Editorial
K. P. Oli, we insist was correct. He moved to adjourn the legislature for elections. The move was the result of the calculated study of his party numbers and those in the opposition and, of course, the state of the constitution. Yes, fed up with the consistency of swinging alignments under the previous constitution, this constitution insists that parliament run its full five-year term and early elections be made almost impossible with the numbers game providing a majority in parliament. Oli’s calculation in numbers turned sour when a momentary constitutional amendment was made to recognize the numbers provided by the Oli splinter headed by Madhav Nepal (JSP). Break as the party did to provide Prime Minister Deuba with the numbers. Oli still enjoys the largest number in parliament and he remains in the well demanding corrections to the arbitrary constitutional amendments for which he remains justified. The argument that the legislature runs its full terms is redundant when it is not doing anything but accommodating Oli’s pranks in the well. Wiseguy Madhav Nepal echoes Maoist Prachanda’s loud thinking that perhaps early dissolution of the house and early elections is better. Oli in opposition also must charge at this too terming this a conspiracy to sabotage the polls.
With the MCC fray behind them, our parliamentary parties can heave a sign of relief that the Chinese have not turned their cooperation. The MCC has, instead, allowed separate posturing for each constituency of parliament to blame everyone but themselves and seek public votes. Indeed, the MCC has demonstrated very well how disorganized everyone else is when compared to themselves and the polls will make this an enablement exercise further. Indeed, our master planners have ensured that the MCC’s passage into law (?) makes it an election issue one way or the other. The Americans, it seems have entered the election fray in Nepal. On the other hand, the MCC has ensured that its opposition is the handicapped lot. As the filtering down street movement illustrates, this opposition, largely outside parliament, proves itself disorganized and leaderless. As the Americans would see it, this is the Chinese backed hindrance to the MCC. Its largely left and ultra image makes good copy for the Americans. Its non-parliamentary image makes it obvious that their emergence in parliament after the polls would at best be a matter of matter. Good for the MCC and republican democracy.
As the polls approach, the run for electoral seats is a preoccupation now. The MCC challenge is over and perhaps the enthusiasm of the new money will enable newly cashed political parties to field well-pursed politicians at the grassroots. This will surely divert the streets and relieve the MCC from attack. Incoherent options being fielded to the public are most likely to be rejected since the electorate is aware of the powers the new grassroots offices will yield over the locals. This is enough temptation for candidates who are aware that an option to the current monopoly has been unable to emerge. For such emergence opposition to the polls and its replacement by coherent constitutionalism is imperative. But the eludes the self-serving politics of the day.
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