Kathmandu: The country’s politics is getting more and more complicated.

Those who have remained instrumental in mercilessly twisting the politics of the nation include leaders such as Madhav Nepal, Girija Prasad Koirala and their subordinates housed in other parliamentary parties.

Unfortunately, the constitutional monarch too appears to have become a party to the ongoing political conflict in between the three powerful forces that is the monarchy, the Maoists and the agitating parliamentary parties and it is only but very natural that such overly stretched confrontation will have its powerful impact on the country’s already sliding politics.

The parliamentary parties appear to be in a mood to confront the King come what may. They claim that their agitation will continue until the King yields to their political demands.

The King instead of listening to the parliamentary parties’ demand prefers to talk to the press to clarify his position and wishes wherein he yet again reiterates his “total and full” commitment to the system and that he would in no way exceed his constitutional limits stipulated in the 1990 constitution.

The parliamentary parties criticize King’s inviting media men and ventilating his reservations what he apparently possesses for the political parties and say that the King instead of briefing the media men about the politics should have invited them to sort out the differences that is hanging in between the monarchy and the political parties since six months or so.

In the process, the parliamentary parties too exceeded their constitutional limits and started criticising the monarch using all possible filthy words and making statements that definitely must not have been taken by the lay men in good taste.

Perhaps terribly annoyed by the leaders’ virulent attack against the monarchy the Royal Nepal Army wished to intervene into the scheme of things and has in the process sent strong signals to the political quarters that they would not henceforth “tolerate” any filthy comments against their Supreme Commander that is the King.

The RNA’s message is clear and very simple. It wishes to hint that the RNA possesses immense respect and honor for the monarch and that is also unconditional. This perhaps explains that the Nepali army is a traditional army having unconditional and unquestionable loyalty in favor of the King.

The political parties, as was expected, also criticised the RNA’s statement made in favor of the King. Koirala, for example, opined that the RNA has done what it should have not done or should have refrained from making any statement that possessed political overtones. RNA’s fresh statement that wishes to shield the monarch from the attacks of the political leaders and the loyalty that it expresses in favor of the monarch at all times is perhaps what pinches the political parties and its leaders’ most.

When Koirala, for example, says that the RNA should come under the parliament, he says so apparently to undo this traditional link that exists or has been existing in between the monarchy and the Nepali army since centuries. In saying so Koirala apparently concludes that if the pleasant relation that is in between the RNA and the monarchy existed ad infinitum, Nepali democracy will have to survive at the mercy of the monarch whose corollary is that the monarch will always remain a threat to the consolidation of democratic system. This is primarily Koirala’s and secondarily Madhav’s presumption indeed. The people may or may not subscribe to those presumptions.

Koirala, to recall, appears still nostalgic to the Holeri incident wherein as Prime Minister he could not mobilize the army. Since then Koirala is hell bent on publicizing his theory that the army should be kept under the control of the parliament. To recall, the army mobilization is carried through the decision of the existing National Security Council.

What is also very important in this context is to note the RNA’s fresh statement if deeply analyzed hints that the RNA would very much wish to maintain the status quo which apparently must have annoyed the political parties.

Analysts remain dumb found and are forced to witness the unfolding political situation.

Given the prevalence of such a traumatic situation in the country, the political benefits solely went to the bags of the Maoists. For it is the Maoists who succeeded in securing a tangible benefit from the last round of talks wherein it has now been agreed that the RNA can stretch its legs within the periphery of five kilometers from their respective barracks. The rest of the territories will be taken care of by the “people’s army” of the Maoists.

Its conclusion is that the Nepali establishment under Chand has accepted that there could be yet another State within a State itself. A State within a State! Indeed very surprising!.

The RNA has not taken this arrangement in a very good taste. Some political leaders, Koirala notably, too have lambasted at this agreement. Among others, RPP leaders Dr. Lohani and Rabindra Sharma too have stated that the government went too far in seducing the Maoists.

All put together, the three potential forces, the monarchy or the old regime as per the Maoists rebels, the parliamentary parties and the Maoists—the new regime are at their logger heads.

Analysts conclude that any two among the total of three considers that it can proceed without the third force would be to invite trouble for itself. The message should be clear, conclude the analysts.