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Title of Discussion: Is the seven-party alliance right in rejecting all elections under the current government headed by King Gyanendra?

Posted On : 2005-06-20


Parties are right at least in deciding to reject the municipal election. The royal government want to give a democratic cover to the autocratic rule. Going for any election without addressing the Maoist problem is nothing but a mere attempt to ameliorate the image of the autocracy. Parties should now try to accrue their political strength by bringing the Maoists to the political mailstream. Maoists too have to shun violence spread in the name of sedition. I wish the parties could be able to emancipate the country from the present political impasse.
Posted on: 2005-06-20 Posted by: Bishnu




It is wrong for the parties not to participate in elections. They are defying the very core principle of democracy is based on and they call themselves democratic?
Posted on: 2005-06-20 Posted by: Arun




Indeed the current government is "a continuation of absolutism," because there is no provision in Nepal's Constitution of 1990 that the King could form an artificial government with two chairmen. Also it was not envisaged that the political parties with 90% of the people's verdict would be neglected and declare the elections without their approval.
We are living in the 21st century. Who the hell is the king to go beyond the constitution and take decisions on his personal discretion.

Posted on: 2005-06-20 Posted by: PratapRana




Yes. Local elections under the present circumstances can never be free and fair. To think that municipal elections would serve as a step towards the restoration of full-fledged democracy in the country would be tantamount to refusing to learn our lessons from history. There is no half-way or shortcut to people's sovereign rights. But one troubling question that haunts many a mind even now remains: Will the seven parties would continue to remain united on their present agenda till the bitter end and not end up as always on a compromise remains to be seen?
Posted on: 2005-06-20 Posted by: P.P.Shah




If they believe in democracy they should not reject it.They should face the elections to normalise the pain of Nepal.
Posted on: 2005-06-20 Posted by: udhdab




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