More than 20 leaders close to Nepalese parliamentary speaker Sher Bahadur Deuba held another meeting on Monday to discuss the party’s “indecisive” state and criticize Deuba’s role. Known for being in the Deuba camp, the same leader who spread support for Deuba both internally and externally.
At the rally, they discussed the continued postponement of the party’s Central Working Committee meeting and the growing indecision within the party, especially after the November 20 election results.
“Our concern is that party leaders, officials and the Central Working Committee have taken the party hostage,” said a leader close to Deuba. “What good is it if the Central Committee does not meet on time?”
The Central Working Committee (CWC) is one of the highest decision-making bodies in the Nepalese parliament and makes the necessary decisions for the party when necessary.
The CWC was supposed to take place earlier, but has now been postponed indefinitely.
“It is unlikely that a meeting of the Central Working Committee will be held until presidential and vice presidential elections are held,” said a parliamentary secretary.
Basically, Deuba and his supporters don’t want a meeting before the presidential election. Deuba has been at the center of criticism after a working committee meeting decided to hold a vote of confidence in Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s government.
“This decision was supposed to be made by the party’s Central Committee, but Deuba instead convened a meeting of the Central Working Executive Committee and forced them to make a decision to extend support for the Dahal government. “It is unclear the party’s position in parliament after the vote of confidence in Dahal.”
As parliament voted for Prime Minister Dahal, there is debate as to whether his position in the House of Commons is opposition or ruling. Congressional leaders have claimed to sit on the opposition’s bench and play an effective opposition role in the House of Representatives, but the party has yet to form a shadow government to check and question the government.
“We will form a shadow government and play an effective opposition party in the House of Commons to make democracy and the parliamentary system work,” said Arjun Narsingh KC, who said the parliament was a “government on standby.” added.
The last meeting of the Central Committee ended on July 18th last year. Since then, there have been many political developments in the country, but the Nepalese parliament does not feel the need to discuss any of them within its party.
The most frustrating moment for Deuba was when he refused to hand over the premiership to Dahal on 25 December. However, Deuba’s repeated refusal to hand over the premiership to Dahal has denied him several positions of power in parliament. Many congressional leaders called for a discussion of how their party had to relinquish key posts and portfolios both in the center and in the states, but Deuba said this in the party’s Central Committee. He was reluctant to discuss the matter.
“The party’s important decisions are now being taken by officials and the central working executive committee,” said Naing Singh Mahal, a central committee member believed to be close to Deuba. .
The meeting of the Central Working Committee has not been held for a long time. The party charter allows for a central executive committee, but decisions by officials are not systematic.
According to Mahal, the party may convene the Central Committee if the parliament participates in the presidential election. Otherwise, the next meeting of the Central Working Committee will be held only after the presidential election scheduled for March 9.
KC said all the party’s efforts now are to secure top posts. Our focus is to secure the post of president.The Nepalese parliament is united in this aim.We are facing a worsening economy and geopolitical sensitivities making it more difficult than before. We are fully aware of what is going on in national politics, but right now our focus is on securing the post of president.
In addition to these issues, Deuba has also committed to fully forming various branches of the party, including convening conventions for the party’s sister organizations and convening policy conventions, which were left out at last year’s 14th General Conference. is also failing.
Some experts and observers said the indecision of the Nepalese parliament was temporary, but it should be able to correct its functioning. , “I can say that the state of the Nepalese parliament is pleasantly confused, as someone said.”
“If Deuba had agreed to hand over the premiership to Dahal, part of the political class would undoubtedly target and attack him, so the Nepalese parliamentary dilemma is understandable. Democracy, federalism. , and other crusaders of progressive agendas, the people have no better choice than the Nepalese parliament.So while the very existence of the parliament remains controversial, it also delivers on its promise,” Pyakurel added. rice field.
