The Himalayan Times
29 December 2022
Parties’ unholy marriages
In a dramatic upturn in the national politics, two differently principled communist parties, the UML and the CPN-MC, decided to reunite to form the next coalition government by partnering with five other parties, including the newly-formed RSP. The MC has dumped the pre-election alliance with the Nepali Congress (NC), making it the biggest loser, which has lost its claims for prestigious political and constitutional appointments, despite being the largest party in the House of Representatives (HoR). This is a clear example of “extreme opportunistic politics” played by the senior leaders who want to reach power by any means, leaving behind the national and common people’s issues and concerns. INCOMPETENT FINANCE MINISTER
Maoist Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal was sworn in on Monday as the new Prime Minister along with three deputy prime ministers and four ministers by the President Bhandari “Dahal takes oath with three deputies”(THT, December 27, Page 1). It will be interesting to see how PM Dahal will be able to ensure his political grip over his government by pleasing all his coalition partners having varied political principles. People are curiously waiting to see how the election manifestos of the RSP and JP will be accommodated in the new government’s common policies and program since they have been voted based on their rosy manifestos of massive reforms and changes in the existing political structures.FEDERALISM- A WHITE ELEPHANT
The UML will definitely have a powerful bargaining chip holding closely to its chest in this give-and-take political game because of its numbers it commands and could give a tough time to Dahal for effectively maintaining his premiership. Also, the people will be eagerly waiting to see whether Dahal and Oli will be able to hold, this time, their two-and-half year’s power sharing agreement on prime minister’s position and allow the coalition to serve its full five year term. Political analysts opine that Dahal’s recent political act, forging an electoral alliance with one party and allying with another in the post-election period, is a serious breach of coalition culture. It remains to be seen whether Dahal’s government consisting of many coalition partners will be able to properly address national and people’s issues and concerns. HEALTH TIPS FOR HEALTHY LIVING
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
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