Constitution should be neither celebrated nor condemned; we need to implement it, but simultaneously make it more inclusive
Jun 12, 2016- As the transitional period (since the Comprehensive Peace Accord was signed) is getting elongated, a sense of despair seems to be looming large in Nepal. After two major earthquakes rocked the country, the present prime minister’s unpredicted spurt of wild words is still rocking the country time and again.
Added to that is the wild diversity of the schools of thought running the present government, which is jerking this country with incoherent moves. At the one end, we have the CPN Masal being headed by Chitra Bahadur KC who is fiercely anti-federalist, while at the other, we have Kamal Thapa who is openly advocating for monarchy and the Hindu agenda. Then we have PM Oli who is known for a monolithic state of mind even though the state has become diverse, while the CPN (Maoist Centre) which instead of advocating continuous revolution—as real Maoists—are busy playing power games to remain at the helm.
The launch of the Naya Shakti Nepal (NSN) party today in Dasharath stadium in Kathmandu needs to be understood against this background. It is not only a new political party but also an alternative movement, which shall usher in a new era of national capitalism. When the concept of a new party in the name of Naya Shakti Nepal was floated, many people sighed: Here comes another Maoist party! Some went on to say, here comes A..B..C...and now D. Meaning here comes A-Akikrit Maobadi, B-Baidhya Maobadi, C-Chand Maobadi and now D-Dr Baburam Maobadi! But that is not the case.
Jun 12, 2016- As the transitional period (since the Comprehensive Peace Accord was signed) is getting elongated, a sense of despair seems to be looming large in Nepal. After two major earthquakes rocked the country, the present prime minister’s unpredicted spurt of wild words is still rocking the country time and again.
Added to that is the wild diversity of the schools of thought running the present government, which is jerking this country with incoherent moves. At the one end, we have the CPN Masal being headed by Chitra Bahadur KC who is fiercely anti-federalist, while at the other, we have Kamal Thapa who is openly advocating for monarchy and the Hindu agenda. Then we have PM Oli who is known for a monolithic state of mind even though the state has become diverse, while the CPN (Maoist Centre) which instead of advocating continuous revolution—as real Maoists—are busy playing power games to remain at the helm.
The launch of the Naya Shakti Nepal (NSN) party today in Dasharath stadium in Kathmandu needs to be understood against this background. It is not only a new political party but also an alternative movement, which shall usher in a new era of national capitalism. When the concept of a new party in the name of Naya Shakti Nepal was floated, many people sighed: Here comes another Maoist party! Some went on to say, here comes A..B..C...and now D. Meaning here comes A-Akikrit Maobadi, B-Baidhya Maobadi, C-Chand Maobadi and now D-Dr Baburam Maobadi! But that is not the case.
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