Kathmandu: That president of the splinter Koirala congress, Girija Prasad Koirala, is the congress party in its all manifestations and forms has come true only Monday evening when the party “overwhelmingly” decided to incorporate the “sensational” and even at times “irrational” utterances of president Koirala made by the latter against the King in the recent months as a sort of “mantra” for the party that is to guide the future course of its actions again aimed at the monarch pressing him to correct his past constitutional errors.

In other words, the Girija congress is Koirala and vice versa. No wonder that Koirala’s men still honor him even if it were in a subdued fashion. But for how long?

The Koirala congress at its Monday central committee meeting has decided to confront the King at any cost. This means that the party led by Koirala is all set to invite all sorts of known and unknown troubles for the lay men as experience shows that as and when any such political calamity occur in the nation, it is not the leaders but the lay men sacrifice their blood and that too in the name of a democracy whose fruits solely gets distributed among the champions of the movement like Koirala and Madhav Nepal and the likes.

Any way, the congress’ decision to meet the King face to face will have its profound impact upon the almost stagnant politics of the country more so after the installation of Chand as the nation’s prime minister.

How Koirala’s declared agitation against the King will be treated by a UML after the convention will much depend on how Madhav Nepal fairs the convention. If Mr. Nepal and his clique gets overshadowed by his arch-rival, K.P.Woli, then presumably the UML after the convention will be a divided force, to put it mildly. Understandably, if Madhav Nepal and his followers dominate the convention results would mean much to a Koirala who has vowed to force the King to yield.

The Koirala congress has made other decisions as well which include among other things, that the movement against the King would be a non-violent one; that the party will proceed ahead with its declaration after consulting the rest of the other democratic and parliamentary forces which will chart the future course of the movement; that the RPP and the NSP would not be included in the group as their opinions regarding the King’s step has not yet been made clear; that since the elections to the legislature has not been conducted within the stipulated time frame offered by the constitution and hence parliament has got to be revived which is what could be the spirit of the SC decision while approving the Deuba decision to dissolve the parliament when he was the prime minister and etc.

Most interesting of it all is that the Koirala congress in no uncertain terms has dubbed the Royal step of October 4 as a “REGRESSIVE ACT”.

The party has also maintained that efforts must now be aimed at convincing other forces for the revival of the parliament.

To recall, this splinter congress believes that the current ailments could only be done away if the monarch gave a new lease of life to the parliament. Others disagree more so Deuba claims that his reinstatement as the nation’s prime minister will have a charismatic effect on the ailments now plaguing the entire country.

The Koirala party has also mentioned that it was time to face the challenges posed both by the forces which advocate active monarchy and republicanism.

What is of special note is that Koirala has managed his party’s approval in bringing the entire military force under the parliament hinting that Koirala is yet to forget the HOLERI incident wherein the military had rejected his order to get itself mobilised to contain the threat of the Maoists in that area.

What also becomes clear is that Koirala wishes to limit the expansion of the activities of the Nepali royalty. The party has adopted a decision that says that only the King, the Queen and the Crown prince should be allowed this Royal title.

All in all, what the congress party decided Monday evening appears more or less Koirala’s own personal feelings against the monarch and the Royal Nepal army.

Now what is left for us all to watch is how the monarchy and the Royal Nepal army reacts to Koirala’s personal feelings shielded by party’s cover.

However, what is for sure is that Koirala’s party decision will create new ripples in copuntry’s politics.

By and by, it would also be interesting to note as to which force on earth is backing Koirala?