Bharatpur, Jan. 19: Declaring open a three day meeting District Council of Chitwan district development committee here Tuesday, Minister of State for Land Reform and Management Dr Gangadhar Lamsal said the government was determined to resolve the problems confronting the Nepalese society.

It would be better for the opposition parties to press themselves ahead in keeping with the popular sentiments than showing the resorting to rhetoric exuberance, Minister of State Lamsal said.

Pointing to the programmes such as the Visheshwar with the Poor and the Ganeshman Singh Peace Campaign and women’s awakening the government launched for the people’s welfare, he said, “Terrorist activity and use of brute force can never finish off democracy, and bearing this in mind, those indulging in such acts should come forward for dialogue if they wanted public well-being.

MP Kashinath Adhikari spoke on the Local Governance Act, while MP Sabitri Bogati stressed need to formulate projects for the backward people.

MP Bhim Bahadur Shrestha said Nepali Congress won’t govern at gunpoint, urging those who were trying to thwart democracy at gun point to take initiative for public welfare.

Nepali Congress district president Tek Prasad Gurung, CPN-UML secretary Hari Prasad Sapkota, RPP district chairman Nana Prasad Bhattarai and chief district officer Tikaram Aryal said co-operation of all was necessary to maintain law and order in the country.