Respect The Crown

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Respect The Crown

 

Former Prime Minister and senior leader of the Nepali Congress

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai has highlighted the role and contribution of

the monarchy in upholding the prestige and glory of the country.

Speaking at a programme the other day, the elder politician asked the

political parties and leaders to respect the Crown and contribute to

building and enhancing the prestige of the monarchy in furthering the

cause of democracy and development of the country. The former prime

minister, who had assumed a major role in ushering in multiparty

democracy in the country in 1990, said that unlike the political

parties, the monarchy is an institution of a permanent

nature. "Parties are here today and gone tomorrow". As remarked by

the senior politician, there is no disputing the fact that the

institution of the monarchy has been at the centre of the Nepali

nationhood. It is under the leadership of the benevolent Shah

monarchs that the country got united and achieved new milestones in

the sphere of democratisation and nation-building. The institution of

monarchy has never been contested, and its role has never been

disputed. The monarchs in Nepal have always listened to popular

concerns and allied with them to solve their needs and aspirations.

It is the tradition of the Nepalese monarchy to be a part of

democratic innovations and norms that strengthen the foundation of

good governance in the country. No forces, as said by the former

prime minister, can severe the deep bonds and relationships that link

the King and the people together. The glorious history of Nepal has

proved that the united efforts and initiatives of the King and the

people can overcome any national crisis. The benevolence and

compassionate approach of the Shah kings to the people has been a

matter to be proud of for the entire Nepalese people. As counselled

by the senior leader, the political parties should cooperate with the

monarchy in building the basis of democracy and constitutional

governance in the country. As stressed by former prime minister

Bhattarai, it is high time that the political parties refrained from

defaming the monarchy and lent cooperation to the King to further the

task of building democracy and strengthening the nation.

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