After all, it is being clear now that there can be no elections to the Constituent Assembly on the scheduled date of 22 November of 2007. Leaders of almost all the leading political parties in the government, speaking privately on condition of anonymity, are firmly convinced that under the prevailing situation, elections could be a dream only. But they keep on shouting at the top of their voices that elections must not be postponed. This hypocritical behavior is only to avoid the calumny of becoming the spoiler of the elections. The Maoists, at least, are behaving honestly that unless their demands are met, they won’t permit the elections to be held. Dashain and Tihar are knocking at the door, security situation in the country is totally non-existent, there is absolutely no law and order in the whole country. The Young Communist League are taking any person or organization hostage at their sweet will and the government is looking helplessly and the law enforcing agencies are being turned into a sham. The government has even failed to provide security to the leading media publications. How is one to be convinced that the government will be able to hold a free and fair elections in these circumstances? Moreover, in a few days the interim parliament is about to meet in a special session and how long it might continue is uncertain. If the interim constitution is amended by its special session, the elections shall have to be postponed. In this most volatile political situation, the politicians are not being honest with the people and taking them for a ride. What is most regrettable is that even the civil society and the intellectual community are not behaving honestly. All patriotic Nepalis would, without any doubt, want elections to the Constituent Assembly to be held at the earliest opportunity. And, if it is to be free and fair in real sense, the atmosphere must be favorable. The concern of the diplomats of leading nations accredited to Nepal for elections to be held at the stipulated date is quite understandable. But, whether elections are, at all, practical under the prevailing situation is altogether a different proposition. As such, the real issue behind he diplomatic concern is, how sincere are these diplomats? Would Nepal be in this unenviable situation if all these diplomats had used their good offices to stop the ten year long Maoist insurgency in the initial stage? As such, it is for the people of Nepal to decide what is to be done at this juncture. And we have, unequivocally suggested, time and again, that Nepali security forces have to act if the country’s sovereignty is to be preserved intact. Indeed, the security forces must work under the directions of the government in power. But, if the government in power is impotent and cannot command the confidence of the people and is always subservient to alien powers, only aggravating the volatile situation and pushing the poor people to ever increasing miseries, it becomes the bounden duty of the security forces to bypass the government and come forward to defend the fundamental rights and interest of the common man. The country cannot be sacrificed to pamper the anti national politicians. Will our security forces rise up to the occasion before it is too late? And will our international friends too, try to help the poor Nepali people in choosing honest and patriotic leaders who will be able to defend the integrity of the country and work for the speedy economic development of their poor people.

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