Nepal’s Green Party not to contest CA election
We are not brave enough to contest the forthcoming election to the constituent assembly as we know we will be dubbed as royalists and thrashed by the cadres of the so-called big seven parties of Nepal, if we venture into the election campaign.
The founder president of the Green Party Nepal, Mr. Kuber Sharma said this at a press conference cum lavish cocktail dinner hosted by the party on Monday.
The Green Party Nepal is the splinter of the Nepali Congress Party formed almost a decade back succumbing to extreme Koirala hegemony in the NC camp. Mr. Sharma himself served the Nepali Congress as a Parliamentarian in the early democratic years. He got elected from his home constituency from Saptari district.
Mr. Sharma however, said that his party was not shying away from the CA election but it was a life saving formula for his party candidates.
"We are not ready to commit a suicide", Sharma further said.
“What difference will it make even if we win the election…in a country where non-elected representatives rein supreme over the others, thus there is no point in forwarding our candidacy for the CA poll?”, he continued.
I am not as brave as Prachanda- the Maoists chairman, to declare myself the first president of the republic of Nepal, Mr. Sharma further said.
Making public the views of his party on the ongoing Terai crisis, Mr. Sharma said the Terai agitation has no future at all.
Few miscreants are enough to make the environment nasty; resorting to peaceful means can however, ensure broader participation of the Madhesis in the State Structure, Mr. Sharma said.
On the issue of possible India links in Nepal’s Terai crisis, Mr. Sharma said that India may not dare to split this country as it might boomerang on it ultimately.
“India itself is primarily a troubled nation; the fresh ethnic cleansing campaign in the state of Maharastra is a proof of that, the voice of dissension coming as it does from the northern states of India are all but a sign that India itself is in sheer trouble”, Mr. Sharma added.
Follows the Press Release issued by the Green Party Nepal on 17 February, 08.
“The old order changed yielding place to new” wrote Alfred Tennyson, the English poet about two hundred years back. Nothing could be truer. Our people too have been — struggling for a change. And a couple of years back came a great change but the politicians who grabbed power could not rise up to the occasion. Their self oriented policies, their unbridled ambition to stay in power sine die, their authoritarian behavior and intense intolerance of the opposition, their naked corruption, their insensitive and inhuman attempts towards the demolition of our national heritages, culture and religion have impelled us — the Green Nepal Party to raise our voices against such behavior and appeal to our aggrieved patriotic sisters and brothers of our country to join us to save our dear motherland from dishonor and destruction. The acute shortage of power, the petroleum products ,even drinking water, skyrocketing prices of daily necessaries, the total absence of law and order, the chukka jams and bandh, the continuous loots, murders, extortions and abduction have not only made life of the common man most unsafe and miserable but turned it into absolute hell. The violent insurgency by the proponents of racialism, federalism amid regionalism has weakened the solid structure of our national unity. In these circumstances no sane Nepali will risk life to go to polling booth to cast the vote. Even before the nominations are filed the big parties are disturbing the election campaign of other parties. Big parties are using their muscle and money power on the one hand and talking about sharing of seats among themselves on the other. For that reason our party is demanding dissolution of interim parliament and Government and to form a neutral Government to conduct free, fair and impartial election. The interim government has not been able to govern. The village and district development committees are not able to carry out development works. The Country is trapped in economic crisis. In view of the increasing risk to the lives of voters and candidates our party will not participate in the election. Despite the absolute imperativeness of elections to the constituent assembly it is impossible to hold the election on 10th April, 2008 in such a chaotic situation. Moreover, the servile behavior of our statesmen has turned our proud nation into a vassal state of our big neighbor in the south and this has got to be corrected at the earliest. As such we all must join hands to change the government. I trust you all will not hesitate to come forward immediately to defend the sanctity and sovereignty of our dear country. Finally we must say that we remain strongly committed to continue our peaceful campaign in favor of Multi-party Democracy, clean politics and clean environment.
The founder president of the Green Party Nepal, Mr. Kuber Sharma said this at a press conference cum lavish cocktail dinner hosted by the party on Monday.
The Green Party Nepal is the splinter of the Nepali Congress Party formed almost a decade back succumbing to extreme Koirala hegemony in the NC camp. Mr. Sharma himself served the Nepali Congress as a Parliamentarian in the early democratic years. He got elected from his home constituency from Saptari district.
Mr. Sharma however, said that his party was not shying away from the CA election but it was a life saving formula for his party candidates.
"We are not ready to commit a suicide", Sharma further said.
“What difference will it make even if we win the election…in a country where non-elected representatives rein supreme over the others, thus there is no point in forwarding our candidacy for the CA poll?”, he continued.
I am not as brave as Prachanda- the Maoists chairman, to declare myself the first president of the republic of Nepal, Mr. Sharma further said.
Making public the views of his party on the ongoing Terai crisis, Mr. Sharma said the Terai agitation has no future at all.
Few miscreants are enough to make the environment nasty; resorting to peaceful means can however, ensure broader participation of the Madhesis in the State Structure, Mr. Sharma said.
On the issue of possible India links in Nepal’s Terai crisis, Mr. Sharma said that India may not dare to split this country as it might boomerang on it ultimately.
“India itself is primarily a troubled nation; the fresh ethnic cleansing campaign in the state of Maharastra is a proof of that, the voice of dissension coming as it does from the northern states of India are all but a sign that India itself is in sheer trouble”, Mr. Sharma added.
Follows the Press Release issued by the Green Party Nepal on 17 February, 08.
“The old order changed yielding place to new” wrote Alfred Tennyson, the English poet about two hundred years back. Nothing could be truer. Our people too have been — struggling for a change. And a couple of years back came a great change but the politicians who grabbed power could not rise up to the occasion. Their self oriented policies, their unbridled ambition to stay in power sine die, their authoritarian behavior and intense intolerance of the opposition, their naked corruption, their insensitive and inhuman attempts towards the demolition of our national heritages, culture and religion have impelled us — the Green Nepal Party to raise our voices against such behavior and appeal to our aggrieved patriotic sisters and brothers of our country to join us to save our dear motherland from dishonor and destruction. The acute shortage of power, the petroleum products ,even drinking water, skyrocketing prices of daily necessaries, the total absence of law and order, the chukka jams and bandh, the continuous loots, murders, extortions and abduction have not only made life of the common man most unsafe and miserable but turned it into absolute hell. The violent insurgency by the proponents of racialism, federalism amid regionalism has weakened the solid structure of our national unity. In these circumstances no sane Nepali will risk life to go to polling booth to cast the vote. Even before the nominations are filed the big parties are disturbing the election campaign of other parties. Big parties are using their muscle and money power on the one hand and talking about sharing of seats among themselves on the other. For that reason our party is demanding dissolution of interim parliament and Government and to form a neutral Government to conduct free, fair and impartial election. The interim government has not been able to govern. The village and district development committees are not able to carry out development works. The Country is trapped in economic crisis. In view of the increasing risk to the lives of voters and candidates our party will not participate in the election. Despite the absolute imperativeness of elections to the constituent assembly it is impossible to hold the election on 10th April, 2008 in such a chaotic situation. Moreover, the servile behavior of our statesmen has turned our proud nation into a vassal state of our big neighbor in the south and this has got to be corrected at the earliest. As such we all must join hands to change the government. I trust you all will not hesitate to come forward immediately to defend the sanctity and sovereignty of our dear country. Finally we must say that we remain strongly committed to continue our peaceful campaign in favor of Multi-party Democracy, clean politics and clean environment.
Source: Telegraph Nepal, February 17, 2008
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