Kathmandu: The Koirala government is in serious trouble. Attacks from all possible quarters are being directed against it.

If, on the one hand, the opposition led by UML has already waged a warfare for the ouster of the Prime Minister itself, then on the other, the government’s merit is too at stake because of the inability of the latter in getting through the two bills brought through the Royal Ordinance on time in the ongoing winter session of the parliament.

The two bills, one for the formation of the Armed Police Force and the next brought for the appointments of regional administrators, must get through the parliament within April 8 next month or else it will instantly become ineffective much to the discomfiture of the government. It is on this day that the announcement of the bill will complete two months.

The fact is that the opposition will oppose the two bills in getting it through this session come what may.

Another disturbing factor is that what would happen if the constitutional monarch rejects the government’s preference for yet another Royal Ordinance in lieu of the previous bill that will become presumably ineffective due to the disruption in the parliament? Rumors are abounding that the King will listen to the popular demand and of the opposition parties as well who collectively do not wish such draconian bill to take the form of a law.

In case the King rejects the government’s request for yet another bill through the Ordinance will definitely make the situation uncomfortable in between the leader of the government and the constitutional monarch. A crisis is in the making perhaps.

In effect, the government under Koirala is thinking on this line should the ongoing session come to an end without passing the two in what has been considered as very “important” bills for the government.

Though the fate of the two bills is still in a limbo in the lower house but yet the Koirala regime has appointed regional administrators and also appointed some Police officials for the proposed-Armed Police Force. The fact is that the moment the bill crosses the April 8 mark, the appointments made so far by the government will automatically become null and void. It is this compulsion that the Koirala regime is all set to request the King to announce yet another Royal Ordinance to give a new lease of life to the already sinking bill lying in the parliament.

A frustrated government now is considering proroguing the ongoing session of the parliament for fear of a major clash in the parliament. A section of the congressmen loyal to Koirala have been repeatedly suggesting the Speaker Ranabhat to use the Marshals to tame the firebrand opposition and run the parliament.

“If I use the Marshals it would tantamount to sending the communists to the jungles and that would be really dangerous for the government”‘, said the Speaker to this scribe at B’desh embassy reception on March 26 afternoon.

Speaker Ranabhat however, told this scribe that he still thinks that a danger or say a threat to democracy was lurking should the impasses continue for long.

“‘ The ruling party and the opposition are pressing me hard. The ruling clique forces me to tame the opposition through the use of the force. The opposition in a similar manner suggests me to serve a ruling demanding the presence of the Prime Minister. In effect neither I can force the premier nor can I use force against the opposition”, said an utterly annoyed Speaker of the Lower House of Nepal’s beleaguered parliament.

In the process, both the ruling and the opposition parties suspect my credentials, said the Speaker.

The Speaker also felt very much saddened when his dinner request was summarily rejected recently by the leaders of various parties, which had been tentatively organized to bring all the conflicting political leaders together and arrive at a solution to the continuing dangerous impasse.