Kathmandu, Oct 22: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Jagdish Kharel, has said the political dialogue the government held on Tuesday created atmosphere for election.
For the first time since the formation of present government, a dialogue was held with major political leaders and government in a bid to create atmosphere for election and good governance.
The 5-hour-long meeting witnessed the expectation of political parties and government’s position to hold the March 5 election in a free and fair manner. The meeting with the representatives of seven major political parties was held at a call of Prime Minister Sushila Karki at her official residence, Baluwatar.
PM Karki reiterated government’s stance on holding the election on the slated date. “It was a very positive discussion with the political parties. Most of them were positive towards election that encouraged the government to forward activities,” Minister Kharel shared before media after the meeting on Tuesday night.
“All stakeholders including political parties and Gen-Z have presented themselves with utmost responsibility to help in building atmosphere for election,” Kharel, also the spokesperson of the government, said, adding that the ministers and security agencies were working untiringly for this.
It was a serious and thorough discussion for election, corruption control and security situation. The political parties were informed on the government preparation for election.
The government also sought cooperation from political parties to build security situation for holding election in a free and fair way. Although PM Karki had held one-to-one meetings with top political leaders, this collective discussion has further helped in building trust, according to the Spokesperson.
Moreover, the government was recognized by all sides- political parties, Gen-Z and the international community. Even the investigation on loss of lives and property and necessary action featured the meeting.
In view of Minister Kharel, the country was normalized after a month since Gen-Z protest, thereby building political trust and environment for talk.
He further shared that the Cabinet would be expanded immediately after Tihar festival.
Gagan Kumar Thapa and Prakash Sharan Mahat from the Nepali Congress, Shankar Pokharel and Pradip Gyawali from the CPN UML, Barsha Man Pun and Pampha Bhusal from the CPN (Maoist Centre), Swarnim Wagle and Sobhita Gautam from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, Rajendra Pandey and Prakash Jwala from the CPN (Unified Socialist), Rajendra Gurung and Mohan Shrestha from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Upendra Yadav and Prakash Adhikari from the Janata Samajbadi Party, and others attended the meeting.
Those from government sides were PM Karki, Finance Minister Rameshwor Khanal, Energy Minister Kulman Ghising, Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, Minister for Agriculture Dr Madan Pariyar, Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kharel and PM’s Chief Advisor, Ajay Bhadra Khanal.
