KATHMANDU, Dec 28: CPN (Maoist Centre) leader Surendra Karki has presented a supplementary report with a proposal to include it in the political report presented by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal during the closed session of the party's ongoing 8th National General Convention.
The supplementary report entitled 'Some Supplementary and Some New Ideas' questions the practices going on in the name of the existing federalism and inclusiveness. The author has argued that the situation has not moved ahead as per their thinking.
The proposal states that the all-round development of democracy would be impossible unless there is wider participation of people in the policy-making process.
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The intention behind embracing federalism in the country, leader Karki said, was for availing government services to people at their doorsteps with their own participation. Karki, who is known as an intellectual leader in the Maoist Centre, has also maintained that federalism has failed to meet the expectations of people..
"We had made federalism our political agenda with the objective so that policies would be formulated on irrigation canals, bridges, taps, roads, health post, school etc by holding a meeting in the ground, resting places, school premises and on traditional Nepali mats and rugs," Karki said in his political proposal.
He has expressed his dissatisfaction over the way federalism has been practiced in the country, saying: "It was not at all our objective that the people's representatives of this poor country would travel in expensive government vehicles and organize lavish parties on special occasions like birthdays etc. Federalism has brought a portion of the budget to the local level but there is no mechanism for its proper allocation and monitoring."
Leader Karki has also commented on the activities taking place in the name of inclusiveness. He has stressed on making the inclusiveness provision meaningful and not just implementing it in tokenism.
Similarly, the proposal dwells on the international scenario, domestic situation, the party's upcoming agenda, among other topics. He has proposed mandatory allocation of 10 percent of the total budget amount or more to education and at least 10 percent of the total budget to health in the units where the CPN (Maoist Centre)'s members have won the election from.
He has also stated that efforts would be made to implement this policy in places where the party has a strong presence and that the party would take special initiatives for the proper utilization of this amount.
Similarly, he has proposed mobilizing the party committees to give special emphasis on agriculture and environmental tourism.
