The internal differences within the ruling head Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have come into surface once again triggering a fear of political instability in the country followed by the possible vertical split in the party. Though the leaders seen no possibility to split the party, party insiders have claimed that the party would not remain united if the widening differences among the top leaders, particularly the chairman- Pushpa Kamal Dahal and KP Sharma Oli, were not managed soon. The long prevailed internal rivalry of the party surfaced again with the constitution amendment proposal to allow National Assembly members to appoint as the Prime Minister. The Dahal led camp wants to balance the Oli in the backing of senior leaders- Madhav Nepal, Jhala Nath Khanala and vice chairman Bam Dev Gautam by forwarding Gautam as an alternative candidate of Prime Minister. The Oli led camp has protested the secretariat decision of the party hinting that the government would not recommend Gautam as the national assembly member. Power equation game begun by Dhala led camp is countered by recalling Nepalese ambassador to the China, Leelamani Paudel as he was appointed in the backing of Dahal.
The people have an expectation of political stability and development in the country. However, the government has failed to fulfill the expectations of the people despite having a comfortable majority in the parliament. Since the unification between CPN-Maoist Centre and the CPN-UML was led with the motive of power-sharing among Oli and Dahal, the maneuverings and tug-of-war between the two chairman of the party continued for almost two years just for the share in the party and government as well. The Prime Minister and other Ministers used to blame the media and the critics for not showing the positive things made during the two year period. But the fact is that the NCP led incumbent government has failed to full the expectations of the Nepali people by grasping the historic opportunity of big majority strength of the government in the parliament. The government has a strong man¬date with almost two-third support in parliament after the BP Koirala’s first elected government in 1959. It is a tragedy that there is no substantial difference between previous short-lived gov¬ernments and current so-called stable government. The basic aspirations of the people to have a sense of stable government, development and corruption free governance became illusive during the two year term.
Internal rift of the NCP would not have a big matter of concerns to the people even if it was not on the place to lead the government. The political developments followed by the differences in the government have trouble the country. Since, the governments formed by the communist parties in the past had have no best track record of remaining intact for the stable government, there would not ludicrous and frivolous with the ongoing differences begun with the attempt to amend the constitution just to benefit a person. The game of power consolidation is begun by the chairman Dahal in the mean time when Oli has become weak in the fronts of moral, political and physical with the motive to change the government even though he has not presented his own name as the candidate of the next prime minister. Dahal has managed the power equation within the party with the proposal of granting the prime ministerial post to the former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, presidential post to another former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal, prime minister of the pre-election government to the vice president Bamdev Gautam. He has a belief that such a game of power equation would secure his position. Even though the one after another scandal involving on Oli’s coterie have not only tarnished the prime minister’s image but the nation too, the NCP leaders should give the sense of stable government by correcting the dozens of gaffes and rising above of the partisan and personal interests.
