Just imagine what will happen if GP Koirala' wish is granted: 1) We will have a Minor King sucking suckers in some official programs and will required to change his nappy during others. 2) Our dear political leaders will have a bigger freedom to do whatever they wish in name of Minor Monarch putting all the blame of wrong doing on a Minor who is a child anyway. 3) Country will be spending equal amount of money to continue Monarch as they are doing now without getting any positive suggestions and decisions from such an expensive Head of State (Minor). I sometime wonder if GP Koirala ever use his brain to speak about what he is speaking. Or he has his brain under his touge. Monarchy can continue only if King, Crown Prince abdicate before CA polls: PM Koirala By Sanjeev Satgainya and Suresh Nath Neupane KATHMANDU, June 17 - Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that the monarchy could be allowed to continue in Nepal only if King Gyanendra and Crown Prince Paras gave up the throne before the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections to be held by mid-December. The prime minister made the remarks during a meeting with some Nepali and Pakistani journalists at his official residence in Baluwatar Sunday afternoon. PM Koirala also warned that if King Gyanendra and Crown Prince Paras did not give up the throne before the polls, the Constituent Assembly would mark an end of Nepal's monarchy, according to Editor of vernacular tabloid Jan Astha, Kishor Shrestha who was present in today’s meeting. “I have already clearly told His Majesty that you (king) and the Crown Prince are very unpopular. So it would be better if you both make the way clear for the concept of a minor king by giving up the throne,” Shrestha quoted Koirala as saying. “It would be better if this decision is taken before the CA polls, otherwise the monarchy wouldn’t get even that much space,” Koirala said, “After giving up the throne, the king can either leave the country or can run his businesses here.” "I have told the king that this (abdication) is the only way to save the monarchy," Rajendra Kumar Baidhya, another participant of today's meeting, quoted the PM as saying. The PM’s remarks follow an amendment of the interim constitution by the interim parliament on Wednesday (June 13) that allows a two-thirds parliament majority to abolish the monarchy. Three Nepali and a dozen Pakistani journalists were present in today’s meeting, according to Shrestha. PM Koirala, who has drawn flak on a couple of occasions earlier for making statements that were perceived as his endeavour to save the monarchy, today said that it was for the king to decide (by abdicating before the CA polls) whether or not the monarchy would continue in the country. This is the second time the prime minister has suggested that the king should relinquish the throne for the continuation of the monarchy in Nepal. Earlier in March, during a visit to his hometown Biratnagar, PM Koirala has made a similar statement urging the king to step down. In the political circle, the PM’s remarks were viewed as his wish to continue the monarchy by making Navayubaraj Hridayendra (Crown Prince Paras’ son) the new king. The ruling eight parties have agreed to hold the CA polls in the Nepali month of Mangshir (mid-November to mid-December) but the exact date for the poll is yet to be fixed. Yesterday, during a meeting with Speaker Subhas Nembang, PM Koirala had said that November 26 could be proposed as the new poll date in the next cabinet meeting. Courtesy: ekantipur.com