Failure of parliamentary democracy

After watching the comedy shows performed by our political leaders, the comedy performed by our professional comedians become vapid.

General people are suffering from the horrible second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The health experts have already warned about possible health hazard as India has already become a hotspot from the second wave of the pandemic and in Nepal, the case of Covid-19 infected patients is inclining rapidly. Entrepreneurs are worried about another possible lockdown. We are paying the price of keeping open our international borders with India.

The priority of the ruling party and the opposition parties should have been creating awareness among the people and maintaining precaution measures in the fight against the pandemic. Secondly, they should have consulted for rescuing the economy during the pandemic period. In such a hazardous period, following the health guidelines including maintaining physical distance are very important. Unfortunately, the political leaders themselves are found violating the health guidelines prescribed by the health experts. The leaders are busy holding one after another meeting either to topple down the government or to save the government. The political game is aimed at finishing each other. They have violated the norms of the parliamentary democracy, which proves that the present system is non-functional. The political scenario is very gloomy as one cannot hope for the better of the country under the present system. Also, the nation cannot move forward with the present-day leaders who are heavily involved in corruption. Besides, the leaders have already destroyed the constitutional and other organs by imposing partisan politics. The court is not independent. None other than Madhav Nepal, the main actor of nepotism and favouritism, is creating doubt on the impartial performance of the Election Commission. The reality is that some five or six commission agents or say brokers are running the country. The political leaders in the government and opposition parties are dancing to the tune of the brokers. The reality is that without the emergence of a patriotic visionary leader, the country cannot be rescued.

Parliamentary democracy vs partyless behaviour:

There are certain norms in a parliamenty democracy. Normally, the parliament members cannot cross the floor once the whip is issued by the concerned party. Firstly, the Maoist Center MPs enjoying the ministerial position in the federal cabinet denied returning to the mother party even after recalling them by the party. The party suspended their position in the party. They were reassigned as the minister without being the MP. In the case of the Karnali Province, four UML province assembly members crossed the floor against the party whip and saved the Maoist Center’s government. They were rewarded as the ministerial position in the province government. The same case is likely to be witnessed in the federal parliament also. If the K.P. Sharma Oli led government is needed to show the vote of confidence in the parliament, MPs from the Madhav Nepal faction are likely to cross the floor. The MPs are performing the behaviour alike in a partyless system.

There is seen two groups in the UML. One led by K.P. Sharma Oli, another led by Madhav Nepal. The two groups are unable to stay together but technically, they cannot stay separately. There are constitutional obstacles. As the constitution was drafted by those non-experienced political leaders by sidelining the constitutional experts, in every step, such problems have been witnessed. Even the arch-rival party, Maoist Center, is unable to file a no-confidence motion against the Oli led government due to the constitutional hurdles. Oddly, the Supreme Court gave the verdict against the executive chief's prerogatives of dissolving the parliament. Such a verdict has established a wrong practice in a parliamentary democracy.

To conclude, such a political trend will create a political mess rather than the functioning of the system. Clearly, the foreigners imposed political system has been failed in Nepal.