Tuesday, November 23, 2010

माओवादी हतियार विहीन पार्टी हुनु पर्छ ,सुशिल कोइराला (सभापति नेपाली काग्रेस)


नेपाली काग्रेसका सभापति सुशिल कोइराला पार्टीकै नेतृत्वमा सहमतिको सरकार बनाउने अभियानमा सक्रिय हुनुहुन्छ । नेपाली राजनीतिका निष्ठाका प्रतिक सरल र सादा जीवन विताउन चाहने कोइराला पार्टीलाई कसरी सुदृढ गर्ने र पदाधिकारी मनोनयन गर्न पनि छलफलमा जुटनु भएको छ । पार्टीमा अनुशासनको पक्षपाती कोइराला सबैलाई समेटेर लैजाने मनस्थितिमा हुनुहुन्छ ।
तीन दलको शिर्ष नेताहरुको बैठक सकारात्मक दिशा तर्फ उन्मुख भएको हो ?
हात्तिबनबाट सुरु भएको बैठक गोकर्ण रिसोर्टमा पुग्दा खेरी केही मात्रामा सकारात्मक दिशा तर्फ अगाडि बढेको हो कि भन्ने निश्कर्ष नेपाली काग्रेसको छ । बजेट ल्याउनकालागी सहमति भएको छ । यो एउटा उपलब्धि हो । देशको आर्थिक स्थिति संकटमा पर्न लागेको बेलामा सोमबारको बैठकले बजेट ल्याउनकालागी तीन जना पूर्व अर्थ मन्त्रीहरुलाई जिम्मा दिएको छ । देशको आर्थिक स्थिति संकटमा जाने हो कि भनेर जुन चिन्ता थियो त्यो निवारण भएको छ ।
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Friday, November 19, 2010

MAOIST BAR THE NATION FROM ITS BUDGET

UCPN Maoist have obstructed the parliament from endorsing this years budget. The Maoist obstructed the parliamentary procedures by surrounding the rostrum. They dumped the consensus that they had reached with Nepali Congress and CPN UML for presenting the budget claiming that they had agreed to allow the government to present a workable budget and not a full fledged fiscal budget. The Maoists have claimed that the government was presenting a full budget by going against the agreement reached among the three parties.
However Nepali Congress and CPN UML has criticized the Maoist for back stabbing the consensus reached among them for presenting a full fiscal budget. After the conditions became tense in the parliament, the Speaker has called another parliament session on December 2.
The Maoist lawmakers breached their code of conduct in the parliament by vandalizing the parliament along with manhandling Finance Minister Surendra Pandey claimed NC lawmaker Chandra Manmohan Bhattarai. Bhattarai claimed that the Maoist lawmakers not only manhandled Minister Pandey but also snathched away the budget briefcase that he was carrying.
Lawmaker of Nepal Parivar Dal Eknath Dhakal while condemning the attack on finance minister has called on conducting an inquiry into the incident and to punish those involved in it। He accused Speaker Nembang of not recruiting discipline in charges for maintaining law and order in the house। click here for rest story 

Saturday, October 30, 2010

"मेरो उम्मेदवारी फिर्ताले मात्रै समस्या समाधान हुँदैन"-- नेपाली काग्रेस संसदीय दलका नेता रामचन्द्र पौडेल


कहिले सम्म उम्मेदवारी फिर्ता नलिने ?

जबसम्म माओवादीले आफूलाई नागरिक पार्टी बनाउँदैन वाइसिएलको अर्ध सैनिक संरचना भंग गर्दैन लडाकु शिविर खाली हुँदैन शान्ति प्रकि्रयालाई निष्कर्षमा पुर् याउनका लागि ऊ जिम्मेवार बन्दैन त्यसबेलासम्म मैले उम्मेदवारी फिर्ता लिने कुरै आउँदैन । शान्त प्रकि्रया निश्कर्षमा पुर् याउने सहमति गरौ । अहिलेसम्म भएका सबै सम्झौता र सहमति कार्यान्वयन गरौ । रामचन्द्र पौडेल सहमतिको बाधक बन्दैन ।

तर तपाईलाई त सहमतिको बाधक भन्न थालेनी त मान्छेहरुले ?
.अरु कसले के भन्छन मलाई थाहा छैन । शान्ति र संविधानकोलागी म जस्तो सुकै अपजस सहेर भए पनि अगाडि बढन तयार छु । मेरो उमेदवारी लोकतान्त्रिक ब्यवस्थालाई बलिया बनाउँन नेपाली जनताको चाहना शान्ति र लोकतान्त्रिक संविधान निर्माण गर्नकालागी एउटा वातावरण बनोस र माओवादीले आफूलाई जिम्मेवारी पार्टीको रुपमा प्रस्तुत गरेर मुलुकलाई निका दिन गंभिर होस भन्ने नै मेरो चाहना हो । काग्रेस कहिल्यै पनि सहमतिको वाधक होईन र म पनि सहमतिको पक्षमा छु ।
.सहमति कहिलेसम्म होला ? Click title for rest story 

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

वर्तमान गतिरोध अन्त्यका लागि नेपाली काँग्रेसको प्रस्तावित धारणा

प्रधानमन्त्री माधवकुमार नेपालको राजीनामा पछि निरन्तर जारी रहेको राजनीतिक गतिरोधको वर्तमान अवस्था प्रति नेपाली काँग्रेस गम्भीर चिन्ता ब्यक्त गर्दछ । शान्ति प्रकृया र नयाँ संबिधानका बारेमा राजनीतिक समझदारी कायम नगरी तथा बैकल्पिक सरकारको नेतृत्व र स्वरुपको बारेमा सहमति निर्माण नगरी राजीनामा माँग गर्नु अपरिपक्क हुनेछ भन्ने जेष्ठ १४ २०६७ को तीन बुँदे सहमतिको बेलामा काँग्रेसले राखेको दृष्टिकोणको औचित्य अहिलेको घटनाक्रमले पुष्टी गरेको सबैमा स्मरण गराउन चाहन्छौं । सत्ताका निम्ति मात्र हठात गरिने समझदारी भरपर्दो हुने नभई थप राजनीतिक अस्थिरता सिर्जना गर्ने कारण बनेको तथ्य प्रति पनि सबैको ध्यानाकर्षण गराउँदछौं । हालैका यी घटना र अनुभवलाई ध्यानमा राख्दै नेपाली काँग्रेस पुनः एकपटक सबै राजनैतिक दलहरुलाई राष्ट्रिय सहमतिमा पुग्न निम्न लिखित आधारहरुमा छलफल केन्द्रित गर्न हार्दिक आग्रह गर्दछ ।
१ नेपाली काँग्रेसको दृष्टिमा सरकार निर्माणको बिषय प्राथमिकताको बिषय होईन । शान्ति प्रकृयालाई टँुगोमा फउने लोकतन्त्र र लोकतान्त्रिक संबिधान निर्माण गर्ने बिषय काँग्रेसको लागि प्रमुख प्राथमिकताको बिषय हो । वास्तविक अर्थमा संधीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्रलाई संस्थागत गर्न नेपाली काँग्रेस जोड दिन चाहन्छ । शान्ति प्रकृयाको बिषय र संबिधान निर्माणका बिषयहरुमा असहमति कायमै राखेर केवल सत्ताको निम्ती मात्र सहमति खोज्ने प्रयास सुल्टो प्रयास होईन ।
२ माओवादीद्वारा शान्ति प्रकृयाका सबै पुराना प्रतिवद्धताहरुलाई कार्यान्वयन गर्ने लडाकु र हतियारको समायोजन र पुनस्र्थापनाको भरपर्दो थालनी र कार्यतालीकामा सहमति भई माओवादीले आधारभुत र प्रष्ट रुपमा लडाकु र हतियार छोडेको अवस्था र हतियारको राजनीति पूर्ण रुपले परित्याग गरेको भरपर्दो पत्याभूति तथा राज्यको लोकतान्त्रिक पुनसर्ंरचना शासकिय स्वरुप स्वतन्त्र न्यायपलिका र निर्वाचन प्रणाली मौलिक अधिकार पूर्ण प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता मानव अधिकार र बहुलबाद जस्ता आधारभुत बिषयमा समझदारी कायम गरी लोकतान्त्रिक संबिधान निर्माणको दिशामा सहमति कायम भएको अवस्थामा कस्को नेतृत्वमा सरकार गठन गर्ने भन्ने विषय बिवादको बिषय हुने छैन । शान्ति प्रकृयालाई पूर्णता दिने सम्बन्धमा कब्जा सम्पत्ति फिर्ता गर्ने वाई सि एल को अद्र्ध सैनिक संरचना भंग गर्ने तथा लडाकुको समायोजन र पुनस्र्थापनाका बिषयमा कार्यतालिकाको खाका नेपाली काँग्रेसले यस अघिनै सार्वजनिक गरिसकेको स्मरण गराउन चाहन्छौं ।
३ प्रधानमन्त्री निर्वाचनका सम्बन्धमा संसदमा व्याप्त रहेको गतिरोध नेपाली काँग्रेसको उम्मेद्वारीका कारण उत्पन्न भएको होईन । प्रधानमन्त्री जस्तो देशको सर्वोच्च कार्यकारीको निर्वाचन प्रकृयामा नियतवस निर्णायक मत नहाल्ने दलहरुको ब्यवहार र निर्णयबाट गतिरोध जन्मिएको हो । संसदको वर्तमान गतिरोध फुकाउन शान्ति प्रकृयाको पूर्णता र लोकतान्त्रिक संबिधान निर्माणको मुद्धालाई सर्वाधिक प्राथमिकतामा राखी यस बिषयमा गम्भीर छलफल प्रारम्भ गर्न नेपाली काँग्रेस आग्रह गर्दछ । यस प्रयोजनका लागि निरन्तर बिषय केन्द्रित भई असहमतिका बुँदाहरुमा सहमति खोज्ने प्रयासमा केन्द्रित हुन नेपाली काँग्रेस सबै राजनैतिक दलहरुलाई हार्दिक आग्रह गर्दछ । यो समझदारीका साथै भावी सरकारको स्वरुप र सहभागिताको स्पष्ट खाका निर्माण हुनु पर्दछ भन्ने काँग्रेसको धारणा रहेकोछ ।
४ शान्तिप्रकृया संबिधान निर्माण र नयाँ सरकारको नेतृत्व र स्वरुपका बारेमा पार्टीहरुका बीच स्पष्ट सहमति नभई नेपाली काँग्रेसले उम्मेद्वारी फिर्ता लिदा यस अघि प्रधानमन्त्रीको पूर्वतयारी बिनाको राजीनामाबाट सिर्जना भएको अन्योल र अनिश्चितताको पुनराबृत्ति मात्र हुँदैन संबिधान र संसदको सर्वमान्य प्रकृया समेत तुहिने र थप जटिलता निर्माण हुने बिषय तर्फ पनि सबैको ध्यानाकर्षण गराउँदछौं ।

Parties agree for unicameral legislature in federal states

A panel formed to assist the high-level taskforce, which has been entrusted with sorting out the differences on matters concerning the new constitution, Wednesday decided to go for unicameral legislature in the federal states.The panel members agreed to go for unicameral parliament while discussing the report of the Constituent Assembly's Committee for Determining the Form of the Legislative Body."All the parties have agreed to go for unicameral parliament in the states," panel member and Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, Sunil Prajapati, informed after the meeting.According to him, the parties are yet to agree on the name of the states legislature. "Different names such as Parliament, Federal Parliament and Jana Pratinidhi Sabha (people's representative assembly) are under discussion," Prajapati said.The leaders also discussed the form of the legislature at the centre, judicial system and the voting age (16 or 18 years), but could not arrive at any conclusion.On Tuesday, the high-level taskforce headed by Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal had settled nine disputed issues concerning the new constitution. It is yet to sort out differences on the two trickiest issues - form of governance and the electoral system.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Paudel rejected for PM post tenth time; eleventh election on Thursday

Nepali Congress (NC) parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Paudel has been rejected for the post of Prime Minister by the Legislature Parliament for tenth time at the election held at Constituent Assembly (CA) Hall, Naya Baneshwor Wednesday.Poudel secured 109 votes in his favour and one vote against him. 46 lawmakers opted for 'no vote' section in the ballot paper. Altogether 156 lawmakers participated in the voting process.The remaining lawmakers including those of Unified CPN (Maoist) and CPN (UML) did not participate in the election process as announced earlier. The Madhes-based parties also stayed away from the voting process.
The next round of prime ministerial election has been scheduled for Thursday. Speaker Subash Chandra Nemwang announced at the end of the House sitting today that the motion to elect Ram Chandra Paudel as the PM would be presented before the parliament for eleventh time on Thursday.He has called the next meeting of the House at 3 pm, Thursday for the election. Earlier, a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the LP had decided to hold the next round of PM elections on Thursday.
There was some dispute among the parties about the next round of election at the BAC meeting. NC had proposed to schedule the next round of election after Dashain festival, while other parties rejected the proposal.
Paudel is the sole candidate for the post of PM after another candidate UCPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal withdrew his candidacy after the eighth election.The other two major parties in the parliament, UCPN (Maoist) and UML, decided not to participate in the election process saying the on going process cannot end the political deadlock.The nation has been running under a caretaker government for over last three months after Madhav Kumar Nepal stepped down from the post relenting to immense pressure from the Unified CPN (Maoist) and a faction within his own party.
The series of PM election that began on July 21 has prolonged for almost three months now. According to the existing parliamentary regulation the motion to elect a prime minister needs to be presented at the parliament until the parliament elects a Prime Minister.
However, with support of less than one-fifth of the total parliamentarians Paudel is certain to get defeated every time the motion is presented before the parliament.UCPN (Maoist) and UML have requested Speaker Nemwang to use his prerogative to suspend the clause on prime ministerial election to end the ongoing impasse’.However, Speaker Nemwang has already made it clear the process will continue until Paudel also withdraws his candidacy as per the parliamentary regulations.
NC candidate Paudel has said, he would withdraw his candidacy from the post of the Prime Minister only if the UCPN (Maoists) showed firm commitment to the peace process. They have demanded for a clear action plan on integration and rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants, return of grabbed land and property during conflict and dissolution of the paramilitary structure of the parliament.
nepalnews.com


INDIAN WANTS TO SEE STABILITY AND PEACE IN NEPAL: SOOD

Indian ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood claimed that India desires stability and peace in Nepal and that it's desires should not be misrepresented as intervention in its politics.Speaking at a program organized by the Solukhumbu branch of Reporters Club, Nepal ambassador Sood informed that Indian interest and investment in Nepal is directed towards the development and prosperity of its citizen.

"Providing pure drinking water and salt to Nepalese should not be taken as interventionist act" Sood claimed. He further commented that "it is the short sightedness of the Maoist to term Indian aid as intervention in the internal affairs of the country".

Friday, October 01, 2010

Newly elected NC central members get certificates


Newly elected central working committee (CWC) members of the Nepali Congress received certificates of election at a function organised at the party headquarters in Sanepa, Lalitpur, Thursday।Members of the central election committee conferred the certificates and garlands to the newly elected CWC members। Most of the newly elected leaders were present but president Sushil Koirala was absent due to bad health। The recent 12th general convention of the Congress party elected the party president, general secretary, treasurer and 61 CWC members। Vote counting took more than a week to complete 3088 representatives had participated in the general convention held in Kathmandu

सुशीलजीले निष्ठा र मूल्यको राजनीति गरेकाले नै सभापतीमा चुनिनुभएको हो--कांग्रेस नेता अर्जुननरसिंह केसी


कांग्रेस नेता अर्जुननरसिंह केसी पार्टीको बाह्रौं महाधिवेशनमा केन्द्रीय सदस्यको सर्वाधिक मत ल्याएर चर्चाको शिखरमा हुनुहुन्छ कांग्रेस महामन्त्रीको प्रबल दाबेदार मानिने केसी पार्टीलाई एकढिक्का राख्न संगठन सुदृढ गराउन आफ्नो भूमिका रहने धारणा राख्नुहुन्छ
Q.
कांग्रेस बाह्रौं महाधिवेशनको सन्देश के हो ?
A.
गाउादेखि नगर, क्षेत्र, जिल्ला हुादै केन्द्रीय स्तरसम्म आदिवासी, जनजाति, महिला, मधेसी, दलित, मुस्लिम, अल्पसंख्यक समुदाय र पिछडिएको वर्गको समुचित व्यवस्थापनका साथै युवाहरुको व्यापक सहभागितामा लोकतान्त्रिक पद्धतिअनुरुप चुनाव हुनु नै यसको महत्वपूर्ण पाटो हो । त्यसले पार्टीलाई समावेशी, सुदृढ र बलियो बनाउनुका साथै मुलुकको आर्थिक, राजनीतिक र सामाजिक रुपान्तरणमा योगदान गरेको छ ।
Q.
तपाईंले महाधिवेशनमा यति धेरै भोट ल्याउनुभो । यसको रहस्य के हो ?
A.
मतदातालाई नै सोध्नोस् । पार्टीमा मैले के के गरें, त्यो सोध्नोस् । जनआन्दोलन- २ मा म कांग्रेसको काठमाडौं उपत्यका संघर्ष समितिको संयोजक थिएँ । सात दलको समितिमा रहेर काम गरें । मेरा भाइ डा. केदारनरसिंह केसीलाई खुट्टा भााचिएर हस्पिटलमा, जगदीशश्वेरनरसिंह केसीलाई गोली लाग्यो, म बसेको घरमा प्रहरीले टियर ग्यास फ्याक्यो । दमको बिरामी आमा नौ घन्टा फेन्ट हुनुभयो । त्यो घटना नभएको भए उहाा डेढ वर्ष बढी बााच्नुहुन्थ्यो भन्ने लाग्छ । नेतृत्वका साथीहरुले नगरे पनि देशभरिका साथीहरुले मेरो मेरो योगदानको कदर गरेको भन्ने मलाई लाग्छ ।
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तपाईंले समावेशी भन्नुभयो, तर २५ वटा खुला सिटमा त पुरानै र देखिएकै अनुहार आए नि ?
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प्रतिस्पर्धाविनाको समावेशी संसारमा कहीं पनि हुादैन । प्रतिस्पर्धामा मतदाताको विवेकले फैसला गर्ने हो, त्यसमा समावेशी-गैर समावेशी भन्ने कुरा आउादैन । हरेक पक्षको प्रतिनिधित्वको वैधानिक सुनिश्चितता नै महत्वपूर्ण हो ।
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महाधिवेशनपछि फेरि कांग्रेस गुट, उपगुटमा परिणत भयो नि ?
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कांग्रेस गुट, उपगुटको रुपमा परिणत भएको छैन । लोकतान्त्रिक पार्टीभित्र विचारको विविधता हुन्छ । सिद्धान्तको प्रतिस्पर्धा हुन्छ । वाद, प्रतिवाद र संवादको प्रक्रिया रहन्छ । अनेकताबीचको एकता नै यसको सौन्दर्य हो । चुनावमा प्रतिस्पर्धा र मतविभाजन हुनु नै गुट, उपगुट होइन ।
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कोइराला र देउवालाई मिलाउने एकताको सूत्र के छ तपाईंसाग ?
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महाधिवेशनले जे फैसला गरेको छ, त्यसलाई स्वीकार्नु नै एकताको सूत्र हो । पार्टी विधानमा सामूहिक नेतृत्व र संस्थागत निर्णयलाई सर्पोपरि मानिसकेको अवस्थामा त्यसको पालनाबाट एकता बलियो हुन सक्छ ।
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अब देउवाको भूमिका के हुन्छ त पार्टीमा ?
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शेरबहादुरजी पार्टीको केन्द्रीय स्तरको नेता र भूतपूर्व प्रधानमन्त्री हुनुहुन्छ । पार्टीको सामूहिक नेतृत्वको एउटा अंगका रुपमा उहााको सहभागिता रहन्छ । पार्टीलाई उहााको योगदान आवश्यक छ ।
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कांग्रेसको निर्णयमा उहााको भूमिका रहन्छ ?
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अब कांग्रेस एकल नेतृत्वको शैलीमा छैन । सामूहिक नेतृत्व र संस्थागत निर्णयले सबैलाई समेट्छ भन्ने मलाई विश्वास छ ।
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सभापति सुशील कोइरालाले सबैलाई समेटेर लैजान सक्नु होला ?
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लैजान सक्नुहुन्छ । हाम्रो वैधानिक व्यवस्थाको आधार नै सामूहिक नेतृत्व र संस्थागत निर्णय हो । सुशीलजीले निष्ठा र मूल्यको राजनीति गरेकाले नै सभापतिमा चुनिनुभएको हो । उहााले सबैको विश्वास लिएर अघि बढ्न सक्नुपर्छ ।
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अब पावर सेयरिङको कुरा आउला । सुशील पार्टी सभापति भएपछि देउवालाई प्रधानमन्त्री बनाउने हो ?
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अहिले प्रवेश नै विषयमा चर्चा गर्नु उपयुक्त हुादैन । सामूहिक र संस्थागत निर्णयमा नै सबैले आस्था राख्नुपर्छ । अब कांग्रेसको प्रधानमन्त्री उम्मेदवार को ?
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अहिले त रामचन्द्र पौडेलजी नै हुनुहुन्छ नि ।
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हामीले सहमतिको सरकार बनाउन विषयगत मुद्दामा सहमति हुनुपर्‍यो । जबसम्म शान्ति प्रक्रिया र लोकतान्त्रिक संविधान बन्दैन, माओवादीका हिंसात्मक संरचना धङधङी बन्द हुादैन, व्यक्तिगत सम्पत्ति फिर्ता हुादैन, तबसम्म सहमतिको सरकार कसरी बन्छ ?
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कांग्रेसले विकल्प दिंदै नदिने त ?
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लोकतन्त्र र संविधानका सवालमा हामीले निरन्तर भन्दै आएका कुरामा पहिले न्यूनतम सहमति गरौं न । हाम्रो विकल्प भोलि-पर्सीभित्रै दिन तयार छौं ।
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कस्तो विकल्प ?
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त्यो अहिले भन्न सक्दिन । समय आएपछि भन्छौं । सहमतिको जगमा मात्र सहमतिको सरकार बन्न सक्छ । शान्ति प्रक्रियामा गरिएका गरिएका प्रतिबद्धताको पालना र लोकतान्त्रिक संविधानमा सहमति भएपछि हामी हरेक विकल्पमा खुला छौं ।
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सहमतिको प्रधानमन्त्री को बन्छ त ?
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जुनसुकै दलको हुन सक्छ । जो कोही व्यक्ति हुन सक्छ । राष्ट्रिय मुद्दामा विषयगत सहमति भयो भने ।
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प्रचण्ड प्रधानमन्त्री बन्न सक्दैनन् ?
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लडाकु र हतियार छाडेर नागरिक पार्टीमा रुपान्तरण भयो भने माओवादी अध्यक्ष पनि हुन सक्छन् ।
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पौडेलजी आठपटक हार्नुभयो, अब कतिपटक हराउनुहुन्छ पौडेललाई ?
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कुनै सहमति नभई प्रक्रिया रोक्ने कुरा कांग्रेसले मानेको छैन । कांग्रेसविना सहमतिको सरकार सोचिएको छ भने त्यो निरर्थक हुन्छ ।
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पौडेल कहिले चुनिनु होला ?
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हामी त उहाालाई जिताउनै चाहन्छौं । तर, कहिले चुनिनुहुन्छ भन्ने ज्योतिषी म होइन ।

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असोज ८ गते बिहानै शिक्षण अस्पताल महाराजगन्ज पुगेका नेता चक्र बाँस्तोलालाई नेपाली कांग्रेसका नवनिर्वाचित सभापति सुशील कोइरालाले मिलेर जाने आफ्नो योजनाबारे भने, "कसरी अगाडि बढ्ने, घर फर्केपछि सल्लाह गर्नुछ।" अस्पतालबाट बाहिरँिदै गर्दा बाँस्तोलाको भनाइ थियो, "शेरबहादुर देउवालाई जिताउन तेस्रो धार खडा भएको भ्रम लाग्यो।" नेपाली कांग्रेसको १२औँ महाधिवेशनको चुनावी संग्राममा तेस्रो धारका कारण आफ्नो भोट काटिने आशंका पालेको थियो, सुशील पक्षले। त्यस समूहले शेरबहादुर देउवा नेतृत्वको बलियो प्रतिद्वन्द्वी समूहका हरेक रणनीतिसँग जुध्ने चेष्टा गर्‍यो। कोइराला परविारमा देखिएको एकता पनि त्यसैको परण्िााम थियो। कोइरालाहरूबीचको एकताले संस्थापन पक्षीय असन्तुष्टहरूले पनि देउवाको पक्षमा हाम फाल्न सकेनन्, बरु मौनता रोजे।

नेपाली कांग्रेसको १२औँ महाधिवेशनको चुनावी संग्राममा तेस्रो धारका कारण आफ्नो भोट काटिने आशंका पालेको थियो, सुशील पक्षले। त्यस समूहले शेरबहादुर देउवा नेतृत्वको बलियो प्रतिद्वन्द्वी समूहका हरेक रणनीतिसँग जुध्ने चेष्टा गर्‍यो। कोइराला परविारमा देखिएको एकता पनि त्यसैको परण्िााम थियो। कोइरालाहरूबीचको एकताले संस्थापन पक्षीय असन्तुष्टहरूले पनि देउवाको पक्षमा हाम फाल्न सकेनन्, बरु मौनता रोजे।

सुशील र देउवाबीच कडा प्रतिस्पर्धा रह्यो। दुई पार्टी एकीकरण गर्दा स्वर्गीय गिरजिाप्रसाद कोइरालाले निकालेको ६० र ४० को सूत्र अनुसार नै उनीहरूले मत प्राप्त गरे। शेरबहादुर देउवाले ४० प्रतिशतलाई करबि ४३ प्रतिशतमा पुर्‍याए, सुशील कोइराला ६० प्रतिशतबाट झरेर करबि ५३ प्रतिशतमा सीमित रहे। कांग्रेस महाधिवेशनको मत परण्िाामको विश्लेषण हो यो।

देउवाले चुनाव हारे पनि आफ्नो आधारभूमि फराकिलो बनाउन सफल भएको सन्देश दिन सफल भए। सुशीलले मौन मतबाट चुनाव जिते, चहलपहलका मत देउवालाई नै गए। अर्थात्, चलायमान मत देउवालाई गयो भने मौन मत सुशीलको पोल्टामा पर्‍यो। एक युवा नेताको विश्लेषणमा देशभरबिाट छानिएर आएका महाधिवेशन प्रतिनिधिहरूमध्ये विगतमा कांग्रेस प्रजातान्त्रिक भनेर चिनिएका मतदाताको संख्या करबि आठ सयको हाराहारी थियो भने संस्थापन भनेर चिनिएका मतदाता करबि २ हजार २ सय। कतिपय जिल्लामा त सुशील र देउवा समूहका मतदाताको संख्या ८० र २० प्रतिशतको अनुपातमा थियो। तर, देउवाले १ हजार ३ सय १७ मत पाए भने सुशीलले १ हजार ६ सय ५२ मत।



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परण्िाामले ३ सय ३५ मतको अन्तर देखाए पनि सुशील पक्षका लागि समेत चुनाव फलामको च्युरा सावित भयो। महामन्त्रीको दाबी छोड्नु परेको पीडामा रहेका अर्जुननरसिंह केसीलाई अन्तिम समयमा सुशीलले थामथुम पारे। उनलाई आफ्नो पोल्टामा पार्ने देउवाको प्रयास सफल हुन सकेन। देउवाले केसीलाई आफ्नो पक्षमा तान्न सकेका भए मतको अन्तर निकै कम हुने विश्लेषण कांग्रेस वृत्तमा गरँिदैछ। यसबाट देखिन्छ, मत सुरक्षाको रणनीतिमा सुशील सफल देखिए, त्यसैले मत कब्जाको रणनीतिमा देउवा खरो उत्रिन सकेनन्।

सुशीलले पार्टी एकीकरण हुँदा कांग्रेस प्रजातान्त्रिकमा रहेका प्रकाशमान सिंहलाई आफ्नो प्यानलको महामन्त्री उम्मेदवार बनाए। सिंह प्रजातान्त्रिकका स्थापित नेता थिए। त्यही कारण उनी देउवा समूहबाट मत तान्न सफल रहे। अझ, सिंहले आपmनो प्यानलबाट सभापतिका उम्मेदवार सुशीलको भन्दा चार मत बढी ल्याए। उनले स्वर्गीय गणेशमान सिंहका पुत्र भएको फाइदा पनि उठाउन पाए।

गिरजिाप्रसाद कोइरालाको निधनबाट पनि सुशीलले मत बटुले। यसले गिरजिाप्रसादको उत्तराधिकार सुशीलले पाएको पुष्टि गर्‍यो। विदेशका सम्पर्क समितिहरूबाट सुशीललाई समर्थन आयो। विदेशका ६३ मतमध्ये करबि ४० मत सुशीललाई आयो।

सुशीलले कांग्रेसको नेतृत्व आफ्नो पोल्टामा पार्नुका मुख्यतः चारवटा कारण थिए। पहिलो कारण, मतदाता विगतकै दुईवटा पार्टीका संरचनामा बाँधिएका थिए। तलैदेखि मतदाता संस्थापन र प्रजातान्त्रिक कांग्रेसको खेमामा विभाजित थिए। दोस्रो, गिरजिाप्रसाद सरकारमा गएदेखि नै कांग्रेस संगठनको हर्ताकर्ता सुशील नै थिए। पार्टीको पूर्वाधार आफ्नो हातमा रहेको फाइदा सुशीललाई भयो।

तेस्रो, सरकारमा नगएको र लाभको पदमा नबसेको कारण थियो, जसले सुशीललाई सकारात्मक मत परण्िााम दिलायो। यस्तै, चौथो कारण लोकतन्त्रको सुरक्षा कोइराला परविारबाट मात्र हुने प्रचार गरएिको थियो। त्यसले मतदातामा सुशीलप्रति सकारात्मक सन्देश प्रवाह गर्‍यो।

उता, विगतमा देउवासँग असहमत भए पनि देउवा समूहमा खुमबहादुर खड्काको हालीमुहाली रह्यो। आफ्नो प्यानलबाट देउवाले खड्कालाई मुख्य आधारका रूपमा प्रस्तुत गरेका थिए। खड्काको विवादास्पद छविलाई भजाउँदै सुशील समूहले देउवाको विरुद्ध प्रचार गर्‍यो। खड्काको पश्चगामी छविले यतिखेर देउवालाई घाटा गरेको आकलन गरँिदैछ कांग्रेसवृत्तमा। तेस्रो धारका नेता चक्र बाँस्तोलाका अनुसार, धेरै मतदाताको बुझाइ देउवाले जितेमा पार्टी र लोकतन्त्र संकटमा पर्ने थियो। "अझै पनि पार्टी संकटबाट गुजि्ररहेको ठम्याइ धेरै मतदातामा पाइयो," बाँस्तोला भन्छन्, "शेरबहादुरको विवादास्पद छविप्रति मतदाता सशंकित भेटिन्थे।" उनको बुझाइमा सुशीलले पाएको मत देउवाको पराजयको चाहनाका मत पनि हुन्।

अर्कातिर, देउवाको खड्कासँगको गठबन्धन छविभन्दा शक्ति संकलनका लागि मात्र देखियो। र, खड्काको विवादित छविले देउवालाई घाटा पुग्यो। खड्का पार्टी विभाजनमा देउवासँग थिए भने पछि माउ पार्टीमै फर्किएका थिए। त्यस्तै डेढ वर्षअघि सुजाता कोइरालालाई कांग्रेसको नेतृत्व गरेर मन्त्रिमण्डलमा पठाउने निर्णयमा समर्थन जनाएका देउवाले निर्वाचनमा सुजाताको साथ पाएनन्। भइदियो के भने न त प्रकाशमानलाई उनले फर्काउन सके, न सुजाता नै उनको पक्षमा उभिइन्।

अझ, रसिाएर आफ्नो समूह छाडेका नारायण खड्का, बलबहादुर केसी, चिरञ्जीवी वाग्ले र दीपकुमार उपाध्यायलगायतलाई देउवाले फर्काउन सकेनन्। पूर्णबहादुर खड्कालाई फर्काए पनि सक्रिय बनाउन सकेनन्। प्रदीप गिरीलाई फर्काउन सफल भए तर उनी लगभग तटस्थ भूमिकामै देखिए।

देउवाको अर्को कमजोरी संस्थापन र आप्mनो समूहबीच खेल्ने ठाउँ राख्न नसक्नु पनि हो। कांग्रेसभित्र अझै पनि प्रभाव रहेका मधेसी जनअधिकार फोरम लोकतान्त्रिकका अध्यक्ष विजय गच्छदारको समर्थन विमलेन्द्र निधिलाई थिएन, अरू मधेसी दलहरू पनि कांग्रेसमा मधेसबाट स्थापित नेतृत्व नआओस् भन्ने कुरामा सचेत थिए। निधिले महामन्त्रीको दौड हार्नुको अर्को कारण चित्रलेखाको उम्मेदवारी पनि थियो। तराईबाट निधि एक्लै लडेको भए उनले त्यहाँको भावनात्मक भोट पाउन सक्थे। चित्रलेखाको उपस्िथतिले मधेसी मतदातालाई विकल्प दियो र निधिले मत पाएनन्, जसको असर उनको पूरै प्यानलमा पर्‍यो।

देउवाको कमजोरी मुख्य रूपमा गिरजिाप्रसादसँग ४०/६० को अन्तरलाई स्वीकार्नु थियो। देउवालाई ५० प्रतिशतमा पुग्न त कठिन भयो नै, कांग्रेसभित्र ४० प्रतिशतका नेतामा सीमित गरििदएको यस निर्वाचनले प्रस्ट सन्देश दिएको छ। उनले संविधानसभाको निर्वाचन र संसदीय बोर्डमा समेत ४० प्रतिशतको भागबन्डामा चित्त बुझाएका थिए।

देउवाको कमजोरी अर्को पनि छ। संसदीय दल या पार्टी सभापति के रोज्ने भन्ने निर्धारण गर्न नसक्नु। दुवै पदमा निर्वाचनमा जानु उनको गम्भीर त्रुटि थियो। फेर िबीचमा प्रधानमन्त्रीको दाबेदार बन्नु पनि उनको पदलोलुपताको उदाहरण बन्न पुग्यो।



टिम र परिणाम

सुशीलको समूहमा मुख्य भूमिका निर्वाह गर्नेहरूमा सशांक, शेखर र सुजाता कोइराला एवं आमोद उपाध्याय र कृष्ण सिटौला मुख्य रूपमा देखिए। खासगरी सशांकले व्यवस्थापकीय दक्षता देखाए। प्यानलमा पर्न यसपटक सशांकको निवासमा कार्यकर्ताको भीड देखिन्थ्यो। सशांकले नै अन्तिम समयमा सुशीलको प्यानल परविर्तन गरििदएका थिए। पहिलेको सूचीमा गगन थापा थिएनन्, पछिल्लो सूचीमा गगन थापा र चन्द्र भण्डारीले प्रवेश पाए। पहिलेको सूचीमा रहेका वसन्त गौतम, सुनील भण्डारी, लक्ष्मण भण्डारी, गोविन्दराज जोशीलाई पछिल्लो सूचीबाट बाहिर पारएिको थियो। मतदान सुरु हुनुभन्दा एक घन्टाअगाडि परविर्तन गरएिको उक्त सूची हतारमा आफ्ना मतदाताको हातमा पुर्‍याइएको थियो। सोही कारण गगन थापा, चन्द्र भण्डारी, गुरुराज घिमिरे, दीपक गिरी, गोविन्द भट्टराईलगायतका युवा नेताहरू अहिले सशांकको नजिक पुगेका छन्।

सुशीलको पहिलो प्यानल सूची असोज ४ गते राती सुशीलको निवासमा बसेर बनाइएको थियो। जसका निर्माता आनन्द ढुंगाना, पुरुषोत्तम बस्नेत, वसन्त गौतमलगायत थिए। पार्टी विभाजन हुँदा संस्थापनमै रहेका गोविन्दराज जोशी तथा प्रजातान्त्रिकमा गएर पार्टी एकीकरणपछि संस्थापननिकट देखिएका चिरञ्जीवी वाग्ले, बलबहादुर केसीजस्ता विवादित छविका नेताहरू सुशील प्यानलमा रहे पनि केन्द्रीय भूमिकामा थिएनन्, सेरोफेरोमा मात्रै देखिए। खासमा उनीहरू केन्द्रीय सदस्यको सूचीमा पर्ने रणनीतिमा मात्र देखिए।

सुशीलको ठीक विपरीत देउवा खेमामा विवादित छविका खुमबहादुर खड्का मुख्य सहयोगी थिए। यसबाहेक देउवाको पक्षमा चुनावी माहोल तयार पार्ने मुख्य कर्ताधर्ता विमलेन्द्र निधि, मीनेन्द्र रजिाल, प्रकाशशरण महत, बालकृष्ण खाँड र देउवापत्नी आरजु राणा थिए।



तेस्रो धारको अंकगणित


"कांग्रेसमा अझै परपिक्वता आएको देखिएन," तेस्रो मोर्चालाई मत नआउनुबारे उक्त धारका नेता चक्र बाँस्तोला भन्छन्। सुशीलले चुनाव जित्नुको अर्को महत्त्वपूर्ण पाटो तेस्रो धारको पक्षमा खसेको मत पनि थियो। उक्त धारबाट सभापतिका उम्मेदवार भीमबहादुर तामाङले उल्लेख्य मत ल्याउने धेरैको आकलन गलत सावित भयो। तामाङको पक्षमा मत बढेको भए सुशीललाई पहिलो चरणमा निर्वाचन जित्न हम्मेहम्मे पथ्र्यो। तामाङले उल्लेख्य मत आकषिर्त गर्न नसक्नुको एउटा महत्त्वपूर्ण पाटो तेस्रो धारको सांगठनिक आधार बलियो नहुनु नै हो। यसैकारण मतदाताले उनको प्यानललाई धारका रूपमा लिएको देखिएन। उक्त धारका सभापति तामाङ मात्र नभई महामन्त्रीका उम्मेदवार नरहर िआचार्य र कर्ताधर्ताका रूपमा देखिएका चक्र बाँस्तोलासमेत तलैदेखि गुटबन्दी भएको कांग्रेसभित्र सांगठनिक आधार कमजोर भएका नेता मानिन्छन्।

तेस्रो धारको लज्जास्पद प्रदर्शनका अरू धेरै आयाम पनि छन्। तीमध्ये एक हो, भीमबहादुर तामाङको आयाम। उनी कोइराला परविारसँग पुरानो निकटता भएका नेता हुन्। त्यसैले उनी दिगोपनका नेता होइनन् भन्ने प्रचार सुशील र देउवा दुवै खेमाका नेताले गरे। तेस्रो धारको नराम्रो पराजयका पछाडि कांग्रेसभित्र नयाँपन र नयाँ खोजीभन्दा पनि यथास्िथतिवादी विचार हावी हुँदै जाँदाको परण्िाामका रूपमा पनि चित्रण गर्न थालिएको छ।

यद्यपि, नैतिक राजनीति कांग्रेसमा जिउँदै छ भन्ने प्रमाण भने भीमबहादुरको राजनीतिबाट देखिएको छ। तामाङले तडकभडक रोजेनन्। आफ्नो सादगीपूर्ण जीवनशैलीलाई नै निर्वाचनमा पनि पछ्याए। उनले पाएको ७८ मतदाताको मत मूल्य र मान्यताको राजनीतिको प्रतीकका रूपमा पनि हेर्न सकिने उनका समर्थकहरूको दाबी छ। "बरु लज्जास्पद हार बेहोरे तर जनजातिको भावनालाई बिक्री गर्न चाहेनन्," युवा नेता गगन थापा भन्छन्, "यहीँनेर तामाङले आफ्नो निष्ठाको राजनीतिलाई जोगाए।"

सुशील पक्षका एक युवा नेताको भनाइमा तेस्रो मोर्चा प्रतिक्रियात्मक जमातका रूपमा मात्र रहन पुग्यो। कारण, तेस्रो धारमा तीन जना नेता मात्र रहे। अमरराज कैनीले पनि अन्तिम समयमा आएर सुशीललाई समर्थन गरे।

जुन निष्ठा र आदर्शको राजनीतिको नारा तेस्रो धारले तामाङका लागि उरालेको थियो, ठीक त्यसरी नै सुशील समर्थकले उनको निष्ठा र आदर्शको राजनीतिको नारा उरालेका थिए। जुन सादा जिन्दगीको कसीमा तामाङको मूल्यांकन गरयिो, त्यही कसीमा सुशीलको पनि भयो। त्यही कारण कांग्रेसका मतदाताले तामाङ र सुशीलमा फरक देखेनन् र जित्ने उम्मेदवारको हिसाबले सुशीललाई नै मतदान गरे।



कसीमा सुशील

०३४ सालमै कांग्रेसको केन्द्रीय सदस्य बनिसकेका भए पनि सुशीलले सधैँभर िलो-प्रोफाइल रोजे। ०४६ सालभन्दा अघि उनी कुनै ठूलो हैसियतमा रहेनन्। शेरबहादुर देउवाहरू नेता भइसक्दा पनि सुशील गिरजिाप्रसादको निजी सहयोगी मात्र थिए।

लामो समय आफूलाई छायाँमा राखेका सुशील कांग्रेसवृत्तमा संकीर्ण सोचका नेताका रूपमा पनि परििचत छन्। बीपीको बफादार सहयोगी भएर उनी सुरुदेखि नै कोइराला परविारकै सदस्य देखिए। बीपीको निधनपछि उनी सुशीला कोइरालाको पनि निकटका सहयोगी भए। खासगरी परविारको व्यावहारकि व्यवस्थापनमा उनको भूमिका उल्लेखनीय मानिन्छ।

उनको व्यवस्थापकीय कमजोरी त महाधिवेशनमै प्रस्ट देखिइसक्यो। त्यसमाथि यिनी निर्णय क्षमता पनि नभएका नेताका रूपमा कांग्रेसजनमा मात्र होइन, राष्ट्रिय राजनीतिमा पनि परििचत छन्। महाधिवेशनकै सेरोफेरोलाई तुलना गरौँ। कांग्रेस महाधिवेशनका मुख्यतः तीनवटा जटिल समस्या थिए। पहिलो आर्थिक स्रोत जुटाउने पक्ष, जसको व्यवस्थापन दीपकुमार उपाध्यायले गरििदए। पार्टीलाई समावेशी बनाएपछि जटिल बनेको निर्वाचन प्रणाली राधेश्याम अधिकारीले थामिदिए। परम्परागत रूपमै जटिल समस्या बनेको क्रियाशील सदस्यताको विवाद नरहर िआचार्यले सुल्झाइदिए। यी तीनवटै जटिल समस्या समाधानमा सुशीलको भूमिका देखिएन।

सुशीलको जीवनशैली तडकभडकपूर्ण छैन। उनीसँग परविार, पार्टी र सभापतिमा पराजित देउवालाई व्यवस्थापन गर्नुपर्ने जिम्मेवारी त छँदैछ, पहिले त परविार नै मिलाउनुपर्ने अवस्था देखिन्छ -हेर्नूस्, बक्स)। त्यसमा पनि मुख्य चुनौती सुजाताको व्यवस्थापन नै हो। प्रकाशमानले आफ्नो क्षमताको कति उपयोग गर्न सक्छन्, हेर्न बाँकी छ। तर, उनी सुजाताजस्ता अप्ठ्यारा छैनन्।

देउवाले पाएको १ हजार ३ सय मत थोरै होइन। आउँदा दिनमा सुशीलसँग असन्तुष्टि बढ्ने क्रमसँगै त्यो मत पनि बढ्दै जानसक्छ। देउवालाई समेटेर लैजाने सुशीलको एउटा मुख्य चुनौती हो। त्यसका तीनवटा तरकिा छन्। पहिलो, उनलाई पूरै बढारेर अघि बढ्ने, दोस्रो सम्मानका नाममा भागबन्डाको राजनीतिलाई निरन्तरता दिने र तेस्रो संस्थागत ढंगले ठाउँ दिने। दुईवटा तरकिा अपनाए भने पार्टी दुर्घटनामा पर्न सक्छ। तर, तेस्रो उपाय अपनाए भने पार्टी एक भएर अघि बढ्न सक्छ। र, त्यसको प्रभाव कांग्रेसको दूरगामी राजनीतिमा पर्न सक्छ।

सुशीलले आफ्नो मुख्य टिम कसरी तयार गर्नेछन्, त्यसमा पनि उनको क्षमता झल्किनेछ। आफ्नै परविारको व्यवस्थापन कसरी गर्नेछन् या हारेको पक्षलाई कसरी चित्त बुझाउँछन्, खासगरी देउवालाई समाहित गराउने चुनौती उनीसामु छ। यिनै तथ्यमा सुशीलको भविष्यको यात्रा कठिन या सहज के हुनेछ, त्यसको प्रतिविम्ब देखिनेछ।

"देशको राजनीति पार्टी र आफूलाई केन्द्रमा राखेर अघि बढाउने ठूलो चुनौती हो सुशीलको," नेता बाँस्तोला भन्छन्। उनका अनुसार सुशीललाई कुटिल एमाले र चतुर माओवादीसँग डिल गर्नुपर्ने मुख्य चुनौती छ। यी दुवै मोर्चामा उनी कसरी प्रस्तुत हुन्छन्, उनको देशको राजनीति अघि बढाउन सक्ने क्षमता त्यहीँबाट प्रस्ट हुनेछ।

राष्ट्रिय राजनीतिमा कांग्रेस अब आत्मविश्वासका साथ अगाडि आउने युवा नेता गगन थापाको बुझाइ छ। त्यसको अर्थ अलि बढी स्थान खोज्नेछ। प्रधानमन्त्रीको निर्वाचनमा देउवाको पक्षबाट रामचन्द्र पौडेलप्रति प्रतिक्रियात्मक मत आउनेछ। देउवालाई सहयोग नगरेको मूल्य रामचन्द्रले महाधिवेशनको मत परण्िााममै चुकाउनुपर्नेछ। उनले लिँदै आएको मध्यमार्ग छोडेर उनी अन्तिम समयमा सुशीलको प्यानलमा खुम्चन पुगे। जसको कारण देउवा उनीसँग रुष्ट भएका छन्। त्यसैले उनी यसपटक सबैभन्दा बढी मत पाउने सम्भावनाबाट चुक्न सक्छन्।

यद्यपि, रामचन्द्रलाई प्रधानमन्त्रीको चुनावी दौडमा बसाएर त्यसलाई राष्ट्रिय सहमतिको मार्ग पछ्याउने अवसर भने सुशीलसँग कायमै छ। त्यो कदम देशको राजनीतिलाई सही ट्रयाकमा अघि बढाउन कोसेढुंगा पनि हुनसक्छ।



देउवाको भविष्य

कांग्रेसका वरष्िठ नेता देउवा एक वर्षभित्रै पार्टीका दुईवटा निर्वाचन हारसिकेका छन्। अब उनको हारको 'ह्याटि्रक' मात्र बाँकी छ। तर, त्यसो भन्दैमा उनले सभापतिको निर्वाचनमा ल्याएको मतलाई कमजोर आँक्न कुनै हालतमा मिल्दैन।

यद्यपि, उनको पराजयले उनका कमजोरी देखाउँछन्। सानो घेराको उठबसबाटै चुनाव जितिन्छ भन्ने मानसिकताबाट उनी बाहिर निस्िकनु जरुरी भएको यस निर्वाचनले देखाएको छ। उनको भविष्य सकिएको आकलन गर्नु भने गलत हुनेछ। कारण, आफूभन्दा तलका युवाहरूलाई अवसर, स्थान र जिम्मेवारी दिने कुरामा देउवा हिजो गिरजिाप्रसाद र आज सुशीलभन्दा अगाडि छन्। यद्यपि, आफैँले अवसर दिएकाहरूलाई आफूसँग राख्न नसक्नु यिनको मुख्य कमजोरी देखिएको छ। त्यो कला र सीपमा देउवा कमजोर देखिएका छन्। तर, सुशीलले पार्टीलाई कसरी व्यवस्थापन गर्छन् भन्ने कुरामै देउवाको राजनीतिक भविष्य पनि गाँसिएको छ।







परिवार व्यवस्थापन नै चुनौती




कोसी अञ्चलबाट सुशील कोइराला पक्षका दुई जना केन्द्रीय सदस्यका प्रत्यासी थिए, आमोद उपाध्याय र अशोक कोइराला। दुवै कोइराला परविारनिकट हुन्। तिनीहरूको व्यवस्थापनमा सुशीलदेखि शेखर, सशांक र सुजातासम्मको बल लगाउनुपर्‍यो। टिम व्यवस्थापनमा मुख्य भूमिका निर्वाह गरेका सशांकले नातामा सुशीलका सहोदर भाइ अशोकलाई उम्मेदवारी फिर्ता लिन आग्रह गरे।

यसले के संकेत गर्छ भने परविारभित्र रहेका आकांक्षीहरूलाई व्यवस्थापन गर्न सुशीललाई आगामी दिनमा सहज छैन। कोइराला परविारभित्र विगतमा मूलतः तीनवटा स्रोत थिए। जस्तो- मुख्य स्रोत बीपी कोइराला थिए। अहिले बीपीका जेठा छोरा प्रकाश कांग्रेस राजनीतिबाट धेरै टाढा पुगिसकेका छन्। माइला छोरा श्रीहर्षले राजनीतिसँगको नाता तोडिसकेका छन्। कान्छा छोरा सशांकले भने कांग्रेस राजनीतिमा आफ्नो परविारको प्रतिनिधित्व गररिहेका छन्। सुशीलको टिम व्यवस्थापनमा मुख्य भूमिका निर्वाह गरेका उनको चाहना पार्टीको संगठनमा भूमिका निर्वाह गर्नु त छँदैछ, त्यससँगसँगै जोडिएको छ, उनको आकांक्षा पनि। त्यसको व्यवस्थापन सुशीलले नै गर्नुपर्नेछ।

कोइराला परविारको दोस्रो स्रोत गिरजिाप्रसाद कोइराला नै हुन्। उनकी छोरी सुजाताले पार्टी महामन्त्रीको उम्मेदवार हुने बताए पनि उपसभापतिमा मनोनीत गरनिे सर्तमा उम्मेदवारी नदिन सहमत भएकी थिइन्। यदि सुजातालाई उपसभापति दिने हो भने निर्वाचन परण्िााम आफ्नो पक्षमा पार्न भूमिका निर्वाह गरेका रामचन्द्र पौडेलको स्थान कहाँ त ? यस प्रश्नले सायद सुशीलको पनि दिमाग खाएको होला।

त्यसपछि तेस्रो स्रोत केशव-नोनाको परविार हो। उनीहरूका जेठा छोरा निरञ्जन कांग्रेस राजनीतिबाट मात्र नभई देशबाटै पलायन भइसकेका छन्। कान्छा छोरा शेखर अहिले आफ्नो परविारको प्रतिनिधित्व गर्छन्। खासगरी मोरङको राजनीतिक र सामाजिक क्षेत्रमा तगडा पकड राख्ने शेखर परपिक्व र सुझिएका युवा कोइराला मानिन्छन्। उनलाई किनारा लगाएर अघि बढ्न पनि सुशीललाई सजिलो छैन।

यी तीनबाहेक कोइराला परविारको चौथो स्रोत पनि छ, त्यो सुशील कोइरालाकै परविार। सुशीलका माइला भाइ अशोक मोरङ कांग्रेसका नेता हुन्। उनको आकांक्षा केन्द्रीय सदस्यका लागि देखिइसकेको छ। अब उनको व्यवस्थापनको चुनौती सुशीलसामु खडा भइसकेको छ। कान्छा भाइ अरुणले बाँके कांग्रेसको सभापति जितेका छन्। उनी तत्काललाई त्यही जिम्मेवारीमा रहनेछन्।

कांग्रेस राजनीतिमा कोइराला परविारको वर्चस्व नै देखिँदै आएको छ। त्यही अग्राधिकार खतरामा छ भनेर कोइरालाहरू अहिले एक ठाउँमा उभिएका हुन्। त्यसको उदाहरण सुशीललाई बुद्धनगरको साँघुरो कोठाबाट महाराजगन्जस्िथत गिरजिाप्रसादको निवासमा सारएिको कुरालाई पनि लिन सकिन्छ। महामन्त्रीको दाबेदारी नछाड्ने अडानमा रहेकी सुजाताले पनि अन्तिम समयमा आएर आफ्नो जिद्दी छाडिन् र सुशीलको भनाइ मानिन्। यस्तोमा सिंगो कोइराला परविारको व्यवस्थापन कम चुनौतीपूर्ण छैन, सुशीलका लागि।
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२४ ज्ञानेन्द्रबहादुर कार्की १०६८ विजयी

२५ दीपकुमार उपाध्याय १०२० विजयी

२६ गोविन्दराज जोशी १००४ पराजित

२७ प्रदीप पौडेल ९८३ पराजित

२८ जिपछिरिङ्ग लामा ९५५ पराजित

२९ शोभाकर पराजुली ९१५ पराजित

३० चक्र बास्तोला ९१० पराजित

३१ चिरञ्जीवी वाग्ले ८८६ पराजित

३२ गुरुराज घिमिरे ८५६ पराजित

३३ तारानाथ रानाभाट ८४९ पराजित

३४ रामकृष्ण ताम्राकार ८४९ पराजित

३५ गोविन्द भट्टराई ८२४ पराजित

३६ डिबी लामा ८२१ पराजित

३७ सुप्रभा घिमिरे ७८३ पराजित

३८ शुक्रराज शर्मा ६९२ पराजित

३९ ओमकारप्रसाद श्रेष्ठ ६८३ पराजित

४० चिनकाजी श्रेष्ठ ६८२ पराजित

४१ मदनकृष्ण श्रेष्ठ ६७२ पराजित

४२ जीवनप्रेम श्रेष्ठ ६५९ पराजित

४३ ढुण्डिराज शास्त्री ६४८ पराजित

४४ विनयध्वज चन्द ६३८ पराजित

४५ डा.राजाराम कार्की ६३५ पराजित

४६ खिलानाथ दाहाल ६१५ पराजित

४७ डा रणबहादुर रावल ५८४ पराजित

४८ रामचन्द्र तिवारी ५८२ पराजित

४९ पूर्णकुमार शेर्मा लिम्बु ५७३ पराजित

५० तारानाथ दाहाल ५५९ पराजित

५१ मोख्तार अहमद ५१६ पराजित

५२ विपिन कोइराला ५०२ पराजित

५३ शङ्करप्रसाद पाण्डे ५०२ पराजित

५४ हरिबोल भट्टराई ४९१ पराजित

५५ गणेशबहादुर थापामगर ४८८ पराजित

५६ हस्तबहादुर मल्ल ४८७ पराजित

५७ टेकप्रसाद गुरुङ ४५६ पराजित

५८ मित्रसेन दाहाल ४२४ पराजित

५९ बालकृष्ण दाहाल ४११ पराजित

६० केशरमणि पोखरेल ३८२ पराजित

६१ भीमबहादुर श्रेष्ठ ३७० पराजित

६२ कृष्णबहादुर लामा ३६३ पराजित

६३ चन्द्रसिंह भट्टराई ३४९ पराजित

६४ रामबहादुर बिष्ट ३३४ पराजित

६५ विनोद कायस्थ ३२५ पराजित

६६ देवप्रकाश त्रिपाठी ३१३ पराजित

६७ मार्शल जुलुम शाक्य २८१ पराजित

६८ कुमार रेग्मी २६६ पराजित

६९ हाजी मोहम्मद अब्दुल मिया २५० पराजित

७० बसन्तकुमार गौतम २४१ पराजित

७१ हरि अधिकारी २३५ पराजित

७२ नारायण शर्मा पौडेल २३४ पराजित

NC DECLARES OPEN COMPETITION WINNERS FOR CWC September 27 2010

The vote-count for the 25 seats in the Central Working Committee has been finalized by Nepali Congress. Of the total seats the sushil panel has acquired 14 seats whereas the Deuba panel secured 11 seats in the CWC of the party from the open competition. Gagan Thapa and Arjun Narsingh KC scored higher than the party president Sushil Koirala. The results for the 25 seats in the open competition are:

Nominees Votes Recieved

1) Gagan Thapa 2061

2) Arjun Nar Singh KC 2024

3) Khum Bahadur Khadka 1791

4) Sashank Koirala 1767

5) Pradeep Giri 1749

6) Sujata Koirala 1739

7) Ram Chandra Poudel 1703

8) Ram Sharan Mahat 1699

9) Balkrishna Khand 1606

10) N P Saund 1555

11) Sekhar Koirala 1531

12) Mahesh Acharya 1501

13) Minendra Rijal 1435

14) Chandra Bhandari 1368

15) Prakash Sharan Mahat 1386

16) Krishna Prasad Sitoula 1363

17) Narayan Khadka 1340

18) Balbahadur KC 1286

19) Gopal Man Shrestha 1286

20) Purna Bahadur Khadka 1246

21) Shankar Bhandari 1219

22) Kul Bahadur Gurung 1155

23) Manmohan Bhattarai 1080

24) Gyanendra Karki 1068

25) Deepak Kmr Upadhya 1020

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

NC leaders again request UML for support; say UML's 'neutral position' is to be blamed for deadlock

In a last ditch effort to win support in tomorrow's prime ministerial run-off, top leaders of the Nepali Congress met caretaker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, along with some senior UML leaders, Tuesday.During the meeting held at PM Nepal's official residence, Baluwatar, the NC leaders complained that the UML's stance on staying neutral in the PM election was prolonging the deadlock, and requested UML's support.They also made it clear that the NC would not back out from the prime ministerial race as suggested by the UML leadership. However, a source said the NC leaders got no assurance from the UML leaders.
UML leader K.P Sharma Oli was also present at the meeting. NC leaders present at the meeting included acting president Sushil Koirala, prime ministerial candidate Ram Chandra Poudel and senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba.Poudel is to hold a series of meetings today including with leaders Madhesi parties in a bid to win their support in his prime ministerial bid.

nepalnews.com

Friday, July 30, 2010

Leaders unable to address complex political situation Rat race begins. Will a dark horse emerge?

In spite of much talk about a national government, the three major parties in the Constituent Assembly (CA), the UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress and CPN (UML) were unable to come to any consensus on different issues. In fact these parties have been exposed of their real intentions when no agreement was reached even after the extra five days given by President Ram Baran Yadav expired on Sunday night. On Monday, the President has called on the parties to elect the Prime Minister from the Constituent Assembly.
“Since the political parties failed to select a consensus Prime Minister, the President has sent a letter to the Parliament to select a Prime Minister on majority basis as per Article 38 (2) of the Interim Constitution, an advisor of the President has been quoted as saying by a daily newspaper.
Meanwhile, amidst the political stand-off between the three major parties on who would lead the government, the Legislature-Parliament unanimously approved an “advanced budget” of Rs. 110.21 billion presented by caretaker Finance Minister Surendra Pandey. The political leaders have admitted that it had not been possible to present the regular budget estimates for the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 due to “political instability”. The parties had agreed to present this “special” budget, as if this was not done, the state would have been at a stand-still fiscally. Right now it is estimated that this advance budget will allow the government activities to continue for about four months. But no development activities have been addressed by the budget. This situation already gives a stark picture of the prevalent situation in the country.
Till the time of writing the parties had not come to any agreement to form a new government.
But to come back to the habit of how the parties come to an agreement at the last moment almost always, many allege that this has become the standard practice in recent times, but otherwise, like in the formation of a new government, they, specially the three major parties, will keep on bargaining and make constant efforts to get an upper hand.
A fortnight has already passed since Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned through a televised statement on June 30. The Maoists had said that if Prime Minister Madhav Nepal resigned, a consensus government could be formed “within half an hour”. But this seems to have been a hyper-inflated statement from the side of the Maoists. Forget half an hour, the parties have not been able to come to an agreement for a consensus government, leave alone a “National” government, even after hundreds of hours have passed by.
The three major parties, which have taken the onus of taking major decisions for the country in the past four years or so, seem to have been guided only with their own petty interests or the constant prodding of foreigners, including India, the US and other Western nations. Considering the lack of interest shown by these parties to the true concerns of the general people, it can now be seriously questioned whether decisions like declaring the nation a republic and also making Nepal, the only Hindu country in the world, a secular state, was taken with sincerity and conviction or just because of the leaders’ compulsion to act as per orders from “outside”. Maybe the parties have gained politically in the short run, and maybe they have been able to cast aside the institution of the monarchy, considered an obstacle by those who wanted to have a free hand in Nepal and also the “secularists” forces, but now, the parties and leaders have nobody to point fingers at, except each other and going by the tense political struggle taking place, it seems outside forces are also perplexed by what step should be taken now.
In the country itself, the Nepalese people are going through a harrowing period, when not only do they live a life of insecurity, but they also have become victims of “hyper-inflation” and they have to live with constant scarcity of basic essentials, including electricity, water, cooking gas, petrol and kerosene. But the political leaders have scant time to even think about such problems of the people, leave alone act on it. Has one party or one leader brought out any programmes to address such problems?
Constant promises are made of how things will improve after a new constitution is drafted, but if this is so, then why aren’t these parties, who have been given a grace period of one more year to draft a new constitution, doing anything about that task entrusted to them? They wasted the given two years, wasting billions of rupees of the tax payers money, and barely even mentioned the “C” of the new constitution. Nothing has changed now, even after the extended period, with pay and perks, was given to the gargantuan Constituent Assembly consisting of 601 members.
Therefore, for most Nepalese, it is irrelevant who becomes the Prime Minister through an election in the CA. Most believe that “lucky” individual and his or her party, will again be busy only in trying to save the government and please each and every representative in the Assembly, and not work for the problems faced by the people. Like mentioned last week, all that the people have seen, besides insecurity, scarcity, inflation and crime, is the constant meetings, specially between the leaders of the three major parties, which always seem to be “inconclusive”.
A prominent columnist had written that more than the present confusing situation, what is worrying for the people is the absence of any hope of anything being done by the present crop of leaders to get the country out of the present turmoil. “If there is a major mishap in the commercial banking sector, that could be the catalysts for another much more deadly and dangerous conflict to start in this troubled country,” he predicted. The confusion among the political leaders even on the presence of the United Nations Mission in Nepal, indicates, there is a chance that there will be more presence of such agencies and maybe even foreign forces in Nepal in the days to come. Can anybody still hope that the ever squabbling parties and foreign guided leaders can tackle this complicated and complex situation? It is doubtful.

peoplesreview.com.np

Nepali Congress courts fringe parties; claims Maoists looking to 'seize power'

Nepali Congress (NC) has requested the fringe parties for support in the prime ministerial run-off slated for August 2.At a meeting with top leaders of CPN (ML), CPN (United) including other small parties held at NC's parliamentary party office in Singha Durbar Friday morning, NC Vice President and PM candidate requested for such support.The NC leaders are also learnt to have asked the leaders of the fringe parties not to back the Maoists in the prime ministerial election under any circumstances as the former rebels are looking to seize state power.The meeting comes at a time when the Maoists have started to court Madhesi parties as well as fringe parties to ensure its victory in the August 2 election.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

NC DOWNPLAYING THE MAOIST BY URGING THE FRONT FOR STAYING NEUTRAL

After finding itself in ditch, Nepali Congress is cutting down the bases of the Maoist for equalizing their status. Presently Nepali Congress lacks the support of both UML and the Front. Support of both sides is necessary for NC to form a majority government. But the Maoists are in better standing. The Maoist can form a majority government if it gets support from either of the parties- UML or the UDMF. UML has already declared of not supporting a majority government and moreover its stand of not supporting an armed leadership even in national consensus government has left little hope for the Maoist from it. But the Maoist have some good relationshiip with the Madhesi Front. With some reservations on the demand made the UDMF, Maoist agree with most of the demand. If the parties reach an compromise than NC will be ditched and once again the Maoist will be forming a majority government.
Capitalising on this condition,according to a source from the party, NC acting Chairman Sushil Koirala, Vice president Ram Chandra Poudel, General Secretary Bimlendra Nidhi Tiwari and spokesperson Arjun Narsingh KC are working hard on generating conditions that would foil the merger of Maoist and the Front. Adding to it, the source further added that Indian Embassy was also not in favor of an allignement between the Maoist and Madhesi Front and has been initiating indirect efforts to avoid it.
NC is presently conducting informal negotiations with the Front. According to the information provided by the source, if NC fails to avoid the Front's merger with the Maoist, it is planning to separate Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party and Gachedar led Forum from the Front for dragging down the Maoist.
Meanwhile, CPN UML chairman Jhalnath Khanal who was not allowed to form a government by his party even if he was able to cater a support enough for it has sent a letter to the Front urging them for not supporting a majority government and remaining neutral. Khanal is in favor of forming a national consensus government with a new candidate list.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Big Three’s top guns in PM race

The scenario is finally clear. The race for the prime minister’s post will be between the big three leaders of the Big Three. UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party Leader Ram Chandra Poudel and CPN-UML Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal will be contesting in the prime ministerial election on Wednesday. However, with no new equation among the major political parties till Tuesday evening, chances are high that Wednesday’s elections will fail to elect a new prime minister, thereby leading to a second-round of voting.The three major political parties filed their nominations for the top post on Tuesday afternoon after they failed to strike an agreement on a consensus candidate to lead the new government. If the three parties go head long into elections, the swing votes from the Madhes-based parties appear decisive. However, it is unclear which side the Madhesi Front will back, though they have said they would support any of the three depending on how they commit to address the Madhesi agenda. However, there are possibilities of multiple scenarios emerging.Second round of polling likely As of now, the Parliament failing to elect a new prime minister seems the most likely scenario. Dahal’s candidacy and the UML Central Committee decision on Tuesday to withdraw its candidate and stay away form election in case it fails to garner a two-thirds majority (401 votes) has made the scenario most probable. With the UML decision, unless the party changes it on Wednesday, NC candidate Poudel’s hope of winning the election may come a cropper.UML, on the other hand, has little hope of winning the election as it will get votes from neither the Maoists nor the NC as both will obviously vote for their own candidates.Given the scenario, Poudel himself sensed that “the House could go for a second round of polling because of the decision of the UML”, which commands 109 votes. He said so after filing his candidacy on the Constituent Assembly premises.In such a situation, if any of the three nominees fails to secure 300 votes of the 599 members of Parliament on Wednesday’s election, the parliament secretariat will fix a date for the second phase of election. Caretaker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will continue in office until a new premier is elected. The second phase polls are likely to be held in the first week of April, according to an NC leader.Khanal fate in the balance UML Chairman Khanal strongly believes that he has an edge over the other candidates. Khanal expects to garner votes from the Maoists, Madhes-based parties and Left and fringe parties. In Tuesday’s meeting, Khanal said he would secure 427 votes from them. “I am confident Prachandajee will pull out his nomination and support me,” said Khanal after filing his nomination.If the Maoists and the United Madhesi Democratic Front support the UML, Khanal’s dream to hold the most coveted post will come true.However, it is not sure whether the Maoists will withdraw support to the UML as some Maoist leaders said Dahal’s candidacy was irrevocable.Besides, the Maoist party itself is divided on supporting Khanal. A faction of Maoist leaders led by Baburam Bhattarai wants to take the middle path when it comes to supporting Khanal, while Dahal is comparatively loyal to Khanal rather than Poudel.However, some UML leaders said Khanal’s consensus politics strategy would be harmful for him.Furthermore, Khanal will be in more trouble if he fails to secure a two-thirds majority (support of the 401 lawmakers) before Wednesday’s voting.A two-thirds majority will not be possible for the UML candidate without the backing of the UCPN (Maoist), the Madhesi Front and fringe parties.Khanal will be ousted from the race if his nomination is withdrawn. “In case of nomination withdrawal, any candidate would not be entertained in the second phase elections. This is the parliamentary tradition,” said Speaker Subas Nembang. However, party leaders claimed no one would block party Chairman Khanal from contesting in the second round. “His attempts are for consensus and nobody will stop him from forging consensus even if parties fail to form a majority government,” UML Secretary Yuba Raj Gywali said.Maoists bank on Madhesi parties The UCPN (Maoist) claims that it will emerge victorious and form the next majority government, if not a consensus one. The Maoist confidence comes from its belief that it will get full support from the Madhes-based and fringe parties. Having confirmed that it would get neither the NC nor UML support, the Maoist party has turned to the Madehes-based and fringe parties, which are on the fence.The Maoist claim holds some water, too. If all three parties stand by their position till the last hour on Wednesday, Dahal has the possibility of securing a majority if the Madhesi Front, the alliance of four Madhes-based parties comprising 83 votes, decides to back the Maoist party. The Maoists have 237 votes in the parliament. Besides, the fringe parties have 55 lawmakers in the House, though their vote is likely to be scattered among the three candidates. Dahal, to that effect, held consultations with MJF Chairman Upendra Yadav and Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party chairman Mahantha Thakur. The leaders, however, did not give him a clear stand. Earlier, the Maoist Politburo meeting picked Dahal as a party’s candidate in the election. The Maoist Vice-Chairman Mohan Baidya-led faction insisted that Dahal file his candidacy to block another Vice Chairman Babu Ram Bhattarai. The Bhattarai faction has reasoned that a majority vote could be garnered in Bhattarai’s name. Earlier, the Madhes-based parties had vowed to support Bhattarai. However, Dahal is still hopeful of political consensus. “I think that a new atmosphere of national consensus can be built at the last moment through my candidacy,” he said after filing his nomination. “We are open to discussions and ultimately there will be consensus among the political parties.”NC chances yet a boost? With the Maoist party fielding its own candidate, NC stalwarts say that the chances of Congress winning the elections have become high. They believe Dahal’s candidacy virtually shattered Khanal’s hope of winning the elections. Under this condition, they say, UML has no alternative other than to support the NC. Though the UML has announced that it will withdraw its candidate and stay away from the elections in case it fails to confirm a two-thirds majority vote by Wednesday afternoon, NC leaders believe the “UML will change its decision”. The UML was considered to be the strongest contestant in that a section of the Maoists had opened the possibility of supporting the party in case they failed to form their own majority government. “I’ve come to know that Dahal’s nomination is irrevocable, which means the UML has already lost the Maoist votes it expected. Since the UML is not going to win without Maoist support, it has no alternative but to support NC,” said NC Vice President Gopal Man Shrestha. “UML will support the Congress also because it received the NC’s support while electing Madhav Kumar Nepal to the post of prime minister last year.”NC leaders say that everything is possiblein politics. “If the UML fails to get a two-thirds majority, there will be further talks between the NC and UML. We hope there are still chances that the UML will agree to support NC in that case,” Shrestha said. The NC further claims that the party will garner support from the Madhesi Janadhikari Forum (MJF), which is not in the UML-led coalition. “We will have full support from the existing coalition plus from Upendra Yadav’s MJF,” Shrestha said.
from:the kathamandu post

Election for PM post taking place today

Election to the post of Prime Minister is taking place at the legislature parliament today. According to the parliament secretariat, the election process will begin at Constituent Assembly (CA) hall, Naya Baneshwar at 11 am, Wednesday. Nominations for the post of Prime Minister have been registered as separate motions in the parliament.
Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (File photo)Unified CPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN (UML) have fielded their candidates in the prime ministerial race. Maoist vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai has registered a motion to elect Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the Prime Minister. The motion is seconded by another vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha.
NC Leader Ram Chandra Poudel (File photo)Likewise, NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba and UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal have registered separate motions to elect Ram Chandra Poudel and Jhala Nath Khanal, respectively, as the Prime Minister.According to general secretary at the parliament secretariat Manohar Prasad Bhattarai, the election process will begin with deliberations on all three motions. After the deliberations, Speaker of House Subas Chandra Nemwang will allot time for withdrawing the motions. Only the lawmakers who have registered the motions, and not the candidates who have been proposed, can withdraw the candidacy to the post of PM.
CPN (UML) chairman Jhala Nath Khanal If two of the motions are withdrawn leaving a single motion, the Speaker will announce the concerned candidate elected to the post of Prime Minister. If the motions are not withdrawn, the Speaker will present the motion one by one at the parliament for decision. The motion registered first at the parliament will be presented for decision at the House first. Lawmakers present at the House will vote for or against the motion by signing on a box marked ‘yes’ or ‘no’ aside the candidates name.If more than 50 percent of the lawmakers present at the House vote for the candidate, the Speaker will announce the candidate elected to the post of the Prime Minister. The other motions will be automatically diffused. If the first candidate does not secure a majority, the House will move on to the second motion and repeat the process. If none of the motions get approved, the parliament will call for a second election to the post of the PM.

nepalnews.com


Will political drama ever end?

It’s already been two weeks since Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned from his post as the Prime Minister. His resignation would break the political deadlock and enhance the possibility of consensus politics. At least, that is what the Maoists said before he formally put his resignation on the paper and called it quits. Contrary to their assertion, his resignation has further thickened the plot.Pushpa Kamal Dahal and his comrades had really hoped that once Nepal quit, it would be really easy to use gullible opportunists within the CPN-UML to pressurize their leadership to support the Maoists, which obviously has not happened so far. The Maoists’ calculation has once again gone wrong. But at least they had a formula that they thought would work in their favor. They are down but not out. They will pull up their sleeves and gear up for another showdown. So no matter who replaces Nepal, he or she will not have easier days ahead. It is, therefore, better to realize the fact that radical communism is part and parcel of Nepali politics. Undermining or wishing it away is naïve. Instead of engaging in endless checkmate game, it is better to keep them engaged and find ways to mainstream them.While the Maoists are committed to achieving their end goal, come what may, the ruling coalition is glued together by two things: The lust for power and the threat of the Maoist intimidation and take over. The fragility of the coalition is evident from their differences over who should head the next government. If the coalition was really sincere about institutionalizing democracy and safeguarding the people’s rights, the issue of premiership would have been insignificant. Nepal’s resignation has thrown coalition members out of orbit.The lust for power among the major political party leaders of the current coalition is the major reason why the President’s call to form a national consensus government failed to produce any results. Not only the first deadline but the second one was also missed. If the ongoing wrangling continues, we will have no idea of Nepal’s successor till the last minute. It is quite possible that the election of the new PM through voting in the Constituent Assembly (CA) on July 21 may still not produce a conclusive winner if the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML were to field their own candidates.
We should stop letting politics triumph over the rules. President Ram Baran Yadav, should make the CA members play by the rules and stop extending deadlines. Someone has to be there to say enough is enough or else the political drama will go on forever.Is anything wrong with the ongoing political drama? For external forces that have political and security interests in Nepal, politicians can wrangle as much as they want to. As long as the chaos is controllable, political pendulum can swing the way it likes. For politicians, it is the pay and perks that need to keep flowing. In the current situation whereby the prospect of facing electorate is extremely remote, the need to deliver is simply not in anybody’s priority. As far as the power brokers in Kathmandu are concerned, till the chances of remaining in circulation are alive, they will not have to worry about benefiting from the liquidation of the state. They have mastered the art of rebranding, can become anything from civil society members to partisan hack, as the political landscape shifts.Given the level of insensitivity exhibited by the external players, politicians, and power brokers toward the degrading political and economic condition, it is high time that people hit the streets like they did against the Maoists’ blockade couple of months ago. The sooner the better. Nepali people need to be concerned about the degenerating political culture which is having a disastrous impact on the way we live and enjoy political and personal freedom. Not only that, it is also jeopardizing the prospects of socioeconomic development. Recently, the Maoist Central Committee member and commander of the PLA Fifth Division in Rolpa, Kali Bahadur Kham, was found to have conducted suspicious transaction with Chinese traders, who eventually ended up getting robbed by the revolutionary. This shows the level of criminalization in politics. It is not only the politicians that are resorting to criminal activities to enrich themselves. Tej Bahadur Karki, a Hetauda Appellate Court Judge, was recently suspended for his involvement in an inappropriate release of abduction kingpins: Sanjaya Shrestha, Rohit Paliwal Agrawal and Bhimsen Pundit. The ongoing rapid decay of institutions is having a serious impact on our chances to emerge as a modern and prosperous society. The new measure, called the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), developed and applied by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) shows that 78 percent of Nepalis live on two dollars a day. These poor are barely surviving, not thriving. We are even behind impoverished nations like Haiti, Djibouti, and Swaziland.The reason why we are regressing despite never-ending progressive hoopla is that we let politics triumph over rules. We, as a nation, are more interested in political outcomes, rather than the process. We, as a matter of fact, do not care about the process at all. For example, we want a new government but are least concerned about whether the process of having such a government in place is transparent and ethical. By not doing so, we undermine the fact that what we are doing today will build on what we want to do tomorrow. If we want a transparent and functional political system, we should be prioritizing the process, rather than getting obsessed with outcomes. It might be a long and arduous process, but it at least ensures definite outcomes that cannot be easily rigged by corrupt politicians, that are more interested in enriching themselves rather than serving their constituents.We should stop letting politics triumph over the rules. President Ram Baran Yadav, should make the CA members play by the rules and stop extending deadlines. Yadav, a decent man, must take part of the blame for political malaise. By appearing too lenient, he is making the swamp even murkier. It is time we drained the swamp to prevent it from becoming murkier and smellier. Politicians in the CA see take him for granted and treat as a fellow traveler rather an authority, where the buck should actually stop. The buck has to stop somewhere. Someone has to be there to say enough is enough or else the political drama will go on forever.
BY:DR HARI BANSHA DULAL
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Nain Singh is going to UK

Central vice president of Nepal Student Union and editor of Accademic Challenges (educational book)Nain singh Mahar is going to UK to attend the prize distribution ceremony recently.He won International prize i.e. Constructive Student Leader Award 2010.
According to asst.editor of accademic challenges Dinesh Chandra Thapaliya, Mahar will go UK last of this month.

Thursday, July 08, 2010

Nepali Congress on screen

A subject of constant discourse, politics has often been a topic for film and documentary makers around the world. Following the footsteps are Nepalis themselves. And the latest to join this bandwagon is 29-year-old Bhupendra Jung Shahi with his documentary, “Nepali Congress in Democratic Movement”. Bhupendra, who is from Kalikot district, is the chairman of the BP Koirala Literature and Study Foundation and also the vice president of Nepal Students’ Union (NSU). Produced with the support of BP Foundation, the documentary is penned by Shahi along with Constitutional Assembly (CA) member Shobhakar Parajuli.

The hour-long documentary incorporates the history of the Nepali Congress (NC) from its formation in the late 1940s to 2007, along with the country’s democratic movement.
So “It can particularly be informative to the new generation,” says the director.An assemblage of black & white videos, photographs, old newspaper clippings, and color shots of recent political events of Nepal, the documentary also has a few video clippings and recorded speeches of the late NC leader Bishweshwar Prasad (BP) Koirala. Recent shots of Sundarijal, Biratnagar and Timurbote of Solukhumbu, where some of the important events related to NC took place, also share space with the old clippings.

Prior to making the documentary, Shahi, along with his ten crew members, conducted research for two years.“It almost took a year for scriptwriting and another one for collecting materials, like videos, photos etc,” informs Shahi.Video clips and photographs were collected from the leaders’ families, and a few of them have been dug out from the party’s archives.
“Tracking down some of the shots, like the late king Mahendra’s car, which was bombed by the Party during the 1960s, was particularly difficult. Nobody exactly had the information about the whereabouts of the car,” shares Shahi.The first half of the documentary revolves mainly around NC’s participation in the revolutions of the 1950s and ‘90s with BP as the central character. Clips of the first general elections of 1959, BP’s visits to China and India after his appointment as the first democratically and majority-elected prime minister of Nepal in 1959 are some of the clips that can be new to present-day audience.

“A few visuals of BP have been repeated intentionally as the new generation isn’t familiar with him, and also due to the lack of videos,” shares Shahi.Premiered amidst a handful people on June 28 at Nepal Tourism Board, the documentary will be screened nationwide after the forthcoming general assembly of the NC concludes. “Initially, it’ll be screened in the five development regions in July/August, and then we’ll move to all the 75 districts in August/September,” says Shahi.The documentary has been narrated by journalist Suresh Poudel and will also be dubbed in English within the next two months.The documentary is a simple serialization of important events from the 1950s to 2007, and avoids investigative reporting and explanatory narratives. Unfamiliar names like Tarini Prasad Koirala, a journalist and writer and the other younger brother of BP, has also been brought forth in the documentary. Though youth and women leaders come into sight now and then, not much has been mentioned about them.

“The documentary is focused on the Party’s history, and summarizing it became our major concern,” observes the director.NC Vice President Prakash Man Singh, who was present at the documentary’s screening, sees it as a good attempt to bring the party in the limelight. However, he believes that with some alterations in the future, amendments can be brought in the documentary.
And so feels the director, too.“If there are any good suggestions on the way, we’re ready to make changes to standardize the documentary’s quality.”

By:
SUMINA KARKI
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