Superficial claim
The Himalayan Times
21 February 2020
Superficial
claim
Nepal is enjoying a near about two-thirds
majority government of the Nepal
Communist Party (NCP), led by Prime Minister K.P.Oli for the last two years. This
government is the most powerful one in the political history of Nepal. Besides
this federal government, six out of seven provinces are run by the NCP
provincial governments. Obviously the expectations of the people from these
governments were and are very high, going by their election manifestos.
Scrutinising the federal government’s
performance in the last two years, there does not seem to be much room to be
satisfied. However, the government has been claiming that it performed
extraordinarily and exceptionally well “Govt performing extraordinarily” (THT,
February 18, Page 3). People measure the government’s performance in terms of
their improvement in living standard, access to basic needs and services,
availability of employment opportunities, decrease in market prices of
essential commodities and so on. They do not consider implementation of other
infrastructure development projects as exceptional performance of the
government.
The Oli led government should
have outlined its year-wise plan on a priority basis, focussing on pro-people programmes,
in addition to other national level infrastructure development program and
implemented them accordingly. It would be still wise for this government to
formulate such a plan for the next three years and implement them accordingly
so that the government is able to pin-pointedly show the implemented program to
the people rather than vaguely claim extraordinary performance. The government
has given enough room for the other political parties and common people to hit
at it for its failure to meet their expectations.
Rai
Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
