Bishnu Puri

“Page Three of GPK”

Today is the 3rd day of lost-day in Nepali Political Scenarios. Lost on the basis of verbal grief spoken by pivotal political leaders and written by separated forums. Scenarios have categories and the categories have political parties. Not even the sentiment has consoled cool till today and has started the quarrels of leader-humans. Just like the way the dogs bark for bones. Government-greedy & scared of possible disappearance from political ground, the UML party has announced an official press release with the calling to bring peace process into an end. The President of the party himself also opened his itching mouth for the reset of High Level of Political Mechanism. The Congress, sounding emotionally possessive, is surmising the sole right of directing same peace process into an end again. Where as the Vice-President of Maoist has also not left a chance of his speech right. But, sounding little bit different, has the politician claimed his part upon the same fight of grabbing a credit from people to renew the political image. And my surprise about the nature of human being has again irritated me tonight. Suddenly felt wondering how had that Butcher I met on the day of GP Koirala’s death, been chopping the neck of those goats for the whole day in his slaughter house. But, I am sure whatever had been doing must have been doing with an exact human nature of silence at the time of work!

Is it the time to act in a way one should act as a politician? Is it not the religion of the leaders to act on the problem with a hint of solution? Why is an announcement of a press release with the same bloody stinking slogan? What’s so special in that calling notice right after the pure commitment in front of the burning senior? Can it be something what it is supposed to be so? With the sense of guilt or correction, whatsoever, does that really contain the address on an issue? Well, I felt not, not and just not like that as a people if it is for the people. Rather, I felt it is the time to act as a politician with service-motive-religion and appeal to take a deserving space for all the larger and smaller parties in the government. Rather, I felt that, doing so would let the oppositions feel that the greed is not something their concern is but the concern is an initiation of a solution and fulfillment of the commitment made in front of the holy graveyard at Pashupatinath . And it is we, the people, who would return their sacrifice with trust and votes as a credit again. What the F..u.. I mean fraustration... At the same time something hit my mind again, “probably that guy was in his professional ethics while chopping the meat into medium sizes according to the customer’s demand!’ I remembered the same butcher.

The spokesman of the Congress Party has said, “It is none other than congress who only can lead the Mechanism as a mediator of present political misunderstandings. Hence, it has to be the Vice President of Congress or whosoever from congress to lead the high level of political mechanism for the sole purpose of peace”. This, however, has also not given a positive hint of urged mentality & natural responsibility for the solution on the deteriorating clash. What should have been spoken by the leader at this juncture of time? Was that what they really meant in the commitment made in the chariot of that dead body? Saying, I love my father and I love my mother’s husband is different. How one speaks shows what he has in his mental intention and the background. And whatever has been announced by Congress on the third day of their Leader’s death shows an absolute political color of these 3G politicians. They should have said that let’s sit together and decide who deserves what in this critical moment. Let’s work with an ethic in the same way we begged from the people mugging up our slogans. Let’s let the people feel like a ‘citizen’ now. Don’t they have this much of knowledge to think that the moment is not to claim the position in anyway rather it is the time to announce a polite appeal that would abide all in a same circle. Why is it so difficult for them to accept their real ground? The congress party should understand if, announcing such statement will give other parties to feel the flexible mindset on the issue or not. What they were supposed to do was just to chop the meat into pieces according to the customer’s demand like a butcher does. It’s we, the people again, who are their customers and we demand a solution. Who would want to buy the long-frozen meat from the dirty slaughter house while the butcher has to serve the freshness?

The vice president of Maoist spoke on the same day for the same issue of leading the mechanism into their direction. But, whatever he spoke on the issue had little bit more flexibility than others did. He said, “We had offered GP Koirala to become a coordinator of mechanism because he was more experienced and respected as a leader of Nepali political history. However, it was not our concern that be belonged to congress party. At this point of time, we all should discuss and come into a conclusion for the best way out on the problem rather than claiming the position right away.” This statement has at least some sense of positive mindset or willingness and tribute to the respected politician of the country. Yes, Maoist had made a mistake while being in the government by getting out from the government themselves because of their own inexperienced and arrogant steps. But, should we not accept that they are the largest party of the country? Is it not the responsibility of even congress to accept that Maoists, now, have become far more flexible as a political party than just a jungle rebel? While, something they wanted about the Army General did not happen then they had shown the morality by resigning from the government. Has any Prime Minister shown that decency in the political history of Nepal by resigning from the government for such reasons of morality before? Let’s not talk about the prime minister and just take an example of the ministers. Has any minister felt guilty and ashamed of his/her deed and shunned the ministerial position? No way! At least, I don’t remember anyone doing so individually on the moral ground. Not all the butchers can feel vice versa on the scapegoats. Some may, also, feel that there might be somebody else in the world around to slaughter them back.

It is saddening and shameful to write these realities just on the 3rd day of GPK’s death because we, the people, are expecting the natural nexus in between the words & actions of the politicians. People sometimes make a big mistake by calling some politicians as the Leaders which is not that acceptable. If GPK was a leader for those politicians then let people see the learning of culture, service and sacrifice and feel that in the practice. Then only, it is going to be the holy tribute for the leader. Don’t talk about demand, don’t talk about the arrogance and don’t come up with the self-centered political logics for the good of one party only. Talk about the solution, bring the options and conclude by patting each others with a warning glance as a chance given & chance taken. Then only the roaming soul of GPK will get rid in a real meaning. Then only can people get a chance to read and write about his pure emancipation on the Page Three onwards.

Bishnu Puri