Message is clear: Perform Folks

Last fortnight dinner reception hosted by the Monarch was less ceremonial than an occasion where the monarch categorically showed his utter dissatisfaction over the performance of cabinet ministers constituted by the monarch himself following the sacking of the then Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on grounds of sheer "incompetence".

The message is very loud and clear on part of the monarch that the present number-one "non-performing" government must not deviate from the mandate he has conferred upon them. The monarch's motive behind constituting a cabinet made up of various personalities drawn from across the diverse socio-political spectrum of the nation clearly hinted that he genuinely wished to see a well functioning government which, would immediately start work on addressing the pressing issues the nation faced; mainly the issues of good governance. It is an altogether a different matter that the men now housed in this cabinet comprises of some rejected, sacked and duffer ones whose public standing and credibility could be questioned. However, looking at the performance of the past two months the monarch now is convinced that this was not what he had expected. It is therefor only too natural that by now the monarch would have wished to see a well functioning government, which is in a sense "missing". What has been happening in the last two months since the formation of present government is, in essence, nothing more than merely the reoccurrence of the past tendencies. The monarch's mandate to the government seems to have been overlooked or not being worked out which in turn has compelled the king to remind the ministers that they remain and function within the framework he has instructed since it is the government formed by the king and their very functioning, success and failures is closely associated with that of the king's own future role in the kingdom. If the present government becomes unsuccessful in fulfilling those obligation it may well weaken the role of the monarch simply because it is he who has taken the initiative in the formation of this government and hence willy- nilly the monarch cannot escape from the comments of successes or for that matter the failures of his what the major political parties called the "unconstitutional adventure"

What is lacking in the present government then despite the full support that is being extended by the king himself? Do they not have any coherent agenda? Are they incompetents as is being told of them? These are the questions that need to be answered. As for the agenda is concerned, they have one of the easiest task ahead of them comparing to all the previous governments whose priorities and party interest were supreme for them. In this sense, the present government should be considered fortunate since their party affiliations and commitments are minimal and the agenda they were to concentrate upon has already been worked out and provided to them by the king himself. Nothing should bar them from acting effectively and promptly in implementing the agenda provided by the monarch. But the ground reality is that they have failed miserably.

Unfortunately, it seems to be the paradox of Nepali polity that no matter who resumes power the same old song is repeated. Inaugurating the seminars, talking whimsically, promising more promises have become the hallmarks of Nepali polity, which also seems to have been reflected in the present government. That is all. Otherwise the Monarch need not have reminded them that they did their homework first and speak later.

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