Kamal Thapa warns of possibility of military takeover

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 26 May: RPP-Nepal Chairman Kamal Thapa Monday warned of a ‘possibility’ of a takeover by the army or Maoists in ‘another round of confrontation’ in an interview with The Kathmandu Post Monday.
‘Yes, that comes as the second option, After confrontation I don’t rule out the possibility of one of the two taking over,” Thapa said in reply to a question: Does that another round of confrontation mean the takeover by the army.
The Army and King Prithvi Narayan Shah the Great united modern Nepal
“The impact will be so big that I don’t think the current political leadership will be able to manage it. In that situation one of two things that will happen: either a complete takeover by the Maoists or another round of confrontation.” Thapa said in reply to a question what after the first CA meeting.
“The monarchy is soon to be a victim of conspiracy of foreign powers, and strategic objective of the extreme left forces of this country.
“In fact, the efforts to end it [monarchy] began as per the desire of foreign powers and ultra-left Maoists’ strategic objective,” Thapa added.
CA is expected to ask the government Wednesday to implement a republic.
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Indian ambassador Sood comes under ore flak

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 26 May: Indian Ambassador Rakesh Sood has come under more fire for suggesting Maoists should be allowed to lead a post-election government.
Sood has been behaving like a colonial viceroy and a ‘brown sahib’ dictating to Nepal how and who should be government it.
“It’s not correct for foreign diplomats to be making comments on Nepal’s government formation,” Finance Minister Dr Ram Sharan Mahat told Kantipur.
“Matters such as government leadership and constitution amendment are entirely internal matters,” he added.
“Nepalese parties have to decide government leadership. Friends can wish us well but they can’t direct us,” CPN-UML leader Ishwor Pokhrel said.
Dr Mahat and Pokhrel said this after the two parties negotiated the 12-point agreement with Maoists by involving India.
They invited foreign interference in Nepal’s internal affairs in the first place.
On the last occasion, the two parties even discussed the Madesh accord with tarai parties at the Indian embassy.
While foreigners certainly shouldn’t be telling Nepal and Nepalis how to manage their affairs, Congress and CPN-UML don’t have any moral authority and right to say so after inviting foreign interference in the first place.
They said so now because Sood said a government should be now be led by Maoists—a proposal not to the liking of the two parties.
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