At a time when the royal address of His Majesty the King on the occasion of completion of one year of royal takeover is facing criticism, people from different walks of life have said that the address was relevant in the present circumstance.
Speaking at an interaction in the capital on Thursday, foreign policy expert Dr Mohan Prasad Lohani said His Majesty’s address to the nation on Wednesday reaffirmed the monarch’s commitment to give dynamism to country’s politics, economy and diplomacy.
He said that improvements had been recorded in various fronts in one year since His Majesty assumed executive power in February 2005.
Diwakar Panta, secretary and chief of human rights watchdog at the Prime Minister’s Office, said that the human rights situation had been improved after February 1, 2005 in comparison to the earlier period.
He reiterated government commitment to human rights laws and informed arrangements had been made to set up human rights cells in all security bases across the country to give security personnel adequate exposure to the importance of human rights.
Coming down heavily to the rights organizations, Pant said some human rights organisations are campaigning only for political rights undermining the rights of a nation and citizen’s right to life.
He informed that Royal Nepalese Army had taken action against 160 personnel on rights abuse charges. Twenty Nepal Police members also faced action.
Dr Dharma Bahadur Thapa said that the security situation has improved remarkably in the recent months with the capacity of the terrorists to harm the forces drastically gone down.
Surendra Bir Malakar, second vice president of Nepal Chamber of Commerce, said that His Majesty’s address had rekindled hopes among the citizens and instilled confidence in the business community.
Meanwhile, various persons of Siraha district and the general public have expressed their views in support of the Royal Proclamation addressed to the nation by His Majesty King Gyanendra, reports state run news agency Rastriya Samachar Samiti.
In, Kavre, the District Development Committee organised a peace rally on Thursday to welcome the address to the nation by His Majesty the King.