SLOPPY PERFORMANCE
The Kathmandu Post
8 June 2018
SLOPPY
PERFORMANCE
The Federal Democratic Republic of
Nepal is being run by the leftist government led by K.P.Oli since the last
three months. This is the most powerful government, may be in the political
history of Nepal, enjoying almost two third majority seats in the Parliament. The
government has completed so called its honeymoon period of three months with
not much concrete things to show to the people besides high promises being made
by its ministers. Breaking the syndicate system of transportation entrepreneurs
was the only visible action of the government in the past three months.
However, the credit for this act should go to the Director General of
Transportation Department who was recently transferred to the Labour Ministry.
Not surprisingly, the Oli led
government, now joined by SSF-Nepal led by Upendra Yadav, does not get tired of
talking about taking the country towards prosperity. It presented the budget
for the fiscal year 2074/75 a few days ago, there does not seem to be much room
for the common people to expect more and be happy, even it failed to please
ruling party lawmakers (“Budget fails to
please even ruling party MPs” June 1 , Page 1). Traders have started
talking about the essential commodities such as oil, rice and pulses will become dearer in the coming days due
to the government’s decision to withdraw VAT system levied under these items.
As opined by other vendors, the market price of all the consumable goods will
ultimately increase due to increase in price of petroleum products and
transportation costs.
Looking closely at the
government’s sloppy acts, it seems high on rhetoric and less on focussing on
reality and doing work accordingly. Until now, even three months after the formation
of parliament and the government, the parliamentary regulations are yet to be
approved by the house which is a must for forming the Parliamentary Hearing
Committee (PHC). Until PHC is formed, the appointment of crucial constitutional
positions cannot take place. The position of chief justice, chief and other
members of the CIAA and ambassadors to various countries are yet to be filled
and appointed which is the utmost urgency of this government. However, the
parliament seems to be completely occupied with the budget discussion and
approval for the next two to three weeks which might delay the approval of
house rules pushing the constitutional bodies to work without their chiefs,
this is a shame for the historically powerful government.
Rai
Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
