In Nepal, Sushila Karki has taken command of the interim government. On Friday evening, he was sworn in as Prime Minister and now gradually the situation in Nepal is becoming normal. But a question still remains that where is former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli? Let us tell you that on Tuesday, when ‘Jane-Z protesters’ infiltrated the Parliament House and set fire to Oli’s private residence, he resigned from his post. As the Gen-Z movement gained momentum, a helicopter of the Nepal army took him to an unknown safe place.
After this, Oli wrote a letter to the agitators, which was made public by his press secretary. In the letter, he claimed that the anti-India stance became the main reason for his withdrawal from his post. Oli wrote, “I always emphasized that the social media platforms working in our country should follow the rules here and be registered. “Many more opportunities” could be found. He also informed that he is currently living in a safe place with Nepal Army officials in Shivpuri (about 27 km north from Kathmandu).
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Breaking the silence for the first time after the resignation, Oli wrote in the Facebook post that calling Nepal the birthplace of Lord Ram and claiming the disputed areas is “non-understanding” issues for him. He said that even though he has stepped away from the post, he will stand on these issues. Oli wrote in an open letter to his party, “My nature is somewhat stubborn. If it had not been there, I would have given up long ago. With this insistence I demanded restrictions on social media companies, sent Nepal map to the United Nations and always said that lipule, Kalapani and Limpiadhura are ours.”
However, Oli’s real hideout still remains a mystery. Some reports said that he has gone to Dubai, while some have been said to go underground. But nothing is officially clear. Meanwhile, the Nepal Army has said that the situation in the country is “under control”, but they too are not aware of Oli’s whereabouts. Army spokesman Brigadier General Rajaram Basnet said, “We have no information about him.”
However, former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli may continue to blame India today, but the reality is that Oli’s tenure was full of corruption, unemployment and public dissatisfaction. Instead of giving employment and relief to the public, he tried to heat the atmosphere with emotional slogans. His China-supportive attitude also increased Nepal’s difficulties. The promises of Belt and Road Initiative put the burden of debt on Nepal, but could not bring real development and employment. At the same time, by spoiling relations with India, he weakened the lifeline of Nepal on which its economy and energy security depends.
Today, Oli is trying to blame India on India. This strategy can show him “a victim of foreign conspiracy” among his supporters. Oli feels that by calling himself a victim of foreign conspiracy, he can earn sympathy so that he gets an opportunity to return to power in future. But the people of Nepal understand very well that the real reason was their insistence, wrong priorities and great confidence in China.
Nepal needs leadership to move forward – neither entangled in emotional nationalism nor in the shadow of any one neighbor. Oli’s insistence has only given Nepal to instability and mistrust. Now is the time that Nepal gets rid of this burden and moves towards realistic and developmental politics.