Nepalese monarchy is the most convincing identity of Nepal's independence and its sovereignty. Nepal could remain an independent and sovereign country only because of monarchy.
Nepalese monarchy is the most convincing identity of Nepal's independence and its sovereignty. Nepal could remain an independent and sovereign country only because of monarchy. But why are the political parties are so averse and negative towards monarchy? It is true that there are many countries which do not have monarchy still they could remain independent and prosperous. But in a diverse country like Nepal, monarchy is the only basis of national unity and Nepal cannot be compared with other countries. Indian conspirators are taking some deviant leaders of the political parties on their shoulders with the sole aim that it will be easy for them to control Nepal if monarchy can be displaced. But such a situation will be a happy one for India also. Some communist parties take monarchy as the root cause of Nepal's all woes. This is not correct. No Nepalese king has ever acted or walked on the path which is against Nepal's national interest. Gorkha was one country 240 years ago. This country is the result of the unification of 54 small countries or fiefdoms under the leadership of the monarchy. When the country is standing on the verse of dismemberment in the last two years when the relationship between the king and the people have done detached one can easily imagine can Nepal remain safe and unified when monarchy is abolished from the country? In a country with such geographical and ethnic diversities Nepal will fall into a severely dangerous situation because of the tug of war between the parties in the election for the president. This can be avoided if there is monarchy because monarchy is always impartial politically and of the political parties. All of us are against if there are anomalies within the royal institution, but those things could be sorted out through negotiation with the monarch.
Many countries where monarchy was displaced have now ceased to exist and several other have fallen into anarchy and civil war. Therefore, it will be totally inappropriate without knowing fully the ground realities. In the recently concluded so-called constituent assembly election people voted for the Maoist because they were threatened, coerced and coaxed and they had no alternative. It was not for whether to keep monarchy or not. The constituent assembly is just a representative organization to formulate a new constitution and it does not have any right to displace monarchy. Can the future of the country be decided just because seven political parties ganged up together? It is appropriate that the constituent assembly needs two-thirds majority to remove a corrupt and power hungry prime minister like Girija Prasad Koirala but it needs only a simple majority to remove monarchy with such a long history. What is more heavy handedness than this? No nationalist Nepal can support this agenda brought about by those who have been collaborator of foreigners. Those powerful nations, who in the past shed blood in Vietnam, North and South Korea, East and West Germany, Cambodia, Afghanistan and Yugoslavia, are now trying to drag Nepal into a civil war. So, if the political leaders, including the Maoists, tried to trample on this truth, one should know that the existence of Nepal finished.
Nepal is the origin place of Hinduism and this is the land where Hindu civilization began. As Nepal is the only Hindu country in the world with a Hindu king, Hindus all over the world have a great respect and faith for this country. Nepalese around the world and Nepal's well-wishers are anxious about this conspiracy against monarchy by some deviant leaders. On the discussion about republic in Nepal, senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Lalkrishna Advani had said: 'The framework for constitutional monarchy in Nepal should be consolidated because monarchy is the symbol of Nepal's identity and sovereignty. Nepal should have an active and dynamic multi-party democracy'. But we in Nepal are trying to dig up a well when there already is water in our rivers. Nepal will not become a heaven on earth just because monarchy is abolished and republican system ushered in. When Nepal has already received so much respect and identity for being a Hindu kingdom, why are Nepalese trying to finish off its identity? What is more treason than this? The difference and conflict between the political parties and the king came up because of the mistakes and blunders of Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML and the authoritarian thinking of the Maoist. Nepalese will win only if all the political parties, including the Maoists, realize this fact and give a respected position to Nepal's royal institution.
Monarchy nowadays is taken as an obsolete and ancient institution, but not all countries with monarchy are deprived and destitute. In the context of Nepal, the political parties can always get along with monarchy. Even in simple terms, in republican countries with parliamentary system, a person biased towards a party becomes the president. Already presidential election is expensive there is added fear that the fighting between the communist and the parliamentary parties could break up the country. History is evidence that the parliamentary parties, mainly the Nepali Congress and the UML, who came to power after 1990 completely failed to steer the country and they handed over power to the King in 2001. Later when they failed to get position and power they climbed on the shoulder of the Maoists to launch an anarchic struggle. The King has role in bringing this sorry state of this country. So, Nepalese people shall not remain quiet if these political parties try to destroy the identity of this country, their tradition and the basic foundation of this state. Therefore, this uncertain and precarious situation can only be averted if a balance can be maintained among nationality, monarchy and parliamentary democracy. Nepal's independence, sovereignty and democracy can never be safeguarded by abolishing monarchy. If Nepal's monarchy is abolished, the power balance of this region will be disrupted. Nepal's monarchy is the guarantor for peace and stability of this region. Web site ~ www.peoplesreview.com.np
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