People trusted Nepal Monarchy Institution: Justice Upadhyaya

Telegraph Nepal

Responding to a query by BBC Nepali Service, June 6, 2012, the former Chief Justice and the main architect of the constitution of 1990, Honorable Bishwa Nath Upadhyaya claims that with the fall of the institution of monarchy, a sort of political vacuum prevailed which at best resulted in political a deadlock and the present day Nepali society, a fractured one, remains in a frustrated state.

Justice Upadhyaya, however, claims that he is not in favor of revival of the 1990 constitution.

“Some people have begun accepting that the institution of monarchy remained as a unifying factor between various ethnic communities. With the fall of monarchy the present situation is there for all to see. What say you”, Rabindra Mishra asks for BBC.

“Yes, indeed. It was a well established institution. People had trust in that institution. With its fall a sort of vacuum was created. We failed to fill in the vacuum. I am not a person who is a royalist but I always believed that we should have created an institution or we should have a political figure that people trusted like they did to monarchy. We should have been very careful while doing away with the institution,” replies Justice Upadhyaya.

“But there are also people- both experts and common men who put entire blame on the institution of monarchy for age old marginalization and discrimination of various ethnic and linguistic communities”, Rabindra asks further.

Replies Upadhyaya, “These are not based on facts. We should critically analyze the history of monarchy in Nepal. Let us also see examples from countries elsewhere. I do not believe that the Shah Kings of Nepal had behaved unlawfully with the people compared to other countries. Indeed the institution is a feudal one. For example Prithivi Narayan Shah came to Kathmandu but he kept the cultural tradition of Kathmandu intact. He used to take blessings from Goddess Kumari. He adopted Machindra Nath. He went to observe Bhoto Jatra. I think no ruler has ever adopted the tradition of the country he has won. I think we possess no moral to criticize him.”

“You will be labeled as a reactionary now,” reminds Mishra to justice Upadhyaya.

“This is what I am”, responds a calm and cool Upadhyaya.

“Are you ready to be labeled with the tag of a reactionary,” Mishra pokes further.

“Can they prove that from Prithivi Naryan Shah to the present King they all exploited the population”, questions a determined Upadhyaya.

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  • Posted on - 2012-06-09    by     karki
  • If present New political leaders have no time to remember the contribution of the great PN Shah surely they will not politicans.That is why it is sad aspects because without people mandate monarchical institutin was sweept by socalled new Nepal major top political actors. In this way monarchical institution must be revive or restablish or people have right to giver verdict over monarchical institution. In Nepal people have little oppotunity for democracy but major top political party top leaders have only democracy.
  • Posted on - 2012-06-08    by     Chintit Nepali
  • Hon.B.N.Updhyaya's thought and feeling have been fully based on very ground reality and not of guiding by any tempation,impacts and influences. In reality,yet this is what larger sections of people still believe the very feeling and experiences that of Hon.Upadhyaya.In fact,the vaccum created out of the very unfortunate and suicidal step that has been arbitrarily imposed by so-called leaders by forcibly sidelining the institution of crown has not been found filled.If talking by putting hand in the chest,Nepal still awaiting the very necessity institution of monarchy in order to patch the holes and save the nation caused by vision-impaired and puppet politicians.Therefore,honor and role of guardian to the crown and executive powers to people's elected representatives is the only best and sustainable means to save nation and flourish democracy in Nepal.Since CA is failed to bring new republic constitution tantamount to failed republic set-up and irrelevancy of further implementing interim constitution as well,that's why it would be valid and wise both to bring monarch right into its place and seek for medication to facing matters.Earlier the realization better the result.
  • Posted on - 2012-06-08    by     amar
  • i completely agree with Honorable Bishwa Nath Upadhyaya. we the people were never exploited by the monarchy .. rather we were and still fooled by the leaders including girja pd. koirala who thought they could bring changes in the country after abolishing monarchy .. our leaders doesn’t have the will to understand sentiments of the people rather they decide whatever is good for them and their party only.. Pathetic!!
  • Posted on - 2012-06-08    by     Ram Chandra
  • Dherai raja vaye nepal ma . It is difficult to know who is speaking geniously !
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