Is it the end of Koirala era?

No less unceremonious was the forced ouster of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala this round than what had been meted out to his love-hate friend Krishna Prasad Bhattarai some one and a half year back. Albeit the differences seen in the ouster process of the two were many. However, what was evident this round compared to the previous round was that Prime Minister Bhattarai wept jarringly at time of his forced resignation engineered by Girija babu and that Bhattarai exhibited his less lust in sticking to power than what his successor consumed. Yet another marked difference was that with Bhattarai's forced ouster, possibly lesser numbers of hangers-on, read parasites, got affected. At this time possibly all the near and distant relatives of Prime Minister Koirala might have been given a serious jolt of the LAUDA dimension for it was the Koirala aura that had been best enjoyed by the men belonging to his clan and their distant relatives thus causing extra financial burden onto the national exchequer.

Fortunately enough, the Koirala era has come to an end. With the resignation made under severe compulsion that was tentatively backed by the entire national population, hopefully, the man who ruled the nation for almost all the years after the advent of the new order will exhibit his political acumen in addressing the pressing issues of the nation and hopefully will support his arch-rival, Sher Bahadur Deuba, in a very candid manner. The national population hopes that ex-Prime Minister will refrain from acts that weaken the new Prime Minister and that he would not create problems from within the party to pull the carpet down under the feet of the new Prime Minister which is almost a common feature in the Nepali Congress. It has not for nothing been said that Nepali Congress in itself is a multi-party system and that this party is the lone political party wherein each and every worker poses himself to be the leader of the party and that where the discipline factor takes a back seat.

Be that as it may, the iron rule and the most inefficient and corrupt regime under Koirala has gone to the dogs. Let us hope against hope that the NC remains united and that all the defeated men belonging to the Koirala camp forget the past and work for the cause of the nation. To recall, the NC leaders in the past have already exhibited their unparalleled excellent performances in collecting wealth for their personal benefits. We admire their skill. However, now it should be time for thinking for the real benefits of the nation. The nation wishes to watch their nation building skill as well with the same finesse with which they managed every thing for themselves and that too in such a short span.

Will Deuba be allowed to continue for long?

His credentials are well known to the Nepalese people and perhaps the international community too knows him well. His credentials are well known to congressmen-the party, which elevated him twice to the present prestigious rank. Likewise the western democracies know him better. Moreover, the Maoists insurgents undoubtedly have had several secret (constructive and meaningful) parleys with him at time of the Bhattarai's Premiership. By the same token his relationship(s) with the Nepali Royales through matrimonial ties are also abundantly clear. Last but not the least, his credentials are definitely known to the largest opposition party in the parliament which apparently facilitated his coming to power this round presumably through the kind courtesy of Bhattarai's very intimate relationship(s) with the UML leaders more so with Madhav Nepal.

Add to this the hard fact that he was the one among the numerous Prime Ministers of this nation after the advent of this new order who managed the "grand entrance" of all the possible evils into the mainstream national politics. It was during his time that the Nepali lawmakers learnt of what is termed as "horse-trading" and could be seen enjoying or say being located in the massage parlors in neighboring Thailand at time when the national parliament needed them most. Finally, it was he who had to gulp the bitter pill of the party's in fighting which finally pulled the rug under his feet that resulted in the crumbling of his government.

All put together, the new Prime Minister could be considered to be the best amongst the crowd of the worst in the party for the present post. He is the best because he is modest and innocent. He is friendly even to the Maoists insurgents let alone the UML opposition. However, the fact is also that the insurgency came into existence during his first round of the Premiership and hence it should be he who has got to bring the insurgents to the negotiating table in the manner he had done it already during Bhattarai's Premiership.

Undoubtedly, Sher Bahadur Deuba is at this juncture the only political animal who could bring all the political parties together including the Maoists simply because he is honest and does not believe in playing one against the other for achieving his personal political benefits. We hope that the congress party, read the opposition in his own party, will provide him enough time to act in the larger interest of the nation which has already suffered incalculable loss both politically and economically. The million-dollar question is that will he be allowed by his known and unknown detractors?

Congratulations to you Mr. Prime Minister!

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