Leaders of various political parties have dubbed the King’s message to the nation on the occasion of the New Year’s Day on Friday as conventional and failing to address the problems of the country.
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Leaders of various political parties have dubbed the King’s message to the nation on the occasion of the New Year’s Day on Friday as conventional and failing to address the problems of the country.
His Majesty the King, in his message, called upon all political parties to join in a dialogue to bear the responsibility of activating the multiparty democratic polity and contribute towards the same, but leaders said the call did not keep any meaning as the establishment side (the government) had failed to address the demands of political parties that are protesting calling for restoration of “total democracy” in the country.
Talking to Nepalnews, a leader of Nepali Congress, one of the major constituents of the seven party alliance (SPA), Arjun Narsingh KC, said that the King’s message had failed to address the problems of the country.
“At a time when the country is in agitation and people are demanding early restoration of democracy the traditional message of the King is meaningless for the people,” he added.
“The message has failed to address problems of the country. So the agitation of the SPA for the restoration of complete democracy putting an end to autocracy will continue,” he further said.
He informed that the SPA will continue its programmes.
CP Mainali, general secretary of CPN-ML, said that though the King’s call for dialogue was broader than the previous message delivered on the Democracy day, the establishment side should do something more concrete in order to create a conducive environment for talks.
He alleged that the King’s message was insensitive towards the present situation of the country.
Though King’s call for dialogue is broad but it is fruitless until there is political environment for dialogue, he added.
“The government should restore people’s rights, revoke curfew and prohibitory orders, release all the political detainees and representatives of civil society leaders and form a government which can play the role of facilitator for talks to create conducive environment for talks to resolve present stalemate of the country,” Mainali added.
He also informed that the SPA will continue its agitation for the restoration of complete democracy until the government creates conducive environment for talks rather than verbal appeal.
Dhurba Bahadur Pradhan, senior leader of Rastriya Prajatantra Party said that the King’s call for dialogue is positive, adding, “We are in favour of dialogue between constitutional forces from the very beginning so His Majesty’s call will be a milestone in this regard.”
He further said that the government should create environment for talks and expressed the hope that the government will do so in the days ahead as the King made the appeal on the first day of the year.
He hoped that the message will be a positive to resolve political deadlock of the country.
In his message the King said that it is his desire that with the active participation of all political parties committed to peace and democracy, a meaningful exercise in multiparty democracy be initiated through the exemplary democratic exercise like the general elections.
The seven political parties are protesting against the direct rule of the King and demanding the King to return state power to people.
Five pro-democracy activists were killed and hundreds injured during the general strike called by the SPA from April 6.
International communities have been pressurizing the King and political parties to enter into meaningful dialogue to resolve current political crisis. The seven political parties have been demanding the government to create credible and conducive environment for talks. nepalnews.com Pratibedan Baidya Apr 14 06