no i am not responsible for the current problems.. i agree it is not only the king ... but he has to bear much of the responsibility.. he was in a postition where he could have brought change.. solved the issues.. but his approach again was questionable.. he went back to the panchayeti "intellectuals" for advise.. did not respect the will of the people.. was failing to cube the insurgency and restore peace.. divided the country by rejecting the parties...hence all the protest. anyways, here, we are not talking about an individual like king gyanendra and myself.. we are talking about a "dynasty" of rulers who have not performed across a time-line while we waste our tax dollars and pour our respects to them like no other people around the world. where are the results though? so mr. vincent, it might be the right time for the rulers to pack their bag and leave.. personally, i don't mind a ceremonial monarch where only the king is stripped of all his power and only the king& queen together with their children get the royal treatment... but our society is such it will not happen.. there is king ko bhanja.. there is king to mother(s), there is king to in-laws.. etc etc etc.. plus most people, at least according to the polls want them out. i respect such stong public opinion.