Kathmandu: Deliberate or otherwise the nation is definitely being pushed towards the brink.

The adamancy exhibited by the ruling and the opposition parties over their declared stands have stunned the nation and the ongoing regular business in the house of representatives have come to a grinding halt.

Add to this Monday’s bizarre incident inside the parliament that forced the UML lawmaker Rajendra Pandey to get him hospitalized only tells the sorry tale of the ongoing scheme of political things in Nepal and her “nascent” democracy. Eyewitnesses revealed that the parliament suddenly turned into a battleground and each lawmaker contributed his mite to make it more ugly to the extent possible. A sort of free for all RUGY match lasted for full “unlucky” thirteen minutes, thanks to our lawmakers. The disgusting scene reminded the watchers very much of the battle of Waterloo or Panipat.

The end result was that many lawmakers complained that their ribs were broken and some talked about their having serious head injuries.

Congress minister Omkar Shrestha created the ugly scene inside the parliament, confirm media reports.

Undoubtedly, the confidence with which the entire opposition has stuck to their one-point agenda for the resignation of Prime Minister Koirala and the subsequent turmoil inside the parliament and the would be programs that are yet to follow as a retaliatory measure against Koirala and his government apparently give the impression that the opposition this round will continue their agitation until Koirala voluntarily steps down from the current chair.

The opposition, to recall, has already declared that they will come to the open and seek the people’s support for the ouster of Prime Minister Koirala.

This means that a sort of hurricane or say a cyclone will grip the Nepali politics soon. The opposition parties, however, yet to decide the dates for the beginning of their street actions against Koirala.

Undoubtedly, the street agitation will be cashed in on by the radical Maoists. Add to this that the minor nine left parties too have only the other day announced that they too would join the opposition move for Koirala’s summary ouster.

Fortunately, the regional party-the NSP, is siding with Koirala for obvious reasons. Yet sources in the NSP say that the party remains divided on whether to continue its support to Koirala or join the bands of the opposition and demand the resignation of the Prime Minister.

NSP Supremo, Gajendra Narayan Singh reportedly under pressure from some influencial quarters and has been clearly told to extend support to Koirala or face consequences. However, which force on earth has dared to “brain-wash” Gajju babau is yet to be substantiated. Sources close to G.N.Singh say that the NSP Supremo is obliged to support Koirala for it was Koirala’s tacit support that elevated Singh to the National Assembly.

The fact is that apart from the declared opposition currently being made by the Opposition parties for his ouster, the real opposition emanates from his own house that is the congress party.

A contingent of anti-Koirala congressmen have apparently joined the Opposition mainstream and wish to get rid of they describe as Koirala-menace. Clearly, Deuba-the arch rival of Koirala leads this group to which the Party president is well aware of.

This clearly means that a substantial amount of pressure is already there in the party itself which is adding to the strength of the opposition parties for the ouster of the Prime Minister. Enemy from within is in essence more dangerous that the declared enemies. So goes an old Nepali proverb.

Reliable sources confirm that some vocal congressmen at Monday’s congress committee meeting point blank suggested Prime Minister Koirala to resign and facilitate some other competent party man to assume the Premiership of the nation.

“After all the opposition has only demanded Koirala’s ouster and hence Koirala should ease the deteriorating situation by resigning from the post”, said a congressman who has close links with key men in the Deuba camp.

However, the other side of the story is different. Prime Minister Koirala rejected the call of the opposition and said at the Congress CC meeting Monday that “I will not resign under pressure from any quarters come what may”.

This apart, Prime Minister Koirala also hinted his CC members that should the opposition push him to the wall he might throw the country for yet another mid term polls.

Analysing Koirala’s utterances what could be concluded at this juncture is that he will face the opposition threat till the end caring little about the consequences that were yet to follow.

On the other hand, the opposition remains undeterred in its stand. UML leader Bharat Mohan Adhikari says that with the attack on their MP by a congress minister, the entire opposition will not settle for less that Koirala’s resignation. “Our determination has doubled”, commented Adhikari.

Horrifying but yet true is the fact that the people too have been pouring their sympathies for the opposition demand. This is not surely out of love for the opposition but as a mark of protest against the prevalence of corruption at higher political echelons.