Some discussion on this matter in ND group. Private names and email addresses are deleted. Nepe ****************************** From: ... To: Cc: "Minendra Rijal" <...>; "Madhav K Nepal" <...>; "Prakash Gyawali" <...>; "np insec Kundan Aryal" <...> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [ND]Perhaps Mrinendra Rijalji can explain what's going on > ....ji, > > One, the parliament's declaration was technically for the interim period, > that is, for until a new constitution is brought about by the Constitutional > Assembly. > > Two, since Sher Bahadur Deuba has not said that King should be removed from > the head of the sate for this interim period, it should be assumed that > Deubaji was viewing the king as the head of the sate for this period. > > Three, Deubaji, in his BBC interview, was not only admitting, but also > defending, giving examples of other countries, that the head of the state > (as I explained above, Deubaji was meaning the king) should be/remain the > supreme commander-in-chief of the army. > > Now, unless Deubaji has proposed to remove the King from the head of the > state for this interim period, it is clear that Deubaji wants the king to > retain the title of the supreme commander-in-chief. > > So, I would like to request Mrinendra Rijal-jee to explain why his party is > doing this terrible thing against the spirit of Jana-andolan and the wish of > a vast majority of Nepali people ? > > .... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ... > To: > Cc: "Minendra Rijal" <...>; "Madhav K Nepal" > <...>; "Prakash Gyawali" <...>; "np > insec Kundan Aryal" <...> > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:22 AM > Subject: [ND] Re: Massive public pressure will bring citizen's declaration > to come true. > > >> >> Dear all, >> In trying to give oneself a more rebellious look, we are going to far >> and trying to blame Girija babu or Sher Bahadur for everything. When >> he made a statement denying what was floated in the media, I think it >> was enough. It looks that we havent still learnt from our past >> mistakes. KG will try to play all the tricks he has under his bag to >> divide the SPA and with communist blaming congress for everything and >> vice versa, we r only playing into his hands. Any decision that is >> ratified by the cabinet will have a more legal footing. So until any >> amendment is made to change the constitution, it seems logical that, >> things be decided in cabinet first. >> Success of the janaandolan 2 lies, not in being more rebellious, but >> taking a cautious approach and consent of all the parties. >> Regards >> ... >> >> >> >> >> On 5/16/06, ... <...> wrote: >>> *Dear ... ji,* >>> *Your concern is valid. As per my information, from very reliable source, >>> things are little more. Yesterday when discussion was going on between >>> supremos only and with cabinet ministers, except DPM Oli, who did not >>> attend >>> the meeting, things suddenly became complicated. It is our astonishment >>> that >>> previously the working group(WG) of SPA(Seven party alliance) used to >>> work >>> out and prepare the documents. Documents prepared by the WG were >>> hardly rejected. But this time First: Supremos decided to hold meeting >>> barring working group members. They all were told to sit in another room. >>> Second: G.P. Koirala and S.B. Deuba both brought their separate document >>> on >>> public declaration. I did not know about M.K. Nepal. Third: Koirala >>> advised >>> to pass the declaration from the cabinet first, then to produce to the >>> Parliament. This was accepted. Fourth: Due to this, precondition of >>> complete >>> cabinet structure aroused. And, yesterday's plan to make citizen's >>> declaration have been now suspended.* >>> *I have some question due to my inability to understand completely I >>> presume. People's movement is more powerful than parliament and >>> parliament >>> is more powerful than cabinet and cabinet is never complete, it could be >>> expanded or reduced. But for me Prime Minister is the cabinet, complete >>> cabinet. So, I do not know why our leaders choose this opposite >>> methodology. >>> Till now, we all know that important pledge, commitments and declarations >>> were made in the parliament and no body suggested to come through cabinet >>> decision.* >>> *Let us hope that due to massive public pressure the leaders will be able >>> to >>> make the declaration ASAP. The draft copy of declaration is much better >>> than >>> published in HIMAL of today. Secular state and equality and equity based >>> society is the promise. But who knows which one is true? Or come as >>> true.* >>> *Thanks,* ____