Kathmandu: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane has sharply criticized the top leadership of Nepal’s traditional political parties, accusing them of political vendetta and failed governance.
Addressing the party’s integration announcement meeting, Lamichhane described the legal cases filed against him as acts of revenge. Using sarcasm, he remarked that while one needs only a six-and-a-half-foot pit to bury someone, the old parties have dug a much larger hole—yet, he said, they seem dissatisfied even after doing so.
Lamichhane claimed that traditional parties have united to repeatedly target the RSP and warned against any conspiracy to derail the electoral process. He emphasized that elections must not be obstructed under any pretext.
Calling on voters who previously supported other parties, Lamichhane urged them to give the RSP a chance this time and allow their preferred parties to sit in the opposition if they have failed to deliver results.
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“Stop constantly criticizing the leaders of old parties,” he said, adding that those leaders also need not feel threatened by the RSP. He accused them of turning Parliament into an “unwatchable” institution except during budget speeches, arguing that the RSP has the potential to make parliamentary politics engaging for younger generations.
Lamichhane further claimed that his party’s leadership is becoming more politically mature and questioned the political direction taken by established parties.
“What kind of politics is this?” he asked. “You left the country poor and turned a nation with potential into one without hope. We have the capacity to create an environment that takes the country towards its destination.”
He concluded by stating that the RSP seeks solutions through democratic elections and challenged voters to keep their preferred parties in opposition if those parties have failed to govern effectively.
