Significance Of Monarchy In Nepal

We have great respect for our King. Monarchy in Nepal has taken different forms over three hundred thirty three years of history after Prithvi Narayan Shah, the Great King, unified the kingdom of Nepal on September 25, 1768. His Majesty King Birendra at the age of twenty-seven, ascended the throne after the death of his father king Mahendra in January 1972. He ruled actively till 1990 and decided to remain as constitutional monarch after the People’s Movement resulted in restoration of democracy. He gracefully accepted the new role, proving to be an exemplary king. In Nepal’s history, His late Majesty King Birendra, from time to time, accommodated reforms, as desired by the people. Monarchy is a symbol of national unity and integrity in Nepal. Against this sombre background, the role played by the political parties has not exactly been impeccable. They have not been above trying to extract political mileage out of the situation. Now Nepal is facing serious problems due to Maoists. Our bad luck is that after we have democracy, there has always been an absence of good governance. It will be a disaster if the Maoist problem remains unsolved. Because of Maoist violence a large number of people, including the policemen, and civilians, have lost their lives. The governments have not been able to have good governance due to corruption and politicisation. I thinks in this critical situation the king will take every care to comply with constitutional provision. The monarchy has really produced some illuminating personalities and His late Majesty, Birendra is, without doubt, one of them. In our country kings have been able to provide security, stability and to build up infrastructure and institutional capabilities for development of Nepal.

Rabin Adhikari
USA

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