The Sushila Karki government has completed 100 days in office with a lot on its plate and big hopes from the public. The Karki government was formed on the strength of the Gen Z protests that had rocked the country in September. PM Karki's first and foremost job was to get things under control and bring back order while still listening to the Gen Z youths and others, who put her into office. Also, the government took over with no parliament and only six months to hold elections. Now, while discharging its day-to-day affairs successfully, the government is effortful to fulfill the mandate it received. Besides maintaining law and order effectively and starting reconstruction of the damaged properties, the Karki administration must hold the March election successfully. Even though things are not as simple as many have thought due to difficulties posed by political groups, the Karki government is still moving forward with election preparations. The security plans are now ready, as several units for the March 5 general election are up and running inside the security teams. They have also started meetings to coordinate things regionally. The Election Commission got a budget of Rs 6.73 billion. Even after setting the election date, they registered 837,000 new voters, and most of them are young.
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The police have retrieved most of the stolen weapons, and the repaired police stations are open now. Plus, the president has issued a new ordinance related to the election. These actions show what they intend to do. The government claimed it has stopped shady stuff in procurement and is going after idle contractors, cutting back on unnecessary expenses, and calling back a lot of security people who were being used for personal reasons. It has also shut down lots of offices, cut some staff positions, moved Rs 119 billion to important projects, pushed a strategy to help small businesses get back on their feet, and handled over 50,000 complaints. It has also made sure that the Melamchi water is flowing regularly and added more power to the grid. Though it has not fixed everything, as 100 days are not enough, it has shown it has tried making things better.
Right now, there's a huge argument going on for the revival of the dissolved House of Representatives. UML leaders and a bunch of NC politicians are pushing to bring back the old, dissolved House. This might seem like the easy way out for these leaders. But, for everyone else, especially the young people who brought the parties to their knees during September protests, the House revival would be a disappointing outcome. The youths were angry at the whole system that kept putting the same people in charge. Bringing back the old House will give continuity to the same faces in power. For the Gen Z youths and a large section of the population, elections are a better way out to reset our system. They have been asking that the right to reset should lie with voters. Plus, elections calm things down between the current government and the parties because the next step is decided by votes. When the elections happen on time, the nation has a chance to actually choose its future. That's what the Karki government should really be focusing on—not promising everything will be perfect, but making sure the vote takes place on schedule so people can have their say.
