Kathmandu: The political parties continue to be in the agitation.

Their students’ cadre have come to their rescue and been chanting slogans against the monarch and also demanding a republican state for this kingdom. The agitating political parties have told the public that they shoulder the responsibility for their students’ chanting slogans against monarchy and favoring republicanism.

The Maoists have reasons to celebrate the events that are rocking Kathmandu and main towns of Nepal wherein the political-students have started talking and demanding on their standard lines-that of republicanism.

It is not surprising therefore that the maoists top-hats, Prachanda and Babu Ram eulogize NC president Koirala who virtually has taken up the original demands of the Maoists. No surprise therefore that the Maoists should praise Koirala for his taking up their original issue.

The UML as a party which had pushed its nine point roadmap for the consumption of the political parties now in agitation and for the lay men as well appears to have got confused on how to advocate its own roadmap for it is its own coalition partners that have expressed their reservations about the so-called UML roadmap.

The now confused UML which had hoped that the roadmap would one fine morning elevate its ranks got a political jerk when the Maoists too stated that the UML map was inadequate and that it was a vague sketch leading to nowhere. Add to this the UML’s partners also suspecting the UML move and dubbing it as a cheat to the faith of the joint proclaimed unity of the pro-parliamentary forces up against regression.

The King remains undeterred even if he is being pressed hard for effecting a change. Frankly speaking, the monarch has become even more assertive and appears to care little of the political parties’ street demonstrations and slogans aimed against at him. The King says that the slogans of republicanism by the political students is only a pressure tactics acquired by the political parties so that he yields to their demands.

This means that the King is all set to face the challenges posed to him and his institution come what may.

If further analysed what comes to the fore is that unless a miracle saved this country from going to the dogs, the three contending political forces, the Maoists, the parliamentary parties and the Nepali monarchy will contribute to the escalation of the scheme of things in the country even further.

Koirala will not settle for less than the restoration of the parliament. Madhav Nepal with his roadmap has already become too weak to defend his formulae and hence any thing substantial coming out from the UML or from its leader appears remote. The King clearly hints that he will not remain a mere spectator to the obtaining political situation in the country. The Maoists are reaping political benefits from the tussle in between the parliamentary parties and the monarch and this is what they have been longing for.

What is dangerous in these sad developments is that a sort of political polarization seems to be in the offing. The new polarization brings the political parties currently in agitation closer with the Maoists and the King is in effect constitutes the other pole.

This means that if the King does not act as per the wishes of the political parties, the latter could initiate broader contacts with the rebels in order to challenge even the personality of the King and his institution of the monarchy.

The fact is that though the majority of the NC leaders still subscribe to the continuation of a constitutional monarchical system in the country, it is Koirala’s arrogance and nothing but arrogance that he wishes to press the King to yield to his political dictates. Politely speaking, the present tussle in between the King and Koirala appears as if it were a sort of personality in between the two.

Analysts hope it were not that.

Matured analysts in the capital district say that Koirala’s energy has been doubled by what Maoists leaders like Dr. Bhattarai openly and very pleasingly lauded the role of Koirala in the recent days and weeks and hence what could now be safely said of Koirala is that he would increase his pitch against the Nepali monarchy until the latter yields.

It is interesting to note the Maoist rebels admiring the role of Koirala. To recall, it was Koirala who preferred to crush the rebels at time when he was the nation’s prime minister. No less interesting is the fact that the rebels killed most from the congress camp.

But then what makes the two to come closer?

Analysts conclude that the new found love for each other is the slogans against the monarchy. Should this mean that the day the King acts as per the suggestions of Koirala, he will keep a distance from the Maoists? Its corollary would be that if the King and Koirala join hands at some point of time, the Maoists will be left in the cold?

Poor Madhav Nepal. Neither he could succeed in bagging support for his map from the NC, the Maoists and the Palace as well.

One would wish to know the present status of the roadmap which had come with a big-bang only a fortnight back. Should this also mean that Madhav Nepal is not a consensus candidate?

The fact is that the coalition partners against regression stand divided though they claim the otherwise. A shocked Mr. Nepal has also reasons to differ with his partner’s opinions much the same way as his friends differed with him and his roadmap.

It is time, analysts say, the UML to provide further clarifications regarding the roadmap so that the nation debated its pros and cons.