Nepal's political crisis: who has the key to power now?

Posted on 19th Mar 2021 by rohit kumar

The political crisis that has arisen in Nepal since the suspension of the House of Representatives by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in December last year has not been postponed.

 

The Janata Samajwadi Party is exploring its options amid the factionalism in the ruling CPN-UMal (Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist).

 

The meeting of the Executive Committee of the Janata Samajwadi Party (Jaspa), called to try new power equations in Nepal, was postponed on Thursday.

 

Party leader Rajendra Mahato said that the meeting has been canceled due to non-completion of 'homework'.

 

At the same time, another leader Ganganarayan Shrestha had told the BBC before the notice of adjournment of the meeting that the party could form an opinion on the displacement of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's government.

 

When Rajendra Mahato was asked whether the meeting had been postponed due to a dispute over the balance of power at the internal level in the party, Mahato laughed and said, "No, it is not."

 

CPN-UML has been saying that it will seek the option of KP Sharma Oli after the resumption of the House of Representatives. Last month, the Supreme Court of Nepal gave a historic verdict and restored the House of Representatives.

 

At the same time Prachanda, president of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist Center), has been saying that Nepali Congress can be given the post of Prime Minister, but for this the support of Jaspa is mandatory.

 

Now the question is, why is Jaspa not opening her mouth? Mahato says that neither the Maoist center has withdrawn support from Oli nor the Nepali Congress has sought its support.

 

They ask, "If all three sides do not meet our demands then why should we play this game of power?"

 

At the same time, the leader of his party, Baburam Bhattarai, tweeted, "History will not forgive us if we do not break Oli's dream of becoming Chakravarti emperor by seizing all the organs of the kingdom and removing him from his post. Democracy and the Constitution have to be protected! "

 

Some analysts feel that the real power equation in Nepal is now in the hands of Jaspa.

 

However, JSP leaders also say that the Maoist Center and the Nepali Congress do not need their support as the Maoist Center has not withdrawn its support from the government and it is not ready to bring a no-confidence motion against the Oli government.

 

JSP leader Keshav Jha says, "It is not clear why the new government was not formed despite such misunderstanding."

 

He insists that his confession was obtained by coercion. Jha says that his party is following the policy of fulfilling its demands.

 

Why is the Nepali Congress hesitating?

 

After the resumption of the House of Representatives in Nepal, it was speculated that both Prachanda and Oli would propose to make the Nepali Congress Prime Minister.

 

The Nepali Congress, which has been criticized for making haste to come to power, has not yet attempted to form a government this time.

 

According to Ramesh writer, a close aide of party chairman Sher Bahadur Deuba, the Maoist Center has proposed the Nepali Congress to form the government.

 

However, the question is, why is Congress still hesitating to form a government?

 

According to Ramesh writer, in the present situation, a government cannot be formed in Nepal without Jaspa's support.

 

At the same time, some leaders of Nepali Congress also say that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's tenure has been increased by the silence of Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba.

 

At the same time, according to Ramesh writer, the Nepali Congress is still waiting for a firm assurance of forming a government under his leadership.

 

The author says, "Before bringing a no-confidence motion, we have to make sure that the Nepali Congress does not take a hasty decision which has to be regretted later."

 

On the other hand, where the Congress is considering bringing a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister, on the other hand, Jaspa is assessing the risk of supporting the Prime Minister.

 

However, some JSP leaders also believe that the party has no choice but to support Prime Minister Oli.

 

It is believed that Jaspa is close to the government headed by Oli.

 

At the same time, some leaders are of the view that there is a possibility of taking another step against Prime Minister Oli of UML, the disgruntled group of the Communist Party of Nepal.

 

These leaders say that it is because of their threats and mistrust of opposition parties that Oli's government is running.