Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the party leading the current government, Nepal Communist Party (UML), recently officially put a stop to former president Bidya Devi Bhandari's desire to return to active politics.

It is certainly not fair for the party president to stop the desire of the former president to be active in politics by giving up the honor and privileges he gets as a former president. A person's morality and moral responsibility is a matter for the individual to decide for himself. Attacking the former president's decision to return to active politics by a party leader in the position of head of government is an attack on his personal freedom. To follow ethics or not is a matter of individual's personal will. 

It is not written anywhere in the constitution of Nepal that a person who has become the president cannot work as a representative of the people. It is not written in the constitution of Nepal that a person who has become president should not return to active politics. It is only a matter of general moral obligation. If the former president does not want to be bound by that moral bond, then it cannot be called unnatural. For man, whatever the mind believes, that is the truth.

When raising the issue of the constitution, the people have not forgotten that the Nepali Congress and UML put forward the constitution amendment agenda when they were tied to the power coalition. However, the makers of the alliance have forgotten to reform the constitution and make it more people-friendly. Even though they are connected with the government today, both the parties standing at opposite poles do not want to raise the issue of constitutional reform. They lack both the ability and the courage to strengthen the federal republic. Both key leaders of the current government (Deuba and Oli) have put oil in their ears regarding the amendment of the constitution. 

A year ago, Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba along with his wife Arju Rana Deuba reached his residence to discuss with UML president and Prime Minister Oli after putting the 'formula' to free the country from political instability in his pocket. During the deliberations, it was announced that two major parties, Congress and UML, will run the government alternately to give stable governance to the country. After two parties established their hegemony over the government, the other parties would be out of the government. 

After the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist Center) which was the decisive force for the democratic change was left out of power, it was natural that the bitterness between the political parties would increase unnaturally. However, the situation was not favorable. Even in the midst of adversity, the people hoped that after the government was run by two major parties, there would be some improvement in the country's economic situation. The people will get some relief from the state of vagrancy. However, even after a year has passed since the formation of the government, no such signs have been seen anywhere. 

The Oli-led government has neither been able to embark on the path of economic reform, nor against corruption. The home minister of the government has been dragged into the controversy, while other ministers have also been accused of shameful corruption. Some ministers of the Oli government and some MPs of the Congress-UML have been accused of corruption. In recent times, the court has even pointed the finger at the Chief Commissioner of the Abuse of Authority Investigation Commission. 

During this one-year period of the Oli-led government, the politics of the country has reached the most volatile and unstable mode. There is no hesitation in saying that the root cause of this instability is the sluggish and incompetent leadership of the leaders of the political parties running the government. Leaders of every party, big or small, are involved in some form of corruption. Various problems are piling up in the country every day. However, neither Congress President Deuba is interested in a solution, nor is Prime Minister Oli himself capable of reforming. 

People involved in politics through Congress and UML are brazenly trying to fulfill their narrow interests. The government and its agencies seem to be trying to parasitize and paralyze the people rather than make them self-reliant. The country's only international airport has become a stock market for brokers who illegally export human beings. The leaders of some parties who look old and mature seem to be indulging in the greed of wealth. 

The biggest thing is that the leaders in the leadership level of the Federal Democratic Republic do not have the capacity to dream of development. The joint government of UML and Congress has not been able to formulate a sustainable policy for economic development in the country. There has been no vying for power between the political party Congress, UML, which is considered to be the oldest carrier of democratic ideas, and the Maoist and other small and large republican political parties, which are known as the main factors in the establishment of the republic. However, the necessary political coordination for the development of the country has not been achieved.

Moreover, these three main parties in the country appear to be organizationally autocratic. The authoritarian tendency of the person who became the chairman or president of the central leadership to become the leader of the party has gripped all the parties. This trend has spread not only to the central level parties, but also to the provincial and local levels. This tendency is very strong in the parties of Madhesh established as the defenders of the republic.

At present, no political party, big or small in the country, has a hold of the leadership called 'Mool'. The oldest and most democratic party of the country, Congress, seems to be divided into small groups of misguided people. The inconsistencies and contradictions within another major party, UML, have come to a head as soon as former President Bidya Devi Bhandari decided to remain active in party politics. The supreme leader of the Maoist party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has started raising his voice openly against the working style. According to a leader of the Maoist party, this is the first time that voices of dissent have been raised so loudly against Dahal since the Maoist party came into open politics. 

Talking about the Congress, the internal commotion has started to increase in the recent times. A few days ago, the meeting of a dozen Congress leaders at the residence of Deputy Prime Minister Prakashman Singh focused on the question of who will succeed Deuba after his retirement from the post of chairman. Gopalman Shrestha, who became the party's acting chairman after Gyanendra Shah took away power from Deuba's hand and started direct rule and imprisoned Deuba, Dr. It was seen that the gathering of senior leaders including Shashank Koirala, Bimalendra Nidhi, Prakashman Singh, Prakasharan Mahat was preferred to be called 'pro-power'. 

Congress Vice President Purna Bahadur Khadka and General Minister and well-known youth leader Gagan Thapa were absent. Generationally, Gagan's presence at the gathering was probably not desirable. It can be assumed that the purpose of that meeting is who will be Deuba's successor among the different effects that will appear in Congress politics after Deuba's 'mandatory' retirement from the post of chairman. 

On the other hand, Congress leader and MP Shekhar Koirala Manoyog is going to present himself as the chairman in the upcoming convention of the Congress. He is presenting himself among the people following the footsteps of late Girija Prasad Koirala, a renowned Congress leader. His activism has been fascinating. However, in today's political context, this activism of Shekhar Koirala alone is not enough. He should also pay attention to the changing equation within the party and the regional balance. Congress is getting weaker in Madhesh province. 

Leader Koirala should also understand that Nepal's politics is deeply influenced by elites and elites. Being popular among the people in Nepali politics is not enough for any leader. For this Dr. It is necessary to remember the historical fact that the representatives of the oligarchy were engaged in a malicious conspiracy against BP Koirala who tried to run the government according to democratic socialist principles. 

Unfortunately! Even after the restoration of democracy in 2046, the oligarchy is not only dominating the people's politics, the fabric of politics has started to be captured by the oligarchy. Be it UML or Maoist - the oligarchy has become dominant within the national parties. Politics of Nepal has not reached the stage of modernity yet. Important leaders of all parties should understand this.

Today, the political class of Nepal cannot be freed from the addiction of accumulating 'money'. What hope can we expect from politicians and leaders of various parties who are not aware even a little and cannot move on the path of development of the country even after falling under the grip of Corona epidemic and earthquake? In the current situation, there will be an outbreak of conscious leadership towards the country in the political scene of Nepal and it is to be hoped that the country will speed up its development. However, the basis for this hope has not been seen yet. Leaders do not change only by expressing the hope of development, for that they must have full dedication to the country.