well as among different parties. At the absence of
such efforts at the grass roots level, some elements have been active to create an
atmosphere of terror and intimidated people. To some extent, these elements have been
successful in creating public apathy about the present political system. If democratic
forces especially Nepali Congress workers go to the people and work with self-confidence,
anti-democratic elements would be automatically alienated from the people. Thus, it is the
time for unity, consensus and collective efforts for the best interest of the nation,
people and democracy.
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