Nepal scene

The Seven Party Alliance (SPA) with internal co-ordination led the protests against the King. People supported and came on to the streets despite curfew. Women, children, youths and elderly people were in the frontline and they never cared for life. Under international and national pressure the King had to accept the popular demand.

The main parties have welcomed the royal proclamation and they are ready to go for interim government of Girija Prasad Koirala, who was recommended unanimously by the SPA for the post of the prime minister and leader of the reinstated House of Representatives, though the Maoists have decided to remain away from the government. They claim that the parties have betrayed the 12-point understanding and have secured the future of the monarch. They should follow the political road map and go for interim government since a few months back in a very popular interview Maoist leader comrade Prachanda and comrade Dr Baburam Battarai said they were ready to take part in the government under certain conditions. The Maoists should not call it a historic mistake, rather they should call it a "historic event” because the situation of 1990 has changed to a great extent. There is a burning passion for absolute democracy inside every Nepalese heart; so why not let the parliament decide the fate of the monarch !