Nepal’s King orders Parliament reinstated
Bob Morris @ Apr 24th 2006 13:29 - Category: Unfiled
His order, coming just hours before the biggest ever demonstration might mollify the more moderate members of the seven-party opposition, but unquestionably won’t stop the Maoists.
If he dissolved parliament once, he’s capable of doing it again. It’s better if he’s not in power at all. After all, he only did this after 18 days of protests - protests in which his troops shot protestors - and on the eve of a massive demonstration.
From The Hindu
But as with all offers made by the Nepalese King so far, the revival of Parliament is unlikely to offer anything other than a very temporary respite for an increasingly beleaguered monarchy.
It’s interesting that most reports say the seven-party coalition consults frequently with the Maoists, who, I think, hold the real power in the country, as well as controlling 80% of the countryside.[tags]Nepal[/tags]
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Comandante Gringo on 24 Apr 2006 at 7:52 pm #
This dictator is already GONE, man — GONE. All that’s being reported here is bourgeois spin-doktoring and wishful-thinking. There will be NO bourgeois parliament called by anyone who is not of this revolution: the Constituent Assembly is as good as called. Expect it to be declared, either today or soon.
Personally, I hope they catch and hang the bastard. Pour encourager les autres, eh?
Bob on 24 Apr 2006 at 8:11 pm #
And one more time, the neocons backs a dictator and opposes the birth of a democracy.