KATHMANDU, Sept. 30 -- Former King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah has said that the political practice of the past one and a half decades has established the inevitability of course correction.

Issuing a video message on the occasion of Dashain, former King Shah said that the Nepali people are going through a tough time as questions have been raised on political leaders due to the fact that they are not able to work according to the people's expectations.

Shah asked what the situation of the country and its people will be when the greed for power exists in politics. He mentioned that the malpractices and conflicts created in all three organs of the state - legislative, executive and judiciary - have raised serious questions. "Due to this, th...