Are we ready to correct and change ourselves?
The Nepal Weekly 
March 11, 2025
Around ten thousand loyalists including the leaders and cadres of Rastriya Prajatantra Party assembled in Kathmandu on Sunday to welcome ex-King, who returned to Kathmandu from Pokhara. Thosuands of people, mostly cadres of RPP and other loyalists shouted slogans praising the ex-monarch and slapping PM K.P. Oli led government during the rally. There were also around 2,000 motorcyclists who were carrying Nepali national flags and the photographs of the ex-King. What does it signify? It was definitely a grand show by the pro-monarchists in the capital for the first time after abolition of monarchy in 2008 through a Parliament declaration.
However, the strength shown by the pro-King group seemed long planned and well-managed. Weeks of homework could be smelt behind the strength show of the pro-monarchists. However, there might be people from different walks of life, who joined the rally to show their frustration and grievances towards the present government and the corrupt politicians who came to power in one way or the other during the past three decades of multi-party democracy. Some has become Prime Minister for five times, while others became head of the government for three or four times. What have they contributed to the people, who are leaving the country in thousands of number every day in search of attractive jobs abroad. Therefore, the demonstration organized by the pro-monarchist group in Kathmandu must be an eye-opener to the leaders of the major political parties, who were responsible in running the country for the past three decades. These days there are rampant corruption, uncontrolled market price, growing unemployment problem, nepotism and favouritism and commission agents being active in each and every field.
But the popularly elected government became silent spectator to the sufferings of the people. This has left no choice for the people other than going to the camp of the pro-King groups and joining their voices. There is an urgent need on the part of the political leaders and cadres to go for self-criticism and correct the past mistakes. They should frame clear-cut strategy for providing employment, justice and clean administration to the people. There is bribery everywhere in the government offices. The government staff don’t move a file without having some kind of personal benefit. People are tired and frustrated by facing such anarchy and corrupt mentality of those assuming the office.
People wanted to see new and clean faces in power. They want the political parties make overhaul in their organization and totally change the currently working style. They don’t want to see the same leader repeating in the government leadership just to keep new records. Why can’t we make laws that anyone who becomes the Prime Minister twice should not get the chance to contest for the third time for the top post?
What lesson have we learnt from the strength show by the pro-King groups in the capital? There are only two options before, either to correct and change ourselves or to get finished?
