Kathmandu: Serving strong worded ultimatums at bigger gatherings and concurrently pushing “reconciliatory” note at a lesser crowded gatherings has become of late the hallmark of president of the splinter congress, Shri Girija Prasad Koirala.

To recall, Koirala only the other day in Birganj talking to the congress affiliated students suggested the King to come to terms with the political parties at the earliest or else face grave consequences. He went to extent in hinting the King that his days could be numbered as the monarch of the country should he wished to go alone by neglecting the key roles of the political parties now opposing the King’s October 4 moves.

Hardly he had spent twenty-four hours of his fresh warning sent in the name of the King, Koirala upon his return in Kathmandu made an entirely different statement which possessed not that harsh words for the monarch.

” To arrive at a solution to the current ailments in the country, a sort of “unity” in between the political parties and the King has become all the more urgent and necessary”, said a Koirala who till the other day used to issue strong worded expressions against the King.

Why this abrupt change in his tone?

Our own analysis could be some what different than the others.

Firstly, Koirala could have sensed that serving ultimatums to the monarch would serve no purpose other than in aggravating the problems more making it more acute to handle.

Secondly, President Koirala could have analyzed that if he could be backed by a force, could be from within or even without, the same the King too enjoy making his fiery statements totally redundant in the present scheme of things.

Thirdly, president Koirala could have changed his tone considering the gruesome murder of Armed Police Chief, Krishna Mohan Shrestha by unidentified terrorists and the hints underlying in the said murder.

Fourthly, Koirala could have been advised by his coterie not to make hill out of a mole in the changed context specially after the murder of late Shrestha.

And finally, he could have himself thought it more benevolent and opportune to join hands with the King in sorting out the ailments confronting the nation since long which included the Maoists insurgency as well.

Be that as it may, some say that Koirala has no control over his tongue at time when he sees in his front quite a good gathering. This is true but his changing tone this time appears to be pragmatic in the sense that things have suddenly taken a new dramatic turn after the death of a very high ranking security personnel.

Now it remains to be seen as to how his other equally fiery members in the party take his changed tones towards the King which till the other day were almost highly confrontational with no signs of retreating back come what may.

It will be all the more significant to watch as to how the monarch reacts to Koirala’s fresh reconciliatory notes. It will also be worth noting to watch as to what impact, positive or negative, does Koirala’s changed stance would have on the rest of the political parties who have vowed only last Thursday to wage a struggle against the monarch till he corrected the political aberrations that the King’s October 4 moves brought in the constitution and also in the system now in place.

It is time, say analysts, that the civil society members too frame a decision as to which course should the nation take at this juncture that frees the country from the ailments plaguing the nation of late.