Democracy For Nepal: Looks Like The Madhesi Morcha Saved The Day Again

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Looks Like The Madhesi Morcha Saved The Day Again

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The Madhesi Morcha has come out saying it is opposed to CA revival. The last time the Morcha came out like this was to say Sushil Koirala was unacceptable to them as PM candidate. Both moves have saved the day. For one, this shows the Madhesi Morcha is an integral part of the FDRA that the Maoists can not take for granted. Two, both stands are sound ones.

If the only reason the CA needs to be revived is because Ram Baran Yadav will not pass Baburam's election related ordinances then that CA revival would be a pretty stupid move. The correct move would be for Ram Baran to pass the election related ordinances. And it is still not too late to do so.

Ram Baran Yadav does not seem to understand that he is no longer a Nepali Congress person. Even constitution making only asks for a two thirds majority, not a 100% majority. Consensus is to say you need a 100% majority to do anything. That is a sure formula for political paralysis, as it has been. Paralysis or Mahendra Path, aka dictatorship. In the Panchayat era consensus was easy. Whatever the king said was the consensus position. Now the NC and the UML Bahuns seem to think whatever they say has to be the consensus position.

The interim constitution has said a simple majority is enough to form a government but that two thirds majority is needed to write the constitution. And when one duly elected government no longer has parliamentary support because the parliament has gone missing, then it can only legitimately be replaced by another duly elected government. And until that time the duly elected government stays on in a caretaker capacity. That is the parliamentary democracy way.

It is not Ram Baran Yadav's place to seek consensus. It is not even Prachanda's place to seek consensus. Both of them have gone outside the bounds of the interim constitution to try to seek so-called consensus. Baburam was never under any legal, constitutional obligation to form an all party government for election purposes. But that he made such political attempts is generous of him. Offering the Home Ministry to the Congress and the Finance Ministry to the UML in an all party government is as far as the Baburam government ever needed to go. Anything more than that is willful, unnecessary capitulation. And since the Congress and the UML rebuffed the offer for the world to see that is an added reason why Ram Baran needs to pass the election related ordinances without delay.

Ram Baran Yadav is 100% responsible for the current mess. What he has been doing is against the letter and spirit of the interim constitution and the peace process.

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Unity among Madhesi parties a must: Yadav

He said his party was flexible to a large extent, but added they could not forge the unity by taking MJF-Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav as chairman because he has been already unsuccessful and his leadership will not be acceptable. .... If unity not forged we can fight election of next CA through a front ..... Political consensus was lacking because of the anti-federalist forces, he said, adding everyone says NC and CPN-UML are anti federalist