The Democratic Alliance

(Courtesy: Unofficial Translation based off a Press Release from the Rastriya Janashakti Party)

To fulfill the agendas (peace and democracy through the election of Constituent Assembly) of the Janandolan II, respective parties responsible for leading the Janandolan II need to conduct a thorough evaluation and analysis on the prospect of fulfilling the desired agenda of establishing peace and democracy through the elections of a Constituent Assembly. However, as the precarious political trends suggests, the possibility of attaining the goal of free and fair elections (to a Constituent Assembly), look rather bleak.

In line with the 12-point agreement and Janandolan II, the immediate end of all autocracy is essential for the establishment a full fledged democracy in Nepal. Preservation of the reinstated democratic structure and simultaneous evolution of the reinstated system (into an inclusive paradigm), should provide the basis for addressing the needs of minority groups. The fulcrum of the existing problems plaguing Nepal is the issue of incorporating minority groups into an inclusive polity. Therefore, in line with the 12-point agreement and Janadolan II, it is critical to mainstream minority groups through a democratic exercise. In order to achieve the noble goal of holding free and fair elections to a Constituent Assembly, there is a genuine need for an environment which unleashes people from the psychosis of fear.

However, to achieve such magnanimous tasks under perilous circumstances, the necessity for the formation of a structured alliance amongst democratic forces is the need of the hour. The initiation and the responsibility of orchestrating the a democratic alliance should be adhered to by the largest democratic party in the country.

In the prospect of amalgamating all democratic forces in the country, it is essential that the meaningful exercise of a democratic alliance (amongst democratic parties sharing analogous perceptions), reach a meeting point. The basis for which a meeting point can be agreed, should be the acceptance of the declaration of the House of Representatives, and the acceptance of a changed political context after the successful conclusion of the Janandolan II.

On the other hand, if a lack of unity amongst democratic forces persists (in the absence of a structured democratic alliance), the existence of the nation state and the continuity of a democratic system will be at stake. Therefore the failure of the formation of a democratic alliance will amount to the loss of democracy and consequently the disintegration of the state.