Political instability is very common in Nepal. Needless to say, forming and toppling the government in quick succession has been a chronic disease. Many politicians seem unresponsive to the mood of the country.

It seems as if there was a deficit of trust among the leaders due to political complications.

“No-trust motion tabled against Oli” (THT, July 14, Page 1). Multiple problems have surfaced as a result of ambiguities in the constitution which needs to be clarified through amendments.

The dreams of PM KP Sharma Oli himself and the entire resilient Nepali people have been shattered due to the current political vulnerability.

PM Oli’s dream of ending the load-shedding within a couple of years, owning Nepal’s own ship sailing in the Pacific Ocean and making the country self-reliant on petroleum products and a number of other ambitious projects have been shattered after a no trust motion was tabled in Parliament.

Moreover, the quake-survivors, who are still reeling under tents and tarpaulins even after more than a year of the April 25 massive earthquake, are desperately seeking the incumbent government’s aid.

There is also confusion whether the budget passed by Parliament would be implemented after change of guard in the government backed by the Nepali Congress which had opposed the national budget.

One of the biggest question is how the major political parties will implement the new constitution by holding elections of the local bodies, provincial and federal parliament.

Sanjog Karki, Tansen

Ambiguity

The so called Big III have again started dirty power politics at a time when they were supposed to be serious about the implementation of the new constitution.

Blaming each other for not following the spirit of the new charter has openly surfaced in the current political situation. CPN (MC) was not happy with the way the Oli led government was running the country and used to threaten to leave the coalition government.

Finally, it decided to do so after NC’c assurance to support it to form the new coalition government under its leadership. So far, Oli does not seem arithmetically able to garner a majority in the parliament, however, he has started playing dubious roles.

He has been claiming that there is no clear constitutional provision for forming a new government which has been the crux of the constitutional problem inviting political confrontation between the ruling and the opposition parties interpreting article 298 of the new constitution on their own ways, “Deuba, Dahal urge PM Oli to follow Parliament’s norms” (THT, July 19, Page 1).

Both CPN (MC) and NC have registered a no-trust motion in the parliament against the Oli led government.

It seems that Oli is going to discredit his own party, CPN-UML, by not following the parliamentary provisions and the new constitution when the other UML leaders are publicly saying that their party will follow the provisions made in the new constitution.

Rai Biren Bangdel, Maharajgunj