Pie in the sky

There is no end to ludicrous talk from the politicians when it comes to promises.

Instead of focusing on conducting the local and general elections, the country is wallowing in the MCC fiasco. It is natural for politicians in other nations to aggressively tackle endemic problems centred on the economy, social welfare, health and education. But these are issues rarely discussed in the election manifestos. The elections of 2017 resulted in one of the strongest mandates accorded to a political party since the reinstatement of democracy in 1991. Forging an alliance between KP Sharma Oli’s CPN-UML and Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s Maoist Centre seemed an uphill task, and many were still sceptical of their election success. But the results put all doubts to rest.