It seems that President Deuba is currently trying to get out of the maze of Congress leadership and power politics. Politics is politics, anything can happen in politics. He may not get out of the maze of power. However, getting out of the maze is a good thing.
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Towards the end of his political career, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife Arju Deuba became victims of devastating attacks on 23 and 24 Bhadra under the guise of the Gen-G movement. The injured Deuba couple were treated at the Nepal Army Hospital.
After the treatment, the Deuba couple went to Singapore for further treatment. After returning from his treatment, the depression caused by the attack has certainly not gone away from Deuba's mind. His political journey, which began with numerous tortures for actively resisting the autocracy demanding the restoration of democracy during the Panchayat period, has ended in tragedy. Deuba wants to retire from the post of Nepali Congress President. The concentrated attack against him has shaken his morale.
It seems that the contemporary leaders of the Congress have not been able to understand the principles and resolve of their own party properly . There is no shortage of sensible leaders in the party . However, they are enjoying the global economic dependence of the last century . The long and painful struggle he waged for the establishment of a democratic system in Nepal must be appreciated. However, what contribution did Deuba, who has proven to be very adept at the ins and outs of politics, make to the 'face' of federal republican Nepal? This question is equally valid not only in the case of Deuba, but also in the case of UML Chairman Khadga Prasad Oli and Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
After the last election, Deuba became the trump card of the Dahal-led government . After the Godavari meeting of the Congress Mahasamiti, he took away the trump card given to Prachanda and supported UML Chairman Khadga Prasad Oli . Events have already shown that this move of his was not right .
It seems that President Deuba is currently trying to get out of the maze of Congress leadership and power politics . Politics is politics, anything can happen . He may not get out of the maze of power . However, getting out of the maze is a good thing .
During his 'short' reign as Prime Minister, Deuba does not seem to have contributed much to the development of the country . It is not that he did not have ideas and visions for the development of the country. However, his time was spent in the vicissitudes of power politics. When he became Prime Minister for the first time, he did not take positive steps by negotiating with India for the construction of the Pancheshwor Plan. However, he did not seem to have shown any readiness to implement that plan.
After the success of the National People's Movement of 2046 BS led by the well-known leader Ganeshman Singh, Deuba entered the politics of power from the politics of struggle. After the Nepali Congress won the majority in the parliamentary elections of 2048 BS following the success of the National People's Movement, he became the Home Minister in the government formed under the leadership of the powerful leader of the Congress, Girija Prasad Koirala. After that, he never had to look back in politics. Due to internal disputes and resentment, the Koirala-led government collapsed and mid-term elections were announced. The Congress could not get a majority in the elections. UML appeared as the largest party in parliament. UML formed a minority government under the leadership of popular communist leader and party chairman Manmohan Adhikari. However, this government led by Adhikari could not last long. This government also announced the dissolution of parliament and mid-term elections. The opposition Congress approached the Supreme Court against the dissolution of parliament. The Supreme Court ordered the restoration of parliament against the mid-term elections. After the Supreme Court's decision, the reins of power should have been in the hands of Girija Prasad Koirala. However, Koirala escaped being trapped in power at that time.
After Koirala showed no 'interest' in the post of Prime Minister, Deuba was established at the center of power. He formed a coalition government by gathering the support of the former five-party Rastriya Prajatantra Party. This government lasted for about a year and a half. During this period, many interesting and dramatic events occurred, from foreign visits to kidnappings of MPs. Ultimately, the Deuba-led government was dissolved, making 'popular' and 'unpopular' decisions. That dissolution itself was interesting. After Prime Minister Deuba decided to take a vote of confidence, two Congress MPs suddenly disappeared. The government led by Prime Minister Deuba collapsed. After this incident, the internal conflict within the Congress began to escalate. The group of former Panchas who stood in support of the Congress also began to disperse. The political situation reached a critical point.
After Deuba's exit from the leadership of the coalition government with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Lokendra Bahadur Chand with the support of the UML and Surya Bahadur Thapa with the support of the Congress became Prime Ministers. But they did not last long either. Instead, Girija Prasad Koirala became Prime Minister. In addition, the disruptive game of factions within the Congress intensified. With Koirala's return as Prime Minister, the time for the third election in the country came. As the Congress President, Koirala entrusted the leadership of the election campaign to Krishna Prasad Bhattarai. Under Bhattarai's leadership, the Congress won a majority in the contested elections. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, who had been defeated twice in assassination attempts, had become a candidate from Kathmandu and Parsa. He won from both constituencies.
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, who won the elections from two constituencies, was also a matter of self-satisfaction. He became the Prime Minister. However, he could not work properly for even seven months as the Prime Minister. Congress ministers and MPs, frustrated by not being able to 'enjoy' power, started chanting slogans of 'peace has prevailed' in the 'Singh Durbar'. The subsequent political events proved to be a curse for the Congress. The constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy that came as an achievement of the National People's Movement of 1991 were plunged into deep crisis. This time brought the leaders of the Congress, the Communists and all other parties and the general public to the brink of political crisis and social disintegration. During this period of crisis, the Nepali Congress Party was divided under the leadership of Sher Bahadur Deuba. Deuba, along with his allies and a group of anti-Church leaders and activists, came out from the shade of the 'tree' and reached the 'Kalash'.
At that time, Nepal was under the pressure of the violent movement launched by the Maoists. The people were under the pressure of the state and the guns of the Maoists. There was a commotion in the lives of ordinary Nepalis. There were attempts to negotiate with the Maoists. However, they did not yield results. In the same context, in 2058 Jestha, a heartbreaking incident occurred that destroyed King Birendra and his dynasty. Gyanendra Shah, as the successor of King Birendra, sat on the throne. After becoming king, Gyanendra used many experiments like a showman. His intention to rule by imprisoning ordinary workers of the Congress-Communist party, from Girija Prasad Koirala, was clear. During the experiment, he also gave Deuba an 'opportunity' to work as the Prime Minister. At that time, Deuba exclaimed that he had 'received justice from the Gorkhali king'. Later, Deuba fell under the wrath of King Gyanendra. The king also imprisoned him.
King Gyanendra had formed a cabinet under his own leadership to make his rule 'effective'. He tried to turn the country towards a totalitarian dictatorship by bringing in leaders of the Panchayat period, including Dr. Tulsi Giri and Kirtinidhi Bista, into the cabinet. In the contemporary world, his experiment failed. He did not receive support from anywhere in the country or abroad.
At a time when the Maoist movement was gaining momentum, unity was established between the parties under the leadership of Congress President Koirala. After this, the Maoists also abandoned the idea of ruling by subduing the monarchy and adopted a policy of working together with political parties for change. Finally, in 2062, the political parties formed the People's Movement. The Maoists actively participated in the movement. The movement proved decisive. The monarchy ended with the strength of this movement. The country turned on the path of a federal republic.
However, there is no hesitation in saying that after twenty years of the establishment of the federal republic, many political events have occurred in the country. However, not even a single cent has been broken for social, cultural and economic awareness. Provinces were formed to activate the federal republic. However, the federal government could not even a cent break in the work of creating the original identity of the Nepali people living in the provinces and making them self-reliant. The parties' focus was on capturing all political structures from the ward level to the federal level. Poverty became multifaceted. How much opportunity did the people get to promote their professional skills in the past twenty years? How did the situation arise that Nepali youth are rushing to go abroad in search of employment? Where do we stand economically? Can any leader and elected representative at the top of politics now answer this?
When talking about the Congress, it seems that contemporary leaders have not been able to understand the principles and resolve of their own party well. There is no shortage of sensible leaders in the Congress party. However, they are enjoying the global economic dependence of the last century. Economists, known as the favorites of Nepali leaders, are reveling in the hype of the ‘Structural Adjustment Program’, which was adopted and implemented by Finance Minister Prakash Chandra Lohani during the Panchayat period around 2032. It is not that they are unaware of this fact – economic concepts have changed in the world of the 21st century. The working policies and methods of organizations like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and Asian Development Bank have already changed. The workers who bow down and salute ‘Lal Salam’ and ‘Jai Nepal’ as soon as they see the leader should understand this – it is the people who develop. Development is also needed for the people. BP Koirala, the pinnacle of the Nepali democratic movement, used to say – any development that ignores the village is not development at all. Development is basically a political act. It is not a technical experiment. Only by motivating the people and putting them to work can we hope for development. Development is basically a political act, not a technical experiment.
The Congress is now heading towards the general convention. President Deuba wants to quickly shed the burden of the presidency. In accordance with his instructions and wishes, the Congress is on the path of a regular convention. Who does President Deuba want to make his successor? There has been no clear signal from him. Active Congress workers are waiting for signals from outgoing President Deuba and the personalities who want to take over his succession. Congressmen will definitely not raise ideological issues in the general convention. Congressmen have not yet been seen discussing their 'platform'. The fact is that, despite the ambiguity of whether the elections will be held or not, the elections scheduled for Falgun 21 have come as a challenge not only for the Congress but also for all parties including the UML and the Maoists. Some people are entangled in the controversy over whether the elections will be held or not. There are doubts that there will be a military-style election like in Pakistan. The government should be able to dispel those doubts. The hope and aspiration of all those who want the well-being of the country is the prosperity of the Federal Republic of Nepal.
