Communist Party Nears Finalization of Election Manifesto Focused on Governance and Employment

Kathmandu. The Nepali Communist Party (NCP) has stated that the draft of its election manifesto for the House of Representatives elections scheduled for Falgun 21 is in its final stages. The NCP had formed a manifesto drafting committee led by leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

The committee includes leaders Dev Gurung, Ramesh Hamal, Pampha Bhusal, Girirajmani Pokharel, Rajendra Shrestha, Shakti Basnet, and 25 others. Committee member Hamal informed that since the draft is in its final phase, it will be made public in a few days.

‘The draft of the manifesto has been prepared. Some issues remain to be settled. We will publish it within a week,’ he told Ratopati. Hamal informed that the manifesto has been prepared focusing on community-based socialism, good governance, employment, tourism, and production.

Regarding the manifesto, he said, ‘We have incorporated programs related to community-based socialism in the manifesto. It will primarily focus on good governance, employment, tourism, and production. Preparations are underway to finalize it by incorporating the spirit of the Gen-Z movement.’

Coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' had stated in an interview on Monday that the manifesto would focus on good governance, increased production, and job creation.

‘The core will focus on good governance, increased production, and job creation. Because the campaign against corruption is our campaign. The campaign for increased production and job creation is our campaign. It comes with the objective of creating an environment for Nepali youth to stay within the country and also bringing back the youth who have gone abroad,’ he had said.

Prachanda clarified that the focus is on how to build community-based socialism, how to modernize agriculture, how to revolutionize the energy sector, how to develop infrastructure from the local level for tourism development, how to accelerate and speed up physical infrastructure development, and how to improve international relations.

Another member of the drafting committee, Rajendra Shrestha, informed that the manifesto has been prepared to address the demands of the Gen-Z generation. Shrestha stated that it has been sent to coordinator Prachanda for final approval, and it will be made public after approval.

‘The focus angle is different this time compared to the past. It has been written to address the demands and issues raised by the Gen-Z movement. Our party has been raising the issues of Gen-Z since the time the constitution was promulgated. We had registered a ‘note of dissent’ on the issues of identity, directly elected executive president, and inclusion back then. Therefore, we are the true guardians of Gen-Z. The manifesto has been prepared accordingly,’ he said.