Meet public expectations
The Himalayan Times
19 April 2018
Meet
public expectations
The country has started moving in
the right direction embracing federal structure. The provincial and federal
governments have started their functions with much enthusiasm in terms of their
longevity, at-least for another five years, as compared to the previous
governments. Most of the time in the past, the major political parties played
self-centred politics blaming each other which caused the nation and people to
heavily suffer. All the government, semi-government and security institutions
were unnecessarily politicised in the past resulting in poor governance.
The presence of majority leftist
government in the centre and provinces has given high hope to common people
considering their political manifesto announced during the elections. If they
fail to deliver on their promises in the next five years, the chances of
seeking of alternative forces by the people will remain very high. For this,
the K.P.Oli led government needs to be sincere and committed from the very
beginning to fulfil the promises it had made to the people. The white paper highlighting
the overall economic situation of the country recently presented by this
government received mixed feelings. The Nepali Congress (NC) even described this
“white paper” as the “red paper”.
Considering government’s recent
activities, the NC has expressed its concern and started blaming the Oli led
government for following the authoritarian path “Authoritarianism has begun,
says Deuba” (THT, April 17, Page 3). The government is still enjoying its
“honeymoon period” which sometimes is also termed as the “litmus test” for the
government. Nonetheless, time will tell if the Oli government will be able to
meet the public aspiration.
Rai
Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
