Fulfill poll promises

The Himalayan Times

24 October 2013

It was not surprising to see the CPN-UML unveiling its election manifesto like others as reported in “CPN-UML unveils its manifesto” (THT, 23 October, Page 1). All the major political parties have their own interesting and instigating agendas to lure the voters. However, they have still major differences over the unresolved issues namely 1) state restructuring 2) forms of governance and 3) federalism that remained to be the bone of contention during the first CA election. As a result, they failed to draft the new constitution. How do they sort out these outstanding issues during the second CA election and guarantee for drafting the new constitution? How can they assure the voters and the general people about their commitment to draft the new constitution within one year?

None of the major political parties have publicly confessed about their total failure in fulfilling earlier promises made to the people in their previous manifestos. What could be the assuring points for the voters to vote for the political parties? Considering the false promises made in the previous CA election, the voters need to be more careful this time as to whom they need to vote. May be, they need to carefully look at the background and competencies of the candidates before casting their valuable votes.

As for the political parties, simply unveiling their political manifestos before the election does not give any sense unless they sincerely respect their promises in real terms. In FM talk programs, almost all the callers criticize the major political parties for their false promises made during the first CA election. None of them seemed serious in implementing about their promises. However, the CA-2 election is almost at the door. It is still doubtful whether the election will be peacefully held looking at the ongoing intra- and inter-party scuffles taking place among the cadres. And, whether the outcome of the election will be acceptable to all the stakeholders is yet to see?

Rai Biren Bangdel

Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

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