Course correction

The leaders of major parties have started to talk about amendments to the constitution. Different leaders from the Nepali Congress, including Sekhar Koirala, are talking about changing the electoral system. Meanwhile, UML chairman K.P. Sharma Oli, who presented a political document at the national convention representatives’ council held in Godawari, Lalitpur, this week, remarked on the amendment of the constitution. Some Maoist leaders, including legal expert Khimlal Devkota, have also remarked on the necessity of amending the constitution. Moreover, Maoist Center supremo Pushpakamal Dahal said that the constitution is incomplete. In conclusion, the political leaders, who were active in writing the constitution, have been convinced of an amendment to the constitution. A constitution is the principal law of the nation, and it should be acceptable to all the citizens. When a majority of the population, perhaps, above 90 percent, is against the present constitution, it cannot function. A blunder committed by those leaders serving Western interests was that the constitution was promulgated through a conspiracy by neglecting the aspirations of the people. The day when the constitution was promulgated, half of the population was irritated and launched a bloody agitation. Some innocent demonstrators lost their precious lives while protesting against the constitution. The constitution was burned nationwide.

Now, a minor amendment to the constitution cannot give a solution to the present political deadlock. There is a need for an overhaul of the constitution. In other words, the present ‘incomplete’ constitution should be scrapped. A constitution should ensure the prosperity of the nation and its citizens. The major problem faced by the country’s economy is that the entire revenue of the country is unable to meet general sector expenditure. This is because the constitution adopted seven provinces and also 753 local bodies against the recommendation of the experts’ commission. The constitution should have been written by local constitutional experts in consultation with economic experts. This constitution is written by Westerners by influencing those foreign-paid political leaders with the plan of destroying this sovereign and independent nation. The constitution was introduced with a bad intention by the Westerners to expand Christianity, to destroy the Nepali economy and to make weak Nepali sovereignty. An end of federalism, secularism, and republicanism is a must to save the nation. Restoration of the institution of monarchy is obvious to control anarchism performed by the political leaders and also to break the political syndicate. The provincial governments have become the factory of producing ministers. Presently, there are more than 36 thousand people’s representatives who are enjoying monthly salaries, allowances and other facilities. This number should be reduced to ten thousand considering the economy of the country. The present practice of formation of different commissions and the appointment of political workers as the aides of the leaders should to be ended. The provincial structures should be abandoned as they failed to show their significance. There is a domination of the Sanatan Hindu population, therefore, Nepal should be declared a Hindu kingdom ensuring religious freedom.

In conclusion, abandoning the present constitution by reactivating the 1990 constitution is an appropriate path for a peaceful solution to end the constitutional deadlock.

Besides, the structure of the judiciary should be made independent and autonomous. Formation of the constitutional bodies should not be based on “bhagbanda” among the political parties; the corruption probe commissions should be powerful and impartial; the practice of political appointment to the ambassadorial posts and government undertakings should be ended. Whether the political leaders wish to resolve the present deadlock amicably in a peaceful manner or wait for a bloody movement, it is up to the leaders of the day. Sooner or later, commoners are going to heat the streets, perhaps, a bloodbath in the offing for dismantling the present nonfunctional and corrupt political system.