The Nepal Weekly 
January 3, 2023
By TNW correspondent
The second parliament after election 2022 is about to begin next week as per the constitution. Elected representatives are looking forward to make their presence and voice well felt and expressed in it. So do the new government, new opposition and others.
Senior parliamentarians underline the need to make the highest legislature not a victim of hung parliament. History, they remind, shows a number of misdeeds, unpolitical matters and somewhat politically unhygienic policies and distortions had marred the spirit of parliament in the past.
Let no party or leader misact taking advantage of a hung state of parliament! Senior politicos warn against it day in and day out fearing the same would result in political chaos and instability in the country. The same would in turn disrupt development works, worsen unemployment and other problems biting the country at present.
The ruling coalition is in the meanwhile focusing on ways to share power in provinces, federal government and in appointment of nearly 35 high officials at the central and provincial levels. It is also preparing a common minimum programme for all members of coalition.
New opposition Nepali Congress, shocked by the aftermath of break-up of left democratic alliance, is first trying to take party members into confidence and work out ways to present itself in the parliament.
Media analysts emphasize that the NC should use the parliament for introducing reform measures as per the need of society and the people. Iy should scrutinize the government fairly and critically in the broad interest of the public.
RPP leader and senior-most (in age) parliament member Pashupati Shumshere Rana has already called all party meeting on Friday to begin preparation of the first session of new parliament.
As new Speaker is elected within 15 days of the first meeting, the parliamentary session will go in full swing and voters of recent polls expect the parliament to be more effective and different in performance this time.
