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

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