EDITORIAL
Amidst a controversy on the tenure of Parliament, finally, the Parliament dissolved on 17 September mid-night. The government had decided to prolong the Parliament tenure until the first session of the next elected House of Representatives, however, after strong criticism from all sectors, the government had to change its previous decision by deciding to end the present session before the nomination of the candidature for the proportional posts set for 18 September.
The two-time dissolved House of Representatives got a new life through a Supreme Court verdict and completed full tenure, however, it has not been able to give any significant impression among the people besides releasing a new political map incorporating Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyuadhara, Nepali territory presently occupied by India by amending the constitution through an all-party consensus.
Due to unhealthy competition and leg-pulling politics, the virtually two-thirds majority government led by K.P. Sharma Oli was unable to complete the full tenure of five years. An unethical and immoral alliance was developed among the five political parties having different political beliefs, oddly, an alliance between the democrats and communists was developed just to enjoy the power and exploit the government coffer as much as possible for personal gains.
The Parliament members too were found running behind personal gains by keeping pending important bills needed for the country for introducing necessary laws, in the meantime, the government ratified controversial bills related to the Millennium Challenge Corporation and citizenship amendment bill through a fast track.
Such controversial bills were ratified in the foreigners’ interests. Absence of morale and ethics, political parties strongly dominated by the foreigners’ interests, MPs becoming lame ducks and following party whip even against the nation’s interests, lack of individual judgement on the nation’s interests and partisan interests dominating them were experienced in the name of loktantra.
Misuse of the ordinance by the government and also misuse of impeachment by the government and parliament made the pendulum the court and corruption control authorities. These acts have ended rule of law and power separation principles among the government organs.
The arrogant ruling alliance even tried to exhibit its supremacy by discarding the President’s quest for reconsideration on the citizenship amendment bill ratified by both the Houses. More interestingly, the President, with the support of the patriotic forces, has kept the Bill pending denying her approval. This is an example of a tussle between the President and the executive prime minister. The President is learnt to have said to the leaders of the alliance that they could challenge the issue in the court as the court is with the government.
Amidst all these anomalies, the tenure of the House of Representatives has concluded, meanwhile, the political parties have also received the message that the emergence of Balen Shah and Harka Sampang is the level of frustration expressed by the people against the existing political system. The way the political parties misuse the nation’s coffer by doing nothing has intensified frustration among the people. Today, political leaders have started to say that the system has not been able to function. In fact, they have been unable to function in the present political system as they decided to run the system as per their personal interests instead of following the rule of law.
The lawmakers, even after enjoying almost four billion rupees as salary and allowances for them from the national coffer, were unable to make any remarkable achievement, which has raised the question of the existence of political parties in a democracy.
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