Wide
Support
THOUGH His Majesty
King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev has become Nepal’s new monarch in these sad and
difficult times, the universal support from across the Nepalese political spectrum and the
general public to His Majesty’s accession to the throne serves as a testimony to the
general confidence in His Majesty to run the affairs of the country in accordance with
popular consensus and the people’s wishes. Sincere expressions of best wishes to His
Majesty King Gyanendra on his ascending the throne are pouring in from all quarters of
national life. The common denominator in these expressions is the faith and trust in His
Majesty’s commitment to multi-party democracy and constitutional monarchy. The ruling
party, Nepali Congress, has been the first to say that it deeply appreciates His
Majesty’s expression of commitment to the constitutional monarchy and multi-party
democracy. At a meeting held Tuesday, the Nepali Congress Central Working Committee
congratulated His Majesty King Gyanendra on assuming the role of the country’s new
monarch. His Majesty had expressed his firm belief in the new order that Nepal has adopted
since 1990 when he said in his royal proclamation on Monday following his accession to the
throne, that the wishes of His late Majesty King Birendra of guiding the Nepalese people
towards a prosperous future through constitutional monarchy and multiparty democratic
exercises will always remain a source of inspiration for all of us. Such a firm commitment
not unnaturally has elicited expressions of firm belief from different political parties
and members of the public that His Majesty would be able to provide continuity to the
contriutions made by His late Majesty King Birendra to nationalism, democracy and overall
development of the country as well as the ideals, norms and values established by His late
Majesty. There were expressions of confidence that His Majesty would make significant
contributions to independence, nationalism, national unity and territorial integrity.
These sentiments from the political parties, leaders and the general public are a
reflection of both the desire of the Nepalese to solidly support the institution of crown
as well as the conviction that Nepal’s multi-party democracy will be further
strengthened during His Majesty’s reign. It also represents the common people’s
wishes to try to put behind this completely unexpected national tragedy by rallying round
the new monarch and to look ahead.
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