SOUNDS OPTIMISTIC
The Kathmandu Post
29 July 2018
SOUNDS
OPTIMISTIC
The Oli led government is set to
establish an Immediate Problem Solving Centre at the Prime Minister’s Office which
will be known as the “Action Room” in order to address legal, institutional and
administrative issues at priority projects and service delivery of the
government and its agencies (“Government
to set up ‘Immediate Problem Solving Centre’ July 22, Page 2) . As the
prime minister, Baburam Bhattaria too had started the “Hello Sirkar” programme,
with the intention of addressing people’s problem and concerns. However, the
programme could not be effective due to several reasons.
Over the years, Nepal has passed
through many political changes which taken place based on the whims of the
political leaders and their parties. However, these changes have failed to
bring about substantial improvements in the social and economical sectors and
the demands of the common people. Now, the rich have become richer and the poor
have become poorer. This widening gap cannot be justified as an encouraging indicator
for the country that has entered into a new political structure. The sovereign
people who have shed blood and sacrificed their lives at the false promises of
the political leaders deserve better than this. The people deserve sincere, responsible
and accountable leaders.
We had high hopes of seeing a
stable government which would drive the nation towards lasting peace and
prosperity. All the political parties fought the elections showcasing their highly
ambitious political manifests. They voted enthusiastically in both the
provincial and the federal elections with majority of the voters voting for
leftist alliance comprising of the UML and the CPN-Maoist Centre. These parties
later on merged as the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) which is now running the country
under the premiership of KP Oli. This federal government has completed its five
months period sharing ambitious dreams, but has unsurprisingly given unsatisfactory
results. Looking closely at the past five months, it seems that it has started
taking things for granted which is no way of running a government.
The intention of this Centre
seems promising. However, its effectiveness with regard to addressing the problems
and issues fully depend on the sincerity and commitment of the PM and his
office.
Rai
Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
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