As the provinces are observing the 6th establishment day of province assemblies, strengthening of province governments has been voiced strongly. The effectiveness of province government has been linked to enforcement of federalism as well.
In this connection, Chief of Gandaki Province, Prithvi Man Gurung, has viewed federal democratic republic should be people's culture and lifestyle. It helps people realize change in system, he argued.
Addressing a program organized to observe the establishment day here Monday, Gurung reminded even a year has elapsed since the second term of province assembly commenced. Province assembly and government have been burdened to act responsibly and up to people's aspiration, he urged.
The law-making and development activities forwarded by province government are linked to true enforcement of federalism, according to him. The Gandaki people have pinned much hope on their province representatives, Gurung reminded.
He further said, "In the first term of province assembly, many laws were enacted, thereby paving foundation for stability. Now, further activities should be carried out based on these so that achievements could be realized."
Gurung suggested the government that it forwarded new schemes for industrialization, creation of job, development works, health, housing, security, education and good governance. Further seriousness is warranted, he underscored.
On the occasion, Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pande, viewed they were working for full implementation of federal democratic system as per constitution's guideline. It is present need to ensure democratic dividend to the people by reinforcing democracy, he said, adding that province assembly could be further functional for it. Beneficiaries should realize inclusive and just distribution of democratic entitlements, Pande argued.
The present constitution is dubbed the best charter in terms of constitutionalism, so province assembly's role is pivotal to make constitution meaningful. He also shared that a concept paper on second five-year plan in province was approved and formulation of second periodic plan was at final stage. CM Pande vowed province government could not afford to repeat past mistakes.
Similarly, UML leader and former Chief Minister Khagaraj Adhikari viewed province is the beauty of federalism. So relevance of province must be reflected in its activities, he suggested, adding that centralist mindset should be shunned. All sides' cooperation is imperative to fortify province structures, according to him.
CPM (Maoist Centre) leader Hari Bahadur Chuman informed that more than 60 laws were made by the Gandaki Province. Although the laws under exclusive rights were made, laws under concurrent rights were awaited. (RSS)
