Bhattarai's Horoscope

When some well-wishers of Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai asked him about his reactions to on-going political development at a reception hosted by the Japanese embassy last week, his reply was simple but funny. He said as long as his horoscope was favorabhle, no one would be able to remove him from the chair of the prime minister. Bhattarai again claimed that his horoscope clearly indicated that he would stay prime minister for the next ten years. "At a time when my luck is so strong, how can some one will be able to remove me?". Perhaps even Girijababu's anger will cool down within a couple of weeks when some stars in Bhattarai's horoscope will start to shine.

Koirala's Tension

The meeting of Congress Central Working Committee last week seemed to be very tense as party president Girijababu was in no mood to talk with anyone. Suddenly, former speaker and central committee member Ram Chandra Poudel stopped Koirala at the corridor. When the two men were muffing each other, minister of Education Yog Prasad Upadhyay tried to interrupt them. When Koirala stared at him, Upadhyay rushed to the upper floor as if he had seen a ghost.

UML's Following Maoist Path

Just the next day after the declaration by UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal that his party would consider following the path shown by Maoist party, UML student wing in Pokhara violated all the norms even respected by the Maoist Party. The student leaders close to CPN-UML seemed to be proving that they were more violent than pro-Maoist students. This might be the reason they not only broke the window of public buses and ambulances but also vehicles with diplomatic number plates. Like Maoists, they have also history of killing innocent people.

Hobnobbing In The Parliament

When the special session of the parliament was on, RPP leader Surya Bahadur Thapa was busy hobnobbing with Congress leader Girija Prasad Koirala. When Thapa and Koirala were busy in their talks, prime minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai also signaled UML leader Bharat Mohan Adhikary for a chat. At a time when UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal was justifying the reason behind summoning the House of Representatives, political leaders were busy with their hobnobbings. It seemed that the first day of parliament was full of secret negotiations.

Strategy without Inner Support

Political flip-flop was again evident at the UML headquarters where UML leaders were busy holding a meeting to decide what their next strategy would be. As some UML leaders argued for supporting Prime minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai camp in case cracks further developed in Nepali Congress, others advised to wait and see if it would be possible to form a minority government on its own. UML's deputy leader in the parliament, K. P. Sharma Oli, however, seemed to be in no mood to form the government. He knows that even if UML got an opportunity to form a government, he would not become prime minister.

Manisha Mania

Newly elected Nepali Congress MP, Prakash Koirala, seemed to be happy that he won the elections from Rautahat constituency with the support of his daughter, famous cine actress Manisha Koirala. At a time when his uncle, Girija Prasad Koirala, faced tough time in Rautahat in pulling crowds, daughter Koirala proved that she had certain charisma to attract voters. When Congress had equipped themselves in Rautahat with Manisha, UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal should have invited other Bollywood actress. Any way, he must have learnt a lesson and next time he will not lag behind.