Elders raise voice against anomalies

March 29, 2000
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Kathmandu Mar. 29: MP Rajeswor Devkota, speaking during special time of the meeting of  the National Assembly today, said that as it is regrettable to annul the registration of any political party in the country where there is a  multiparty democratic system, all the political parties have to draw their attention towards this.

He said there should be no politicisation by any party or government in the programmes brought in  the name of such honourable late leaders as B.P. Koirala and   Ganesh Man Singh.

Gaura Koirala of the cpn-uml  expressed condemnation on the misbehaviour meted out by the police to the women and mps staging a sit in at the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare in protest of the use of the women’s awareness and income generation programme by the ruling party for fulfilling its selfish political motives and questioned as to what can be the state of the ordinary women where women mps are not safe themselves.

Ganga Dutta Joshi of the Nepali Congress said as the overall development of the country is not possible without the development of the tourism sector, the government should give attention to the development of the  touristically and religiously important sites of the far western  development region.

He  also drew the attention of the government towards the non operation of air services besides Dhangadhi despite existing infrastructure in eight district airports of the far western development region.

MP Mohan Raj Sharma said it is a wrong to set a tradition that the programmes brought out by any government should benefit its own party workers  and added that the major political parties should be able to play a leading role in making the democratic system more stronger.

Tham Maya Thapa of the cpn-uml accused the government of misusing the women’s awareness and income generation programme by not using it in the interest of the Nepalese women.

She called for action against the persons misbehaving with the women and mps sitting peacefully in front of the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare pressing for their demands.

Dr. Ram Man Shrestha of the cpn-ml accused the government of being indifferent to frequent demands put forward by the concerned persons to resolve the problems of the education sector.

Bijul Kumar Biswokarma of the Nepali Congress said it is not proper for the opposition to protest against any programmes put forward by the government just for the sake of protesting. He drew the attention of the government towards the tyranny meted out  to the Chamar community of Lahan Municipality in Siraha district.

He  called for taking steps for activating the treaties and agreements of the United Nations where Nepal is a party to it.

Earlier speaking at the zero hour of today’s meeting  Shanta Manawi of the cpn-uml accused the government for using the B. P. with the Poor, Ganesh Man Peace Campaign, women awareness and the income generation programme, and the youth self employment programmes for the benefit of the Nepali Congress party workers.