Since you came to power, you have not solved the crisis in the Tarai-Madhes, you have not done anything to bring oil from China and your talk about ending load-shedding within a year looks like a joke on the hardships of the people. Instead of talking big, you should take concrete steps to complete one task at a time.
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: As the first prime minister after the promulgation of the new constitution on September 20, 2015, Nepalis looked up to you as someone who would safeguard the constitutional values. However, you have been the frontrunner in violating the new constitution by forming a jumbo 40-member cabinet, while Article 76 of the constitution prohibits formation of cabinet of more than 25 members. You chose to expand the cabinet on the very day we reported deaths of eight earthquake victims in Sindhupalchowk due to extreme cold. You, sitting in ivory tower are oblivious to the everyday sufferings of the people and the country's slide toward complete destruction.
It has been more than two and a half months since you took the oath of office. You came to power during a very difficult time of Indian economic blockade and the ongoing Tarai-Madhes protests. People expected that you would expedite some of the work left unresolved by the Koirala government. Your love for satire and zingers gave people an impression that you would stick to your words and rescue everyday woes of Nepalis. People waited patiently in queue to get half a cylinder of cooking gas for days, yet you chose to ignore their sufferings and busy yourself designing strategies to prolong your hold on power.
Black market is thriving. There are enough evidences to show that some of your very own people and senior government officials are making a killing out of the crisis. Gas bullets and oil tankers from India vanish before they reach scheduled destinations. A senior official from the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) recently said that trading of petroleum products are carried out in consent from the highest levels of government. This reminds us of the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, who is reported to have at least 100 most expensive cars while his people die of starvation.
Perhaps you are under an illusion that money will buy elections in future so that you don't have to worry about people's approval at this time. May be your coterie of advisers have kept you in a bubble while they siphon off millions from state coffers at the expense of your ultimate political suicide. Or it may be that you simply do not have time to think of people's sufferings. All of the above might very well be true.
Since you came to power, you have not solved the crisis in the Tarai-Madhes, you have not done anything to bring oil from China and your talk about ending load-shedding within a year looks like a joke on the hardships of the people. Instead of talking big, you should take concrete steps to complete one task at a time.
At a time when earthquake victims are dying of cold, how long are people to wait for your government to spring into action and for normalcy to return? When will you be serious about ensuring the smooth flow of essentials, including petroleum products, in the market, so that our children do not have to miss school? How long are we to wait to see small children in Tarai-Madhes go back to school without fear? When can we simply live a normal life?
Prime Minister Oli, enough is enough!