Kathmandu, 21 February: While the major political parties are in a standoff over who should be the next President with an election for the head of the state scheduled for March 9, nationalist Nepalis have stated that former king Gyanendra Shah could be a suitable candidate for new head of state.
Shedding light on the Democracy Day message by the ex-king, his personal secretary, Phani Raj Pathak has said, “The leaders of several political parties express their displeasure when they meet with us saying that the former king did not call the parties for a formal meeting,” He further added that the former king, this time, has called the political parties for cooperation based on mutual trust.
“If the political parties want a person of consensus as the head of state, then a former king could be a good candidate,” Pathak said. “Why can’t we create a post of head of state instead of president and give the position to the former king?”
As matters stand, the presidential institution itself is under controversy because when a leader of a political party gets elected as President, instead of being loyal to the country, they become more obliged to their former party. Therefore, the desire to elect a non-political person as President was also being expressed by the leaders of the major parties, until recently.
“It is the legacy and the tradition of our lineage to accept the decision of the majority of the people of Nepal. Even in the most adverse moments of the sad situation, we did not lose our composure and patriotism and we did not leave the country, but we can no longer remain silent about the continuing decline of Nepal,” the ex-KIng had mentioned in his message seeking cooperation and collaboration with political parties to lift the country from current quagmire. (Courtesy: Purushottam Poudel, The Kathmandu Post)
People’s News Monitoring Service
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