News Analysis
By Our Political Analyst
In the history of Nepali politics, the present government enjoying virtually the two-thirds majority led by KP Sharma Oli is seen very weak and non-functional. Powerful Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is unable to reshuffle his cabinet. He is unable to fulfil vacant ambassadorial posts abroad. The government is unable to elect one deputy speaker for years. The government is unable to fulfil vacancies in the constitutional bodies for the last three years.
In fact, the government is paralyzed. The government has become non-functional due to the non-cooperation of the leaders in the ruling party and also in the opposition party.
It is odd to note that the meeting of the Constitutional Council called for Sunday by the Prime Minister to fill vacancies in the constitutional bodies was cancelled as leader of the main opposition party and member of the Constitutional Council Sher Bahadur Deuba decided not to attend the meeting. As speaker Agni Sapkota, member of the Constitutional Council belongs to the anti-Oli camp, he, following the instruction of ruling party’s co-chairman Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda, didn’t attend the meeting. As PM Oli failed to meet the necessary number to hold the meeting, it was cancelled at the last hours.
Dozens of the constitutional posts have remained vacant for years, which have disturbed the functioning of the system.
When leaders become irresponsible and they wish to serve their pity interests, the nation becomes a hostage. Due to the pity interests of the leaders, the present crisis has been surfaced.
After non-cooperation from his own colleagues and leaders in the main opposition party, PM Oli, to pave the way from the present crisis, decided to issue an ordinance on the Constitution Council, which has undermined the role of the speaker and the main opposition party as the meeting can take place even if they will remain absent.
Now, again, they are making a hue and cry against the Oli government, which is no more than a nonsense attitude of Oli’s opponents.
PM Oli’s opponents in his own party believe that he has been failed to run the government, however, this is an example of the failure of the system. The system has failed as the leaders have wished to violate the spirit of the constitution just to serve their pity interests. Today, the national assembly has become the club of those defeated leaders in the election of the house of representative. The system has failed as the leaders are giving protection to the corrupt people in the society and the leaders’ affection towards their family members, nearer and dearer ones. In the absence of the rule of law and political leaders’ reluctance in maintaining rule of law, or say, their desire to remain above the constitution have invited such a constitutional crisis.
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