Another popular revolt in Nepal?

 Another popular revolt in Nepal?

I hope, I will not be wrong, when I frequently say that Nepal and its people have seen many ups and downs in its political history. However, there have not been any significant changes in the political behaviour of political parties and their leaders who do not hesitate to claim to be the champion of democracy.

Our democracy movement is a series of political movements from the 20th century to 2008 that advocated the establishment of representative democracy, a multi-party parliamentary system and constitutional monarchy and now a federal republic. Now, the country is governed by two-thirds majority government of the Nepal Communist Party for the last three years. The people had enthusiastically participated and voted in the three tiers of general elections held in 2074 BS with high hope of seeing stable political environment and strong government.

It seems now that the people’s hopes and expectations are gradually fading away looking at the sluggish governance and miserable performance of this government. The recent undemocratic and autocratic acts of the government towards Dr. Govind KC’s 19^th fast-unto-death protest were heavily condemned by the general public and intellectuals. There has been wide criticism of the government the way it has been poorly handling the current pandemic situation. The number of infected cases has been rapidly increasing, especially in the Kathmandu valley. The chances of Covid-19 hot-spot Kathmandu becoming a bombshell are very high looking at the government’s poor and flexible decisions.

Achyut Wagle’s article in today’s The Kathmandu Post is worth reading.  

Does Nepal await another popular revolt?

The federal government has failed on many fronts. Yet, there seems to be a dearth of organised public anger against these failures. 

 

 The classical theory of change suggests that any desired transformation can only be achieved through three inevitable steps, namely unfreeze, change and refreeze. The task of unfreezing the adherence to the status quo in a few hundred ruling elites, across ideologies, is proving to be the most arduous task of all. Therefore, the chances of transforming Nepal’s political system and public delivery mechanism through incremental reform appear increasingly slimmer. Lamentations don’t help; what is needed is a structured call for quality in governance and change. While the delivery of good governance from the state has historically remained pathetic, the indifference among masses is as responsible in constraining the growth and prosperity of the country. This has never allowed the country’s growth to hit an optimal level. https://tkpo.st/34MzB01

https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2020/10/12/does-nepal-await-another-popular-revolt