The Restoration of the Nepalese Monarchy

Mr. Surendra Phuyal

of BBC Nepali, Kathmandu on 21 January 2015 states that a

general strike in Kathmandu on 20 January 2015 Tensions are running high in the
capital Kathmandu Nepal's wait for a new constitution has been long and painful, and
followed a decade of bloody civil war. He further says, under the country's former
monarchy the constitution was written by commissions approved by the king - but
Maoist rebels fought an insurgency to overthrow the monarchy and install a new
republican state. In fact a fresh constitution would be another step in Nepal's
democratisation, which began in 2006 with the signing of a historic but unholy peace
agreement between the Maoists and the then government. But since then hopes of
progress have stalled as political parties failed to agree over such key issues as the
names and number of proposed states, forms of governance and electoral and judicial
systems. Repeated deadlines for a new constitution have been missed and several
governments have come and gone. Deadline looming Nepalese riot police personnel
stand guard in front of a barricade during a general strike in Kathmandu January 20,
2015. Thousands of police have been deployed ahead of the expected vote on the draft
constitution The first elections after the 2006 peace agreement catapulted the Maoist
former rebels, now known as the United Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (UCPNMaoist), to power. They became the largest party ahead of the Nepali Congress and the
Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist and Leninist (CPN-UML), which were
relegated to the second and third largest elected political forces respectively. The
Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) also emerged as a remarkable force from the
Madhesi plains of southern Nepal bordering India. But petty politics meant this first

Constituent Assembly (CA), elected in May 2008, failed in its mission to give Nepal its
badly-needed constitution by May 2012. The Maoists then lost power in the second CA
elections held in November 2013, emerging as the third largest force after the Nepali
Congress and the CPN-UML. Nepal's established parties were back on top and their
leaders set a new deadline for the constitution: 22 January 2015. But the work is far
from done. Sticking points The new political order post-2013 sent the former rebel
Maoist party and the newly-emerged Madhesi parties to the opposition benches. Nepali
Congress leader Sushil Koirala, who leads a coalition alongside the CPN-UML, took on
the responsibility of promulgating the new constitution, where the Maoists had failed. Yet
the same issues which stymied earlier attempts remain. These are: The names,
numbers and borders of proposed federal states. The biggest sticking point is whether
or not to federate the country along ethnic lines or names. The Nepali Congress and
CPN-UML, who are pitching for multi-ethnic federal states, fear that federating the
nation along ethnic lines could lead to conflict or even to it disintegrating. Forms of
governance, such as whether to give executive powers to the president or the prime
minister. The type of electoral system the nation should adopt - direct (first-past-thepost), proportional or a mix of both. The type of judicial system the nation should adopt whether to make it federal; the formation of a constitutional court. Threat of unrest, the
opposition players, known for their hard-line postures on federalism, forms of
governance and the electoral system, are not giving in easily. Nepalese constituent
assembly members scuffle with security officers at parliament in Kathmandu early on
January 20, 2015. Opposition members scuffled with security officers in parliament on
Monday night Maoist leader Prachanda has demanded that their views be taken into

consideration. An alliance of 30 parties including the Madhesi that he leads has already
started street protests and strikes. "Even if the consensus is not made, the sky won't
fall," Dinanath Sharma, a Maoist leader, told the BBC. "If the ruling alliance opts for the
so-called voting procedure to end disputes related to the constitution, it will push the
nation towards confrontation, which will not be good." Meanwhile, the bid to restore
Nepal to

monarchy after a republic was declared in 2008 - appears to be getting

stronger, with the pro- monarchy movement maintaining its campaign. In the face of
frantic political negotiations, one thing is for sure: these

parties with different self

interests cannot be united therefore,, the proposed Constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nepal will remain a mirage for Nepal's 30-million population. The only solution for
Nepal is the restoration of the monarchy which can unite the country and can give a
democratic constitution like in the past.

Written By:
Binu Regmi Acharya
MA in Sociology (Patan Multiple Campus, Lalitpur Nepal, 2005)
MA in Marketing and Innovation ( Angila Ruskin University, England, 2015)

Monarchy, the Dream of Nepal

Nepal was created with monarchy. It is in the live and dream of all Nepalese. Therefore,
it is not dead yet in Nepal, there are people inside country, who love and adore king
much more than those 601 corrupted assembly members. We are duped in name of
secularism. This project of secularism in Nepal given by western NGOs who have
longer interest to destabilized our both neighbors so in our neighbors interest too we
need King, where power can be check and balance.
Look at current situation, President of Nepal is lame and powerless, Prime Minister is
puppet and voiceless and in control of many foreign NGOs, all most all parties are
funded by foreign NGOs, you might remember the scandal of "Norwegian Embassy
Funding" no strong objection came either from Prime Minister or party leaders. There
are others hundreds of cross funding foreign groups whose interest is not known yet,
why are they involving in Nepal? Those agencies are not funding in constructions or
development of nation, they are not helping to building any roads, bridges or hydro
power plant. Why are they funding to certain groups? (( i.e certain religious group
mainly to churches and missionaries, certain media houses (mainly pro-western), and
certain activists)). Why are these funding happens in secrecy?
In last 12 years we have seen billion of dollars investment by foreign NGOs in Nepal, for
"Making Constitution" and just to sustain secularism. But the same concept of
secularism in west is different than Nepal, why? Most of the Western Democracies use
the term "Right to Religious Freedom and Conscience " in their Constitution as against
Secularism.
The question of whether Nepal should remain a so called secular state or not comes
from the realization that Christian Evangelicals and Muslims are using financial and
other incentives to convert the poor and uneducated Nepalese. Allowing conversion
under coercion whether by threat, financial and other incentives or false information is
despicable and should not be allowed.

Nepalese people are feeling that the country in the worst situation in Nepalese history.
We Nepalese people hope- Govt. of BJP should be realized the nefarious activities of to
break Nepal imposing the secularism (Christianity) and republic and its will suggest to
restore the Hindu kingdom and constitutional monarchy to maintain the cordial relation
between Nepal and India and to keep intact peace in this zone. Monarchy and Hindu
Kingdom are co-related in Nepal. The permanent institution- 'monarchy' can put unites
the cordial relation between Nepal, India and China. Nepalese king has ever acted or
walked on the path which is against Nepal's national interest. The Constitution-1990 has
been forcibly abducted by the same vicious circle by using the modes of unilateral and
undemocratic process. It would be right medication to Nepal to reinstate the
unchangeable constitutional points of the constitution-2047 BS in order to fill-up the
democratic and constitutional gap with the presence of monarchy, political parties and
nationalist forces including the army, police and court and various organs of the nation.
The drama of Constituent Assembly election, and the ensuing declaration of republican
state is analogous to pulling the whiskers of the dead tiger. Do the worthless Nepalese
politicians have no role in it then? To clarify this, just consider that Girija was the bullet,
Prachanda was the gun, India the trigger puller, Gyanendra the victim and we Nepalese
people

the

collateral

damage.

Two aspects underscores the necessity of monarchy: 1. To provide us with the secure
feeling of an independent nationality (which most of us are not able to feel currently)
2. To restrain the unethical and immoral activities of our politicos by making them realize
that there is somebody above them to whom they may have to explain their activities(for
all our secularism, we are, after all, the deity worshipers
(The End).
Written By:
Binu Regmi Acharya
MA in Sociology (Patan Multiple Campus, Lalitpur Nepal, 2005)
MA in Marketing and Innovation ( Angila Ruskin University, England, 2015)