Nepal, Feb. 9 -- Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" may not have the moral authority, but the message he delivered in the Parliament as the opposition leader on February 6 reflects the people's sentiments.

Prime Minister and UML chair KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba are pretenders. The current coalition will deliver neither economic growth nor democracy. Unless, of course, if you support the NC or the UML and are oblivious to the country's misfortune.

Nepal's biggest political parties are losing their core values. They are becoming more corrupt and undemocratic. And any attempt at reform is motivated more by the need to deflect public ire and service the crony capitalists than by a desire to serve the ordinary pe...