Opposition sans spirit

Ideological adultery among political parties has crushed the spirit of oppositional politics.

The House meeting has been postponed for almost three weeks for various reasons, including holidays and presidential and vice-presidential elections. However, observers say the postponement has partly to do with the clash for status in the House, including in the seating arrangement for the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML. The Congress has been occupying opposition seats in the House of Representatives although it has yet to get the main opposition status despite its desperation for the same. In all likelihood, it will cede that space in the next three weeks if its plan of joining the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government goes ahead as planned. But the UML is in a hurry to get the status now that it has withdrawn its support to the Dahal government and recalled its ministers.