Yesterday Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari made the statement clear that her re-election to the presidential post was a major blunder. The roads of Kathmandu were emptied, commuters dazed, while the new king coyly strolled on the streets like a Cinderella. Her only crime: disappointing Nepali people, women, and proving that power corrupts and corrupts absolutely.
But who cares? Nepal is a republic, and the most powerful person can do anything she wants. The ride brought the memory to some of us who had witnessed the march of the monarchs in the past. This new king’s march is a mockery of the spirit of the new federal Republic of Nepal. Oh well, we forgot that Nepali people are still powerless and can’t scream: Hello President, do you even lift?
No, the President, the new king doesn’t lift. She doesn’t care about the state of Nepali women. Some Nepalis wittily proposed that the President was inspired by Priyanka Karki and her recent ride. We got no confirmation about this.
Such hullabaloo can only be seen in a country where numerous manticores dance and shake their souls to the throne of power. Our expectations from the President are dead. Or will she prove us wrong this April 1st?
