Nepal needs Royal Institution to make it a symbol of National Unity
Mr. Kamal Thapa, the President of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal, which is the right wing pro-monarchist party.
Thapa is expert in making net of the selected words and that he does with proper political finesse.
He pushes his own political logic as regards the institution of the monarchy. Nevertheless, he does not hide his strong desire to see the now sidelined monarchy staging a come back and thus he forwards the logic that a referendum in this regard be conducted which should decide the fate of the Nepali monarchy once and for all.
According to Thapa, the Congress and the UML by now have already come to their senses observing the increasing totalitarian activities of the ruling Maoists in the absence of the Royal institution. He claims that the present rush to
Needles to say, Thapa still believes that the Royal Institution, if revived, could still be regarded as the symbol of national unity. However, he has his logic and one is free to brush it aside.
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TGQ1: You and your party is presumed to be very close to the former King. There are scores of rumors about the ex-King’s visit to
Thapa: To the best of my knowledge and understanding the present visit of former King Gyanendra Shah to
The visit has taken place only to attend the wedding ceremony of some of his relatives.
I presume that he has no schedule for initiating political contacts with the Indian leaders while being in
As regards your attached question, well what I can say is that a personality who abided by the instructions of the incumbent government and vacated the
TGQ2: How can you say so when the ground reality has been that after the former King went for
Thapa: The Nepali leaders’ have some sort of excessive leaning towards the foreigners. It is due to such practice and attitude that the country has been experiencing some sort of threat to its territorial integrity and posing a serious threat to
Yes! I do agree that the foreign play has exponentially increased over these months. Apart from that, what has also been noticed that the lust for being in power or for their continuation in power one needed foreign blessings. This has been the noticed attitude among our leaders.
However, the former King has no such inclination or interest or whatsoever.
Mind it, the Kings of Nepal did not compromise with any foreign power for their survival. This point is very significant and important as well.
TGQ3: If so then why the ruling Maoist government is taking the King’s
You and your party still prefer the Royal Institution in
Thapa: The Maoists have presumably two specific reasons for suspecting the King’s
First, the leaders possess the attitude of submitting their personality in front of the foreigners.
The second, as far as I presume, is that the Maoists failed miserably in the last one year in politics and in power. Since they have failed and thus they are in search of a sort of ruse which they have apparently found in King’s
As regards your second question, what I can say is that we don’t talk of person or for that matter of any individual. What we are talking is basically of an Institution. We even don’t call that we favor the Royal Institution.
As far as I understand, we do not go for a particular ism, cracy or regime. However, what we emphatically say is that we need the Royal Institution in
And thus we don’t want to enter into a debate that talk of a particular individual. That’s all.
TGQ4: Tell us that how could the people who sidelined the institution and made defunct and redundant by the last popular movement will take the Royal Institution once again as the symbol of national unity?
Please tell us what your party is doing right now as regards the drafting of the new constitution which has only begun recently?
Thapa: Well! We have demanded that the issue of the Royal Institution be settled through the conduct of a referendum. The verdict that the people provide after the conduct of the referendum will only be taken as authoritative and binding to all.
We have been extending our constructive support for the draft of a new constitution for the country. The constitution must be drafted on time. Or else, any delay in draft of the new constitution may invite severe political and constitutional aberrations which may lead the country then towards a dangerous situation.
This is our demand which have already been sent to the perusal of the authorities concerned.
TGQ5: But the things you have been raising all stand settled by the Interim Constitution now in force? We have heard that your party too is talking of waging a struggle? What makes your party so uncomfortable? Also tell us about the talk of the formation of democratic front. What is this all about? Your comments please.
Thapa: Well! The Interim Parliament and the Interim Constitution are basically an Interim arrangement only. No more than that. There is no guarantee as such that what has been written in the Interim Constitution will be ditto incorporated in the constitution that is yet to be drafted. Had it been so then the Interim Constitution now in force can well be declared as the new constitution. The discussions are on as regards the nitty-gritty of the new constitution. The stage now is just for discussion.
Our demands must get due recognition in the new constitution. The people must be allowed to express their internal will and desires and this is why we have been encouraged to go in for the demand of the holding of a referendum.
Coming down to your second question, I see the need for a struggle to be waged by those who possess “Nationalist-Democratic” bend. The movement will and should definitely be waged because we conclude that calculated bids are afoot in order to obliterate
We believe that analyzing the country’s situation the people will spontaneously support such a movement. I hope so.
Yes there have been talks in this regard. However, the final decision.
The present talks as regards the formation of a democratic front, in my opinion, are apparently only for the change in the existing political equation.
My party, RPP-N, will not take part in such a change game. This will only exacerbate the already embroiled political situation of the country.
I think that it is the right time to support this government so that a new constitution could be drafted on time.
Those who have been talking of the formation of a democratic alliances have so far not forwarded any solid political solution or say alternative on how to defeat the “totalitarian attitude” of the Maoists.
That’s all.
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everybody knows most of the opliticians are selfish and oppurtunitist they just care about how to grab the power and playing around general peoples sentiments, so-called intelectuals and jornalist also in same boat....you peoples are inviteing civil war in nepal promoting news and articles to restablish the so-called hindu king in nepal again n again....how can you peoples proved that under the so-called hindu king they are will be national unity...?? how can he be a gurdian of all the differents caste,ethnicitis and differents religious peopels...?? why we have been suffering these days...?? why there was a civil war and killed around 13000 thausands peoples...?? you peoples still inviting civil war in nepal.....this is all because of hindu king,hindu goverments,hindu dominate educational system and hindu policies...one religion,one language and one culture kind of thing..dont forget,there are not only hindu peoples in nepal,i can say 12% n 13% bahun,chhetri and same indian migrant peoples are only hindu,most of the mongolian,bhumiputa of this country are not hindu,they were just hindulized by hindu system...you peoples are trying to isolate us again n again,you have already sell buddha to india and still trying to isolate us....we are not leaving in rana era dont try to laies again to the whole world...there are more then half of the population belive in differets then hindu....pls change your corrupted hindu mentality and dont try to invite civil war in nepal again....
ekla chalo rey is what Tagore once said. Kamal thapa is lone crusader. neither good nor bad. let thapa continue in his mission.
We all have seen all these either Monarchical or parties so restablishing of Moarchical or sidelined parties with same party leaders is same as eating chicken without teeth. It is far better to select better educated and energetic in improving things for the country and NOT for him/her self. Let's forget these oldies.
Poor Nepali
King is the best leader of Nepal. We citizen should go after the best one.
We must choose best one and worst one..
These goons already made Nepalese humiliate in the world community..
How much we shall be lead by these goons..
Its time for correction other wise we will be vitim of bad governance.
First of all thank you mr Kamal Thapa for your clesrcut stand about political legacy about monarchy . Absoulty you are right you and your party can belive monarch in mean time other party like moiest can belive foreign principlefrom Chinna , india and USA ...
You are going to stand in your soieland steaps that's why you are right one day all of Nepalese fellow your footsteps for independ nation not like Sikkam and Bhutan ..Every nepalese well known about King Gyanendra'S visit in Jacktra and dialogue with Indian PM Mamohan Singh .Indian Pm try to gave sugassion for Nepal's PM but that time EX King try to make sure no need to worry about Nepal's. That's why india try to revenge with king ... we 've such kinds of so many story .. anyway we''ve to clear about it and try to stand strong independent state not like sikkam ...
Nepalese COmmunist (specially Maoist)are defective in them shelf.. They do not want to accept the other and try to protray they are democrat..
It ridiculous. Mr. Kamal thapa is 1000% right and only citizen of Nepal has right over the institution of Monarchy and institution of national importance.
ALL bad things are happening because because Nepal new actors are playing political game in Nepal..
They are testing new process of governance of
It's good to have referendum to decide whether Nepal should be republic or Kingdom. The present decision is not the peoples decision. It is the decision of the seven parties only. People still wants the king back. We love monarchy. Mr Thapa is very determined leader who is still favouring monarchy. Mr. Thapa has all the good qualities which Girija, makune, Prachanda or other small leaders does not have.
The people must be allowed vote on the monarchical institution without delay. As Mr. Thapa said, the interim parliament had not authority to make such a decision. Only the people can make the decision to abolish the monarchy by direct vote.
Despite the lies told in the report above, for example 'the Kings of Nepal did not compromise with any foreign power for their survival'. I feel that a referendum for the establishment of the Monarchy would be a good idea, however all people should be able to take part, with little travel requirements. This way the people of Nepal (urban/rural, low caste/high caste) can decide whether they wish for a Monarchy or not, however I think that if a new Monarchy were formed (you could hardly place Paras as King), they should have no connection to the Nepali Military and should only be able to oversee legislation and not legislate themselves, much like the surviving Monarchies in Europe, and this should only happen if the Majority of all Nepali people vote for such a thing, not just the majority of those who bother to vote, such a voting system will ensure many take part and would prevent any organisation (whether pro-governmentalist or pro-fuedalist) from blocking any social groups from taking part.
Most of people would like to restablish monarchical institution, that is why new constititon should be mention monarchcial institution.People had not given mandate to abosihed the moanrchical isntituion. Political parties of Nepal had no right to abolished the 240 year old historical moanrchical isntitution. If government and political parties are working the spirit of democarcy, they should restablish or people should have opportunity to give their own verdict. In any circumstances monarchical institution was more pured than present Nepali governemnt and major political parties. That is why we people need monarchical instituion in any cost.
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keep up Mr.Thapa, one day your mission will take momentum and you will be successful. Nepalese who were foolled by these Maoists, NC and UML are realizing the truth. All of them will support you. It is just matter of time.