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Unnatural alliance



The three-way power struggle between the king, political parties and the Maoists after sacking of parliament for the third time, has taken a new direction with the recent turn of events. Parliamentary forces are now trying to find ways to work with the Maoists while the rebels, declared terrorists by the government , have also officially expressed their full support and commitment in the agitation of the parliamentary forces. This turn of events has now created a situation where the triangular struggle is now bipolar between the monarchy and the parties with the Maoists. Independent intellectuals have expressed their disapproval of this unexpected alliance between parliamentary parties and the underground rebels. The country's problems can't be expected to be solved with the alliance of these two forces that hold contradictory ideologies, strategies and work ethics. The possibility of a coalition of parliamentary forces, who support constitutional monarchy and multiparty democracy, and the Maoists, whose aim is to abolish the monarchy, is very bleak. The Maoist problem was addressed when parliament was functioning with democratic political parties themselves in power. However, the past has shown us that the parties used the Maoist issue to get to power while the Maoists used the weaknesses of the democratic political parties to destabilise the parliamentary system. After February First there was wide speculation that political parties might get close to the Maoists. But back then, senior leaders of the parties had openly declared that there could be no alliance with the Maoists unless they gave up violence. Since then, the Maoists have committed the most outrageous murders in their 10-year history. It is strange that soon after 40 civilians were killed in a passenger bus in Chitwan and the wives and innocent children of security personnel were brutally murdered in Kailali, the political parties should forget their former stance and ask for help from the Maoists. The Maoists haven't stopped the killing of leaders and workers of the parliamentary parties either. The last resolve of the seven parliamentary parties only looks like a momentary venture to gain power. The decision to form an alliance with the Maoists is not only wrong but also irresponsible.


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