Who benefits from unproductive conflicts?

Our attention has been drawn towards Kantipur F.M Sunday discussion on contemporary national issues initiated by the anchor Shri Ram Poudel and the subsequent arguments and possible solutions to the said issues pushed by the participants from all major political parties including some independent political observers.

While we have nothing to debate over the claims forwarded by various participants for arriving at a viable and amicable solutions to the current mess but then yet what could be fairly said is that among the many the ideas pushed by NC ideologue Narahari Acharya were comparatively close to the truth. In effect what his party wished through the ongoing agitation was to press the King in order to bring him in for a meaningful, significant and an all pervasive dialogue so that the nation came out of the present mess. Mr. Acharya’s contention was also that the government of the day apparently behaved in a responsible manner as against the agitation which in his opinion amounted to the opening of a slot for such a dialogue with the Monarch. The sum total of Mr. Acharya’s expression aired that morning hinted that the Nepali Congress does wish to send threat loaded signals to the monarch but concurrently would very much wish to continue with the constitutional monarchy ad infinitum. However, whether Mr. Acharya’s views are subscribed by Monsieur Girija Prasad Koirala is not yet clear for if one carefully looks at what Koirala has been ventilating against the monarch of late does amply hint that his anger with the monarch has already reached a saturation point and that Koirala could go to any extent to tarnish the political image of the monarch come what may.

The others such as the men from the UML and other political paraphernalia simply wished to beat their old drums which we all know where they stand in today’s context.

The one who tried to defend the activities of the monarch was the one who as an independent political analyst opined that the non-engagement of the now agitating major political parties either in the government or for that matter in the talks with the Maoists would definitely will be felt by the nation. IN essence he hinted that the government of the day even today should concentrate its efforts in bringing the political parties to the talks so that the talks acquired legitimacy so that the nation as a whole received the conclusion of the talks in a positive manner. In saying so he apparently wished to hint that that the present ongoing talks with the Maoists will remain incomplete if the political parties were kept outside the periphery of the talks. In effect he is saying hundred percent correct for it is these parliamentary parties, good or bad, stupid or fools, were the mainstream political parties who fortunately or unfortunately gave a meaning to the system and brought the system to this stage. And hence to minus these political parties and the leaders manning those parties would be a sheer mistake for it is these men and the parties who were at the forefront in providing the people a system that is considered to be one of the best amidst the crowd of the worst.

It is altogether a different matter that these political parties or for that matter their leaders also concurrently damaged the beauty of the system by their sheer lust for power and money and their penchant to make the system work as per their personal whimsical political dictates. Let it be for the people to penalize them.

Before concluding the remarks here, what we would wish to pose a question here right to the monarch as to why he appears reluctant in inviting the leaders of the parties now in agitation and settle the things amicably? After all what prevents the monarch from inviting those leaders collectively given the fact that he has been meeting leaders of various shades separately and ventilate his feelings against the leaders? In effect, the King’s meeting with a set of Nepali media men the other day should have followed his meeting with the leaders now in agitation. But what is causing the delay in the happening of such a meeting we have failed to understand. All that we have understood from Girija and Madhav’s fiery speeches being made these days is that they wish to see the monarch collectively and sort out the "misunderstanding" that appears to have clouded the environment in between the Palace and the political parties.

The King as the real guardian and the symbol of unity of the Kingdom could initiate his steps in this regard. If he does so his position in the eyes of the national population will touch a new height but would not be otherwise.

It’s time that the vocal leaders too send signals to the Palace demanding a collective audience and being about an end to the present mess. Sooner the better.

Headline | National | 5 Question  | 2nd Impression | International | Past