Ranjit Ray is a busy man now. With bitter animosity developing between leaders of Madhesh based parties and UML chairman KP Oli, Indian Ambassador Ray who until the other day was seen paragliding in Pokhara has suddenly found the difficult task of gliding Nepali politics to safety. So then he is a Glider? Not bad.
On the one hand, KP Oli is a long-term friend of the Indian establishment and on the other there are Madhesi leaders who openly claim that India and Madhesh rise and fall together in Nepali politics. Roti-Beti ka Sambandah hai!
This is a fact though.
Thus, Ray has difficult job ahead of him.
But, a man who holds the expertise of charting the unholy ’12 Point Charter for Nepal’ –the main architecht-cannot be underestimated by any means.
And who would dare to undermine him for multiple reasons? The “subtle” reasons Ambassador Rae better understands.
A day after meeting Prime Minister Sushil in Baluatar, Ray headed straight to Balkot where Oli lives in his fortified residence. This is where the real power lay in Nepal these days, say some experts. No longer in Lazimpat and not even Baluatar!
A day before Oli had granted audience to the British Ambassador Jamesh Andrew Sparks and they talked for two hours.
The meeting with Sri Ray also lasted for exactly two hours, reports confirm.
Reports however, do not disclose details of their talks but it is anyone’s guess that Ray must have some important message from the Madhesi front.
Some analysts even claim that the new animosity is nothing but a plot staged by Oli after reaching a clandestine deal with the Madhesi leaders? What deal?
Will Ray support Oli’s bid to replace Sushil Koirala?
Apology is not a great deal in politics as long as power is assured. Isn’t it!
Unconfirmed reports have it that Ray will also meet the Madhesi leaders on Friday. After all, he cannot continue to annoy his natural allies, if one were to recall the Birganj consulate episode.
Rajendra Mahato of Sadvawana Party is on record to have said that defeat of Madhesi parties in the election was in fact defeat of India.
Rishi Dhamala from New Delhi reports that Mrs. Bidya Devi Bhandari is in the capital for the last four days trying to meeting top leaders of the ruling parties. She has already met with Raj Nath Singh and is in line to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Oli and Bhandari share close political relationship.
@telegraph
