Government delivers noticeably after democratic republic: Home Minister Lekhak

Bhaktapur: The Minister for Home Affairs, Ramesh Lekhak, has said the government has delivered noticeably since the democratic republic in the country.

Inaugurating a newly constructed building for the Juddha Barunyantra (Fire Brigade) Office at Dudhpati of Bhaktapur today, the Minister said,’ It is wrong to establish the narrative that nothing else happened in the country even after the historic political transformations.’

Minister Lekhak said he is confident that the Nepali citizens have not forgotten the then-king Gyanendra Shah’s move to take over power unilaterally by suppressing democracy. He reminded the citizens of the loss of their rights during the takeover of Gyanendra.

Media was seized, journalists were threatened, the voices of citizens were silenced, and the Press and citizens have not forgotten such steps; that is why they don’t see an alternative to the existing system, that is republic, according to the Minister.

‘I don’t mean that the country is problem-free. Indeed, the delivery has not met the citizens’ aspirations, and they will be gradually resolved,’ he added.

The unilateral system suppresses the citizens’ voices and those of the media, while democracy ensures an atmosphere for amplifying the voices of citizens, driving the nation towards prosperity, the Minister said.

On the occasion, RSS Bhaktapur correspondent Ramesh Giri, journalists Peshal Acharya, Pushkar Raj Budathoki and Lila Shrestha were honoured. Home Secretary Gokarnamani Subedi said that of the cases of fire occurred so far in the country, 94 percent are human-caused, and the remaining four percent are accidental.

He stressed the need to put the firefighter on standby for potential emergencies at any time.

According to Office Chief Bijay Prasad Dhaubhadel, the office was established in 2001 BS. Federal Urban and Building Construction Project Chief Ramesh Thapaliya said the building was constructed at a total cost of Rs 57 million and 698 thousand.

RSS