All eyes towards Constitutional monarch

The extra energy and Himalayan manliness that was seen in the Nepalese leaders and the politicians in the very first few months or say the years after the restoration of the multi-party order in this nation gave an impression to the lay men that all the worldly pleasures and the unexpected supernatural occurrences would come to their door steps in no time. The beleaguered destitute had logic to believe in the fiery and justifiable speeches of their leaders of that time for it also comprised those penniless communists who had experienced only troubles and untold sufferings in their continued bid to overthrow the erstwhile regime. The dedication and the honesty seen in and among the congress leaders for the up-liftment of the standards of the common men were simply superb. The sum total that was perceived and later concluded by the people who had only recently become "sovereign" was that they prayed for the longer lives of their new "liberators".

However, things became surprisingly and shamefully different as the lust for power and money gripped instantly the Nepali leaders in no time and the rag-bag-bobby-tail of the recent past could be seen riding highly expensive vehicles and placed in posh buildings and indulged in acts of corruptions. The footpath dwellers of the bygone days could not be recognized at first sight. The voters were taken aback as the person(s) who used to loiter around them at time of the election suddenly started exhibiting abnormal behaviors not befitting to a politician or for that matter a leader.

Slowly but very steadily the donors and the developed West too got the point but yet preferred not to annoy the Nepali leaders for they too had contributed their mite, one way or the other, in the restoration of the multi-party order in this country. Things deteriorated further when intra party fighting burst forth in the major political parties which took a dangerous dimension and the climax was that these sad events facilitated the way for the grand entree of the RPP party-considered to be untouchable till the mid 90s because of its (in) famous Panchayati connection of the recent past- which ruled the nation twice and that two with the tacit support of those parties which had remained instrumental in dismantling the system in which they had ruled the roost. In essence, the day the RPP leaders were told to rule the nation, perhaps that was the end of the democratic system if it were that by any standard. Some might argue over this statement. However, we wish to further clarify that if it were a democratic system then it only benefited two sectors: the media for it could write any thing under the sun and for the leaders who got a license to loot the nation in a manner that suited their personal interests. The lay men were accorded the same treatment by the new order, as had been their "kismet" during the previous regime. It was a change of guards only for them. However, they could witness the emergence of a new rich class that took a shape instantly after the advent of the new order. Fortunately this class belonged to the major political parties which struggled for the dismantling of the old order. In a sense, what could be concluded that the new leaders were jealous of the "living standards" of the former ones and hence decided to overthrow their system so that they could initiate the loot all in the name of democracy. The practice continues yet and the Lauda air disgrace is the climax of the loot from the national exchequer.

Enough is enough. The national population apparently have concluded that the present day leaders ought to be punished for their acts of corruption and malgovernance. But how that could be accomplished is the real question. The nation has become guardianless. The personality on whom the national population still bestow their unconditional love and respect and consider that He is the one who could relieve them from these corrupt leaders is bound by his newly acquired constitutional duties and hence can not interfere in any manner or whatsoever in the functioning of the system. In the absence of a real guardian the nation has become parentless as well. Consider a big joint family that has no guardian? The result would be chaos and each member of the family would wish to go his or her own way caring little for the established decorum and the values of the family. Apparently, this is what is happening in the case of Nepal.

However, this is not to prompt or instigate the Constitutional monarch to come to the rescue of the people with a big bang by intervening into the deteriorating scheme of things in the country. What we wish were that the constitutional monarch should summon the leaders of the political parties at the earliest and initiate a meaningful dialogue in order to collectively find a solution to the country's present almost incurable ailments. The King can also initiate a process of reviewing the performances of the past ten years of the functioning of the new system and direct the men in the political parties and in government to perform. The Nepalese scholars too subscribe to this view. In the process, the constitutional monarch can also invite scholars of various shades and colors and keep himself abreast of their views from academic perspective regarding the state of the nation and her people. If he is really the guardian of the people then it is time that He acts in the name of the nation and the people. If He does so the people will hail it and conversely the corrupt leaders and the inefficient managers of the present system will some way or the other would feel threatened which will press them to perform. Indeed, the bunch of corrupts manning the system and those who have benefited from this system financially will oppose such benign move. However, the fact is that the people, the vast majority of the people, are with the King and wish that the monarch acts at the earliest so that the system now in force gets the continuity and the marginalised and the terror stricken people of the nation get a sigh of relief. The fact is that the people have already concluded that Koirala and the likes can't solve the problems in which people of this sorts have pushed the country so mercilessly and that it is only the Nepali monarch who can assure the people of safety and good governance. After all if He continues to be the guardian of this nation-state, and in fact He is, it should be his prime duty as well to listen to the voices of His people. How the monarch assures His people without giving jolt to the system will have to be watched. 

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