Stop confusing the people!

The Chief of the Army Staff, Prazzawala Rana's thought provoking statement made March 27 created ripples in the nation's politics whose reverberation are still being felt, frankly speaking. Interpretations to Mr. Rana's expressions were made by interested quarters suiting to their political biases. In the process, while on the one hand the political sector sensed it as the very first step to a possible change in the system and hence felt the need to forge a sort of alliance to thwart designs aimed at that, then on the other the common denizens took it as a straight forward statement that thoroughly and very candidly spoke the internal hearts of the majority of the population.

The controversy triggered by Rana's expressions have in effect benefited the common men in the sense that the political sector who "mercilessly and very disgustingly" ruled the nation for well over twelve years or so were "forced" to understand by the military's top-brass that their overall performances of the past twelve years had all gone to the dogs and which was nothing but the cumulative effect of their "'bad governance"-a rhetoric that even some shameless leaders or for that matter the ministers do ventilate in their speeches at times caring little that it were these set of duffer politicians who too had contributed in ruining the nation. Albeit the shameless ministers do make such utterances as and when they were out of power or were forced to be out of power because of their own party's dirty politics.

The political sector is visibly shaken and exhibit now a sense of fear. The reason behind this sector becoming phobic is not only crystal clear but is obvious as well. It is said that a "guilty mind is always suspicious". It is this guilty mind(s) of the political sector that makes them all to panic for fear of being penalised should the military or for that matter some other equally competent force come heavily down against them all and that too at a stretch. Save a few, most of the politicians/leaders/ministers/prime ministers, who were in the saddle of state affairs after 1990 perhaps need to be brought under trial by competent courts of law for their (mis) use of authority while being in power at one time or the other. It is this fear of being dragged to the court that the political sector is propagating deliberately a propaganda that this beleagured Himalayan Kingdom might see a reversal to the existing system. In doing so apparently the political sector wishes to divert the attention of the majority of the population on petty peripheral matters and also wish to tarnish the image of the constitutional monarch.

In our own analysis the constitutional monarch is a wise personality who understands what measures He should take or is allowed to take as per the 1990 constitution in order to tame the "wild" political sector. The monarch perhaps by this time fully understands that who remained the real villain who brought the once a Shang-rila and paradise nation to this chaotic state. He also knows fully well that what were his duties towards the nation and concurrently understands the limitations imposed on him by the existing constitution.

We differ with the set comprising of those who wish the strong presence of the monarch in order to set the nation in its regular path and initiate the process of the now stalled development. In our own independent analysis this is a very dangerous and completely wrong advice. We recall the time when the erstwhile regime was counting its last breath during the 1990 popular movement, not even a single member of the then Panchayat regime did come to the open and defended the then constitutional monarch. The lack of support and the Monarch's own preference for a democratic order facilitated the nation to enter into this sort of order. At best what this set could advise the present constitutional monarch is to take stock of the nation's affairs more keenly and where His advice and suggestions were needed he should make it known to the government of the day. IN our own analysis the King has some powers even stipulated in the present constitution which if the monarch brings into action would do miracles. The majority of the population would wish the king to remain within the confines of the present constitution and not take any risk but instead use His sweeping powers in pressing the government of the day to act fast and provide good governance as pointed by COAS Rana.

Finally, we wish to warn the present political sector not to create confusions in and among the lay men regarding the possibility of a coup de' etat. Concurrently we wish that the interested quarters in the other camp as well not to disturb the peace of mind of the present constitutional monarch for we consider that the monarch is not only a benevolent monarch but also his commitments towards this system remains perhaps unchallenged. And this the monarch has, to recall, rightly mentioned in his maiden statement made immediately after assuming the throne of this Himalayan Kingdom.

Let us hope that every thing goes as per the constitution.

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