Nepali Congress UML MP Padmakumari Aryal Comments on Government Policy and Program
News Summary
- Deputy leader of UML parliamentary party, Padmakumari Aryal, stated that the government’s policy and program failed to meet the people’s expectations.
- She highlighted the absence of clear vision, implementation basis, and bold resolve to transform people’s lives in the policy document.
- Aryal emphasized that her criticism is not opposition for opposition’s sake, but because the policy and program is a shared national document.
April 14, Kathmandu – Padmakumari Aryal, deputy leader of the Nepali Congress UML parliamentary party, has remarked that the government’s presented policy and program did not address the expectations of the people.
During the policy and program discussion held in the House of Representatives on Thursday, Aryal noted that despite the extraordinary hopes the public had placed on the current government, the policy and program did not fulfill their trust.
She criticized the document for lacking a clear vision, foundational plans for implementation, and a courageous commitment to transform people’s lives. According to her, the document contains words but no vision; declarations but no clear guidelines; slogans without any foundation for execution.
“The Nepali people had exceptional expectations from this government. They anticipated a shift in governance style, a change in state philosophy, and a re-prioritization. Sadly, the policy and program presented by the government did not address the people’s hopes, enthusiasm, or trust,” she said. “Reading this policy and program feels like there are only words, no vision. There are declarations, but no directions. Slogans exist, but there is no basis for implementation.”
Aryal pointed out that the leadership, which describes itself as a novel-thinking government, failed to bring innovation and clarity in the document. She added that there is no clear distinction between policy and program. She expressed dissatisfaction on the removal of the national commitment of “Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali” from the policy and program.
“This self-proclaimed government of new thinking has produced a document with neither novelty nor clarity nor a bold resolve to change people’s lives. It is difficult to even distinguish between what is policy and what is program,” she stated. “This policy and program is not only the government’s document but a shared national document. We all desire its excellence. Therefore, my criticism is not opposition for the sake of opposition.”