Democracy Series

B P Koirala moves to Narayanhiti Palace Back at the Home Ministry and the residence of Home Minister B P Koirala, police officers were taking stock of the damage inflicted. The entire operation was being overseen by then Inspector General of Police Toran Shumsher JBR himself. In a short while King Tribhuvan’s ADC Yog Bikram […]

As told by Ganesh Man Singh to Mathbar Singh (translated): Over the years, I find myself unable to recall many things; however, this particular day is indelible. Till date, when I go through the events of the day, I can feel a chill down my spine. I must also add that having encountered the incident

A tense situation inside B P Koirala’s residence: Listening to the commotion downstairs at the office of the Home Ministry – people yelling in pain, the sounds of furniture breaking, the reactionaries screaming loud profanities – the situation upstairs, at Koirala’s residence became quickly tense. Inside his apartment, besides party friends which included Ganesh Man

Arrest orders for Bharat Shumsher and Ranadhir Subba As members of Gorkha Dal intensified their efforts to establish the narrative that the Delhi Accord was against Nepal’s sovereign interests, other parties too directly and indirectly contributed towards enforcing the narrative. The other parties included Praja Parishad under the leadership of Tanka Prasad Acharya, National Congress

The political views of Gorkha Dal “Often, when introducing political change, the public’s expectation is elevated. It is also true that when the public’s expectation is elevated, they become impatient – they want the promised changes to materialize soon. When those expectations don’t materialize, other political parties can capitalize on it– and the public can

Ganesh Man Singh departs for Birgunj After the cloth merchant traders of Birgunj expressed their problems with Subarna Shumsher, B P Koirala and Ganesh Man Singh – Singh, in the capacity of Nepal’s minister for Industry and Commerce was requested to depart for Birgunj to solve the problem. “The cloth merchant problem in Birgunj was

In 1951 A.D, Nepal’s primary imports from India were clothes, oil, medicines and a few spices. Besides the four, Nepal would also import raw materials for its industries; however there was a quota limit on such imports. For clothes, oil, and medicines – there wasn’t any specific quota, and would be imported on a need

Brother Shankar Man’s help to Ganesh Man: The state of Ganesh Man Singh’s ministry was no different than that of the country. “Everyone knows that industrial and commercial progress of a state is directly proportional to the state’s political stability. Because democracy was new, and the state still unstable, so was my ministry”, Singh shared

Turning a problem into an opportunity(Integration of the Liberation Army into Nepal Police – I) In an earlier chapter, Ganesh Man Singh discusses an ongoing dissent within members of Nepali Congress’s Liberation Army – their unwillingness to surrender arms. For Nepali Congress, addressing the issue was of utmost urgency – and the adoption of the

Challenges ahead of the Interim Constitution – 2007 B.S. (Part I) Following the proclamation of Falgun 7, 2007 B.S. (1951 A.D), the newly formed government of Nepal was entrusted with the task of drafting an interim constitution at the earliest. For the ministers, mainly of those within Nepali Congress, a few factors proved to be