Very few men
around the world are gifted with the faculty of clairvoyance. Any politician who is
fortunate enough to be endowed with this precious quality can render invaluable services
to his country. Nepal seems to be the exceptional country where a great number of
politicians claim to possess this rare gem. Even if one were to accept it there can be no
denying that this country has not benefited at all as these very politicians have become
responsible for all the ills the poor country is suffering from. It is, indeed, a great
pity that all the politicians who have come to the forefront to rule the country for the
last fifteen years have only contributed to worsen the situation and now we are
confronting the most desperate state of affairs which could spell total disaster for the
country and the people if we delay or fail to take revolutionary steps expeditiously.
It was a great stroke of luck, although
tragic, that brought King Gyanendra to the center stage of Nepali politics. And the Nepali
politicians provided him with the opportunities to repair the damages. In the last few
years since King Gyanendra has assumed the responsibility of ruling the country, the
Nepali politicians have not only exposed themselves of their self-oriented unscrupulous
character that they have totally forfeited their claim of ruling the country as the
representatives of the people. Investing them again with the charter to direct the course
of events in the most fragile circumstances would only prove to be a big disservice to the
country. No ghost need come from hell to advise us that the time is more than ripe these
shady politicians were sidelined. Procrastination to do the right thing at the right time
is sure to lead us to great peril. We just cannot afford to fail to learn from experience.
No consideration or pressure, howsoever strong and tempting, must influence our judgment.
Nothing must desist us from performing our duty to the country. Since we have seen the
working of democracy in our neighborhood and even much further away, how it can be twisted
and turned to suit the exigencies of the power that be, we cannot overlook the fact that
no strong and wise man would give in to the guiles of imposters. Since we have to bear the
brunt, we and only we can and have to defend our interest, that of our people and that of
our country as a whole. We have always exhorted King Gyanendra to rise up to the occasion
and save the country from the clutches of these selfish and corrupt politicians who have
betrayed it again and again. Their callousness and insensitivity has cost the country
dearly and everyday some poor Nepalis are losing their precious lives unnecessarily.
Unlike the politicians King Gyanendra must be grieving tremendously at the loss of every
Nepali life. This senseless killing has to stop at the earliest and it has been
established that these politicians are incapable of doing it. Consequently, King Gyanendra
has to act and act quickly. It is time now for him to realize whom to trust. We do also
believe that the experiences of the past few years must have provided him with the acumen
of knowing and choosing his good friends. Now time is calling him to perform what has been
ordained. History is waiting to judge him. |
