KATHMANDU, Aug 27: The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to provide Rs 5 million in financial assistance for the rescue and relief of victims of the Bhotekoshi floods in Rasuwa.
The party has also decided to suspend all political and organizational activities indefinitely and focus its resources entirely on disaster response.
The decisions were made at a party secretariat meeting held Wednesday to assess the extensive loss of life and property caused by the floods in Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha, Nawalparasi and other districts.
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According to a statement issued by RSP General Secretary Bipin Kumar Acharya, the Rs5 million will be provided to the government’s relief fund through the single-window mechanism.
The party has also urged others to channel relief support through a single mechanism to ensure transparency and effectiveness in distribution.
RSP committees, members and supporters from the central level to local levels have been instructed to coordinate with local administrations and security agencies and participate in rescue operations through the party’s Rapid Action Team (RAT). Former RAT coordinator Ashish Thapa has been given overall responsibility for coordinating the response.
The party has urged the government to intensify the search for missing people, immediately deploy specialized medical teams to prevent potential outbreaks of disease in flood-affected areas and prepare a concrete long-term rehabilitation plan.
RSP has also urged the public to rely only on official government information and refrain from spreading misinformation and rumors on social media.
