Political Commentary
By P. R. Pradhan
At a time when our neighbours are compositing for economic prosperity, we, an ancient country in the globe, are engaged in serious political chaos.
Political supremacy vs court supremacy:
Perhaps, all odd things that we can witness only in Nepal. The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench had to redefine the constitution by reinstating the House of Representatives dissolved by a chief executive of the government. The political supremacy was discarded by the Supreme Court. A section of legal experts believes that the court should have denied giving its verdict on such a case of a political decision. The court wanted to show its supremacy.
Coincidently, on the birthday of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, the SC gave a birthday gift to Oli saying his action of dissolution of the House was illegal.
Again, on 7 March, when Oli’s arch-rival Madhav Nepal was celebrating his birthday, another court verdict came stating that the merger of the two political parties three years ago was illegal which was never expected by him and his present political partners Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda, JN Khanal and others.
As political leaders have been failed to address political problems by themselves, court supremacy has existed in Nepali politics. The Oli faction is happy from the 7 March court verdict, whereas, the Dahal-Nepal faction, which was apprising the constitutional bench’s verdict and exchanging sweets, have been desperately disappointed with the latest court verdict and some of the leaders in this faction have already started to defame the court.
The Dahal-Nepal faction is also thinking about to file an appeal at the Supreme Court against the 7 March decision.
Again in their own house:
The former UML leaders and cadres have decided to return to their own house after the court verdict. They have decided to fight against Oli by remaining in the same party. Oli might have thought about getting relief from his arch-rivals but they decided to return to their own home.
on the other hand, Dahal, who was playing a dirty politics of conspiracy against each other and enjoying the gins, has become weak. His party has become the third power from a ruling party.
Who gains, who losses:
Whatsoever be the SC constitutional Court verdict or the 7 March verdict, after all, they were the historical losses for the Nepal Communist Party and big negligence and insult of the people’s mandate. Voters, fade-up with the past performance of the political leaders in the multiparty democracy, had once tasted the Communists in the country by giving a fresh people’s mandate with a two-thirds majority, which was indigestible for the communists. Perhaps, this is the opportunity that the communists have lost due to their greediness of capturing power oneself and rewarding their own relatives in power.
Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda and Madhav Nepal faction organised a victory rally when the constitutional bench had restored the House. Now, the Oli faction has felt victorious from the 7 March court verdict. Indeed, the two court verdicts have cemented the division of the two factions in the NCP, which has obviously benefited useless and worthless Nepali Congress and the nation and the people once again have been compelled to witness the continuation of political instability, horse-trading and other anomalies in the name of democracy and people’s mandate.
After all, NCP has fallen into a serious crisis. The present Oli led government is in minority. Anytime, when the Dahal-Nepal faction or say the Maoist Center will take back its support to the government, Oli should seek the vote of confidence.
Moreover, speaker Agni Sapkota is also in minority. The Oli faction may demand Sapkota’s resignation when the Dahal faction withdraw its support to the government. On moral ground, Sapkora too has to resign.
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