KATHMANDU, Nov 4: Prime Minister Sushila Karki has started continuous consultations with concerned stakeholders to ensure timely elections. Recently, she has already consulted with Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Devraj Ghimire, Deputy Speaker Indira Rana Magar, National Assembly Chair Narayan Dahal, and Vice Chair Bimala Ghimire.
On Monday, she participated in more than a dozen meetings, of which about half a dozen were focused on election-related matters.
After holding discussions with provincial chief ministers on Sunday, Prime Minister Karki met with the Speaker and the National Assembly Chair on Monday. On the same day, she held discussions not only with the heads of security agencies but also with the Chief Secretary and other government employees.
Similarly, she also met with the staff of the Parliament Secretariat. During those meetings, she directed all sides to help create an environment suitable for elections.
After Monday’s discussions with concerned bodies, Prime Minister Karki issued a 14-point directive to government employees. During the meeting, she urged the security forces and civil servants to act more responsibly, as they represent a permanent government.
“The government is fully focused on the elections. I have already held talks and consultations with everyone. You must now help create the environment for it. The government will not back down under any circumstances,” Karki said in the meeting with the Chief Secretary.
She said she has been continuously holding talks with the Election Commission, security agencies, political parties, and other stakeholders to create a favorable environment for the polls. “For the election preparations, perform your respective duties efficiently and responsibly,” she added.
Prime Minister Karki said that the permanent government and civil servants will play a key role in creating an environment for elections. “The permanent government must take the lead in ensuring a suitable environment for elections,” she said.
She also directed officials to immediately prepare a report on the damage caused to infrastructure during the Gen Z movement and to formulate policies and action plans for reconstruction before the elections. She instructed them to ensure uninterrupted public service by arranging immediate procurement or alternative service delivery for damaged physical structures, machinery, and equipment.
“You are the permanent government. I believe you will fulfill your duties and responsibilities with integrity, using your knowledge, skills, and experience. I have faith that you will uphold the trust placed in you by the new generation to ensure prosperity, development, good governance, equality, and a corruption-free administration,” she said.
She emphasized the need to enhance coordination, facilitation, and cooperation with the private sector to boost morale and improve the industrial environment. The prime minister also instructed officials to adopt measures to increase public trust in the government and raise the morale of civil servants and security personnel.
She directed ministries to prepare and implement blueprints to bring about tangible improvements in corruption control, good governance, and effective service delivery — in line with the spirit of the Gen Z movement — so that all citizens can experience visible changes. She also instructed them to organize a meeting on foreign affairs in the presence of all ministers and provincial chief ministers.
Referring to the spirit of the Gen Z movement of September 8 and 9, Prime Minister Karki directed all ministries to prepare and implement blueprints to ensure visible reforms in corruption control, good governance, and service delivery. She also instructed the Ministry of Finance to strictly enforce its circular on maintaining fiscal discipline and ensuring effective and result-oriented use of public funds.
Likewise, she directed the concerned authorities to take necessary steps to enhance coordination and trust between the government and the private sector, improve the morale of security personnel and civil servants, and prepare a plan to make the transfer and promotion system of employees systematic, transparent, predictable, and fair. She also instructed officials to organize a meeting on diplomatic affairs in the presence of newly appointed ministers and provincial chief ministers.