Kathmandu, Jan. 30 -- The winter session of Parliament is set to begin amidst a warmer-than-usual winter season. But things do not look too cosy between the governing coalition and the opposition parties.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal's Maoist Centre is currently benched, and is trying to ride a rising wave of public discontent. It has in its crosshairs the coalition's plan to fast-track five ordinances related to governance, business, investment and real estate. Expect sloganeering and rostrum gheraos when the august House convenes.

Opposition leaders say the issue is not with the content of the draft amendments themselves, but the manner in which they are being passed.

This is not new. Nepal's leaders love to amend laws through ordinances rat...