Nepal’s top political analysts say that the large-scale upheaval in the neighboring country Nepal and the collapse of the government have put this Himalayan nation at the mouth of the possibilities that can motivate the stakeholders of the country to find solutions beyond the existing constitutional structure, so that the current experiment of the federal republic will be found in the dust.
The present Constitution of Nepal, which is 10 years old, was implemented on 20 September 2015, which established the country as multi -party democracy, which symbolizes a change in the federal republic from the constitutional monarchy.
Nepal has been struggling with serious political crisis since Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and prominent cabinet ministers resigned from the post of Chief Cabinet Ministers on Tuesday. Amidst large -scale violence across Kathmandu and across the country, protesters set fire to the leader’s private house and attacked the houses of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, External Affairs Minister Arju Rana Deuba and other former ministers.
Occurred against the government ban on social media sites, called the Jane-Z movement, the youth protests shook Nepal on Monday. At least 19 people were killed and more than 300 were injured in the use of police force. Since then, the movement has turned into an unprecedented attack on disregard, looting, arson, large -scale sabotage and government institutions.
Violence continues despite the army taking control of the country’s administration as the only effective institution and implementing prohibitory orders.
Ramesh Parjuli, editor and senior researcher of Nepal -based NGO Martin Chautari, pointed out the possibility that the option of “constitutional solution” by stakeholders could be opted by stakeholders for the current crisis.
He said, “It is difficult to guess at this time what Nepal will take the stand.”
He said, “The constitutional path has derailed and there is an inclination towards finding solutions from the constitutional structure. Parliament is no longer working and the Prime Minister or President is not present in the administrative horizon to get the country out of the current quagmire.”
Parajuli presented three options to Nepal at present: one, the solution available under the Constitution, the other, slightly out of the constitution and the third, to completely eliminate the Constitution.
He said, “I think the first option is not possible. The second option, and a more possible option, a slightly out of the existing structure, is to establish an interim government while preparing the new elections. There is also a possibility to completely eliminate the Constitution and find a solution outside. I am not ready to give up because some powerful forces are active in this country.”
When asked which option he would like, Parajuli chose the first option. He said, “The constitution is new and governments have yet to complete two term. It is too early to say whether the experiment was successful or not. It needs to continue till more time.”
Namrata Sharma, senior journalist and vice -president of the Nepal branch of South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), questioned how elections can be held without the caretaker government.
He said, “Jane Zee has emphasized proportional representation and structural changes. The work cannot begin without an interim government and Nepal will continue to go through uncertainty.”
Writer and senior political analyst C.K. Lal said that in the near future the government is likely to run on “auto-pilot mode”.
Lal said, “It has already happened in Nepal after the Nepali royal massacre in June 2001.” He referred to the murder of nine royal family members including Raja Birendra and Rani Aishwarya in the collective firing in the palace.
He warned, “But the worst situation would be that the army tries to run the country on its own without returning to the democratic system. The continuation of this violent chaos will give the army a strong basis for doing so.”
Lal also questioned the move to call the political parties established by the Nepal Army and to resolve the deadlock, and also questioned the move to call some reputed persons besides the representatives of the Generation Z.
He said, “Nobody knows who the real leaders of this organization are. I suspect that no permanent solution will be found from such a meeting without the participation of representatives of elected political parties.”
Former Nepal Ambassador to India Lok Raj Baral said that the idea of excluding political parties is probably aimed at finding a temporary solution to reduce the current anger among the people.
Professor of Political Science, Bral said, “Looking at the current organizational structure of political parties, I believe it will be difficult to keep them out for a long time. The more likely it is that these parties will come back to power after dust freeze.”
Defending the trend of generation Z’s attitude of not having any kind of conversation with politicians, Sharma said that the proposed meeting should have been ideally with the President rather than the army.
He said, “The main objective of the Jane Zee Movement was to warn the continuous atrocities and corruption by these leaders. They want new faces with clean records to lead this country.”
