Calls for Open Debate Among Prime Ministerial Aspirants Expose Flaws in Political Culture
Summary
Calls for an open debate among prime ministerial aspirants before the election highlight the dominance of personality worship over ideology in Nepali politics and the need for a mature democratic culture.
Key Points
- Prime ministerial candidates KP Sharma Oli, Gagan Thapa, and Balen Shah have been invited to a public debate before the upcoming election.
- Balen Shah has announced a boycott of the debate, exposing partisan biases among party cadres.
- The article highlights that Nepali political culture is dominated by personality worship rather than ideological debates.
- It calls for the development of a mature democratic culture in Nepal, inspired by international examples of public electoral debates.
