By Narayan Prasad Mishra We all know the integral part of a democracy is the election. The people vote and elect their representatives who form the government by the election. For this purpose, the people need to know the candidate's thoughts, opinions, views, plans, and programs to select the candidates according to the voter's taste and beliefs. In a multiparty democracy, the candidates represent their party, and the parties bring out their manifesto to acquaint the people with their views and programs. The people select and vote for the parties and the candidates based on it. That is why most people think the political parties are an essential part of a democracy. When we had the partyless Panchayat System in our country before 1990, the pro-multiparty people did not join it. For them, the political parties are an essential part of a democracy. So to them, the system without that can not be democratic. They thought the Panchayat System was not a democratic system despite having a periodic election, a house of representatives, and an elected government. In that system, people could also select and elect the candidates, though not the parties, based on their merits and their evaluation. Now we have the multiparty system. We have many political parties - Communist Party of Nepal (UML), Nepali Congress Party, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), Nepal Communist Party (Unified Socialist), People's Socialist Party Nepal, etc. Based on their party manifesto, we voted for the parties according to our liking. They are supposed to stand and work for their political manifesto as trusted by the people based on the manifesto. They have no rights and moral grounds to change from one party to another, maintaining their elected parliament seats because they were elected and voted for the existing manifesto of the party of the election time, not for the changing party. Their elected seats should automatically end even by common sense, whoever joins the new party. Similarly, they have no moral grounds and rights to an alliance with other political parties being the parliamentarians, because they are not elected for other political parties' political philosophy, doctrine, or manifesto. The political parties cannot have moral rights to go into an election having an alliance with other political parties showing one specific party's manifesto. If they do so for a new alliance, they should present the combined party's combined manifesto to the people for going to the election. If the people voted for it, they would have the moral ground to represent them. Otherwise, the alliances between the political parties without people's votes and consent are undoubtedly betraying the voters. It would be a hundred percent against the principle of multiparty democracy. It is a betrayal of the trust of the voters. It is so shameful to see that the parties which fought three decades to have a multiparty system and against the partyless Panchayat System are alliancing with other parties leaving their political philosophy - democracy, communism, etc. It makes clear that all these parties are not established for their philosophy and doctrine, but they are established to grab power by any means. It seems they all are opportunists. They all are for power, position, and money. That is why most of the political parties in Nepal have become neither men nor women, neither male nor female. They are neither communists nor democrats, neither socialists nor royalists. They have become like barren cows or buffalo, as the barren cow or buffalo cannot give milk; in the same way, the alliance parties cannot bring development to the country. So far, they have not done any significant good to the people. As the barren cows hunt, chew, and eat anything around - grasses, plants, straw, hay, and grains without producing milk, these parties have been hunting and grabbing state treasury, positions, and facilities without doing anything good to the people and the nation. In this circumstance, the article" Finally a partyless journey" by Pushpa Raj Pradhan, the Chief Editor of People" s Review, published in that paper on April 13, 2022, may be worth reading by all without any bias. In this context, it may not be unwise for all to think to go back to the partyless democracy where you can select the best candidate based on the education, knowledge, experience, honesty, dedication, etc. though not the party. Like the Nepali proverb "Kale Kale Milera Khau Bhale (Let us all Blacks be together; kill and enjoy the rooster), it seems as all Kales have their eyes on chicken meat as so all these allianced parties have their eyes on the country's power, positions, and the treasury. They do not seem they are for the political doctrine - of communism or socialism. Even the dacoits, thieves, or the kidnappers cannot get together from one gang to another for their crime so quickly as these political parties could get alliances for their interests for power, forgetting all party's principles. They can easily forget and forgive each other, taking back all the accusations and charges of corruption, nepotism, favoritism, irregularities, dictator, killers of democracy, etc., leveled against each other when there is a chance to share (Bhagabanda) state power. An understanding, unity, and alliance for the country's development and welfare of the people are undoubtedly praiseworthy. On the other, the alliance for power-sharing for selfish motives is indeed a sinful act and betrayal of the people. It should be condemned. It is so sad and disturbing to see that the same parties and leaders cannot have unity, one opinion, or an alliance to eradicate corruption, nepotism, and favoritism in the country. Similarly, they cannot be together to bring out excellent development plans and programs for people’s welfare or formulate undisputed foreign policy. With the same spirit of understanding and unity, they never show their activities and performance for giving good governance and effective independent judiciary. Similarly, they never show their praiseworthy alliance power-sharing (Bhagabanda) in taking responsibility to eradicate the corrupt fat insects growing day by day in the public relations offices - land, survey, tax, municipalities, wards, transportation, electricity, water, etc to save the people by their sucking. We never see them united working to remove pollution in the city and the rivers and driving out land encroachers from the riverside. At the same time, we never see their united efforts to control and punish gangsters and extortors exploiting the business community, industrialists and the people with the strength of political power. In this situation, you cannot see even a ray of morality in them. In this context, it was a pity to see our people behaving like pet dogs and lambs obeying these parties and voting for the allianced parties according to their request and order. Now I do not think they will do it again this time as if they are no human beings and have no conscience even after experiencing so many years. I just cannot think why these parties cannot get together to establish partyless democracy with all democratic provisions, rights, and elements necessary for genuine democracy for the welfare of the people and the development of the country instead of all fighting in the name of the party if they have no party's philosophy in their hearts. They can give any name to it - 1. Nepal Partyless Democratic System, 2. Democratic Partyless System 3. Partyless Parliamentary System, 4. Socialist Democratic Partyless System, etc. They can select the name according to their taste and liking. That name does not make any difference. We need its contents, elements suitable and practical for our welfare. People are tired of seeing fighting bulls and fighting groups in the name of the multiparty system. narayanshanti70@gmail.com