23-29 January #742

ANTI-CLIMAX

DIWAKAR CHETTRI

There was nothing really sacrosanct about 22 January. Politicians who set that self-imposed deadline could just as easily extend it late Thursday night. But the public’s disillusionment is growing, and the question is how the parties can redeem themselves by salvaging the constitution from the political wreckage of the CA. The only way forward is to continue to talk and set a realistic new date for the first draft to be ready.