By P.R. Pradhan
Within two months the seven-party alliance led by UML, the second largest party in Parliament has dissolved and the new eight-party alliance has emerged. Surely, the nation and people will gain no benefit from the top-level political game of “musical chairs”, nevertheless, such a game would lead the nation towards the path of dissolution.
A package deal has been endorsed by the leaders of two big parties, Nepali Congress, the largest party in Parliament and Maoist Center, the third largest party, for sharing the post of the prime minister turn by turn for two years each. As a reward for discarding the offer made by the UML party to become the president, Madhav Nepal, chairman, Unified Socialist Party with 10 MPs will also get the opportunity to lead the government as a prime minister for one year.
The leaders from eight party-alliance have also decided to elect Ramchandra Paudel the new president of the country.
Besides, the alliance leaders have agreed to share the ministerial positions according to the size of the party in Parliament. Janata Samajwadi Party with 12 seats in Parliament will get the post of the vice president along with an assurance for its chairman Upendra Yadav to elect him to the post of member of parliament in the upcoming sub-poll.
Moreover, the alliance partners will get a share in constitutional appointments, parliament committees, the appointment of ambassadors, justices, and other political assignments.
The alliance partners have agreed to release Resham Chaudhary, who is facing a jail term on the allegation of a murder case, and assign Ranjita Shrestha Chaudhari, chairman of the Nagarik Unmukti Party having four seats in Parliament and wife of Resham with a lucrative ministry.
Also agreed to release leaders and workers, currently facing a jail term, the Janamat Party having 6 seats in Parliament will get one ministerial position.
Rastriya Jana Morcha having only one seat will get one ministerial portfolio.
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party with 4 seats in Parliament will also get a ministerial portfolio.
Unfortunately, not a single word has been mentioned about national development, economic upliftment, uplifting people, end of corruption and mal governance providing employment opportunities to the people, among others.
The prime concern of the eight parties in the alliance is to loot the nation by sharing power.
Crocodile’s tear:
Dr Baburam Bhattarai, who drafted the present constitution promulgated in 2015, has expressed dissatisfaction with the present alliance based on sharing power. However, it is no more than the “crocodile’s tear” as he is responsible for imposing a nonfunctional system which would lead the nation towards a dissolution.
The nation’s economy is not on a proper course. There is pressure from all sectors to reduce the non-productive sector expenditure but the political parties in the government are intended to continue organized loot on the national coffer by practising politics of betrayal, distrust and conspiracy.
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