Kathmandu: NC President Girija Prasad Koirala presumably has some strategic plans under his sleeves.

After a brief illness, the NC President has suddenly gained energy to move and that this time he is moving on his own.

His plans on how he will bring those into fruition though he has yet to make clear, however, what is for sure is that he will proceed this time alone come what may.

In the process, Koirala is supposed to, as he confidently claims, will sort-out the overly stretched Maoists issue once and for all.

In a daring speech made Monday afternoon, an exhausted President Koirala hinted his listeners and the partners in coalition against what they call “regression” that he was not yet a “spent” force and that he still can face the political challenges posed to him by the “movers and shakers” of Nepali politics.

The speech he made the other day appeared more concentrated on attacking the monarch than any thing else. But then yet, his famous speech could be analysed for the sake of our valued readers.

Firstly, his utterances do indicate that he is practically disturbed by his disturbed relations with the King more so after the latter appointed his bete noir, Sher Bahadur Deuba as the country’s prime minister.

Secondly, what also becomes more than clear is that he possesses a sort of vengeance towards the King for what he believes that whatever political disturbances have happened in the country of late were all due to the lop-sided policies acquired by the Palace.

Thirdly, Koirala does not hide his growing “connections” with the insurgents and daringly claims that he was all able in himself to bring the Maoists to the table and that he can settle the issue for good.

Fourthly, he does not conceal his frustration over, firstly on the appointment of Deuba, a shock for him indeed and lately the UML leaving the street agitation to the mercy of the Almighty. His frustration is so high that he prefers not to talk of the two political stalwarts, Deuba and Madhav Nepal, which is very obvious.

However, Koirala confidently claims that till he was the commander of the agitation things will not deteriorate and that the agitation will finally bag success.

A more condensed analysis of what Koirala has hinted in his Monday speech speaks so many things at a time.

Surprising though it may appear, a Koirala who till the other day rejected the theory of going to the constituent assembly elections now suddenly favors the same. But why? Why is this abrupt change in his thinking? What factors could have made him to change his decision and that too all of a sudden? Who could have influenced his decision? National forces or some invisible extraneous forces?

It would take some time to know as to which individual or forces influenced his decisions so suddenly that for Koirala the question of constituent assembly no more remain a taboo? Till the other day he was talking that those who favor constituent assembly were doing so at the instigation of some hidden forces. His sudden volte face now in favor of constituent assembly demands attention and a probe as to which factors could have changed his minds in a day or two?

What is also significant is his clear perception that he can settle the Maoists issue in minutes. Does this mean that Koirala continues to be in close contacts with the Maoists leaders? Perhaps yes! He is in contact with the insurgents becomes clear from his statements that he so confidently makes all to know that “I will do it even if the King prefers to ignore the issue”.

To recall, it was BJP minister, George Fernandez, a close friend of Koirala, who had facilitated Prachanda-Koirala talks in Delhi some two years ago. Since then, rumors have it, NC man Chakra Bastola, is meeting the Maoists leaders on behalf of Koirala. Perhaps it is this connection that remains yet kicking and alive which makes Koirala to speak so confidently about settling the Maoists issue for good.

“I wish to sound to the monarch that I have kept all the options open and that I can opt for a constituent assembly and am also open for a sort of referendum”, is what Koirala said Monday.

“The King appears totally unconcerned to the every day killings of the civilians, the RNA men and the men from the police force”, Koirala added.

The sum total of Koirala’s speech is that he is against the King. He is against Deuba and Madhav Nepal.

This is not all, Koirala is not that happy with those countries who offered their words of support to the new Deuba government. Should this mean that he is against India, the United Kingdom and the members of the European Union who only recently congratulated Deuba on his appointment as Nepal’s prime minister.

If this is so then question could also be asked on whom Koirala depend now to provide a tit-for-tat to all those who disappointed his maneuverings and supported his most hated-friend cum disciple-Deuba?

But then yet, if Koirala is really serious in settling the Maoists issue, he deserves commendations or else he would continue to be called as a “destructive brain” as he is being taken by men from within and without.