Bhadrapur, Jan. 10 : Nepali Congress General Secretary Sushil Koirala has said that everyone has been expressing concern over the institutionalization of corruption in the country.

Chief guest Mr Koirala made this remark while addressing the talk programme on the role of the press in checking increasing corruption organised by the Nepal Press Union, Jhapa here today.

The nc General Secretary expressed the view that the Nepali Congress and other political parties should shoulder equal responsibility for checking corruption.

Stating that the mafias were taking advantage of the political instability in the country, Mr Koirala said the extreme rightists and leftists were plotting to weaken democracy in the country.

Stating that the mediapersons should carryout their duties in a more responsible manner to encounter the challenges of corruption, aberrations and terrorism faced by the country, the nc general Secretary said that party and the government would extend all possible cooperation if the mediapersons involved in this task were threatened.

Assistant Minister for Commerce Narendra Bikram Nemwang said that the Nepali Congress party has issued clear directives to the government to remove corruption and aberrations and to run the government in a transparent manner.

Mr Nemwang said that the government had taken steps to resolve the problems faced by the country despite some weaknesses.

Expressing the view that the people had handed over to the Nepali Congress the responsibility of building the future of the country, nc central member and mp Krishna Prasad Sitaula said that improvements had to be made at Singha Durbar to check corruption.

mp dr Gopal Prasad Koirala said efforts should be made from the village to the central level to contain the problem of corruption which is becoming more complex in the country.

Former nc central member Bhubikram Nemwang said that the mediapersons should not hesitate to express their views in connection with corruption and other aberrations taking place in the society.

Chief of the Nepali Congress central office press section Purusottam Dahal, president of the Nepal Press Union (npu) Kulchandra Wagle, former president npu Tara Baral, npu founder member Shobhakar Parajuli, npu central council member Chintamani Dahal expressed their views on the inter-relations between democracy and the press.

At the function chaired by npu district president Lok Raj Dhakal, nc district president Sudhir Shivakoti, chief district officer Dilliraj Joshi, Krishna Dharabasi of npu and others also expressed their views.