Progressive Democratic Party Candidates Unveil Election Manifestos in Makwanpur

Makwanpur. Candidates from the Progressive Democratic Party have publicized their electoral commitments for the two constituencies in Makwanpur district for the upcoming House of Representatives election.

During a press conference on Monday, Tej Prasad Upreti (Ramesh), the candidate for Makwanpur Constituency-1, and Santosh Bista, the candidate for Makwanpur-2, publicly announced their electoral commitments.

Having been active in the election campaign since filing their candidacies, they have made economic prosperity, good governance, and the fundamental rights of citizens their main agenda. Candidate Bista of Makwanpur-2 is a permanent resident of Bahungau, Thaha Municipality-3. Bista, who holds a Master's degree in Political Science from Tribhuvan University, is active in the industry and trade sector and holds the responsibility of Central Member and Special Provincial Committee Co-In-charge of the Pragatishil Loktantrik Party (PrLoPa).

He spent six months in military custody and two years in prison during the People's War. Bista, who has visited 8 countries, has put forward a revolutionary plan to legalize cannabis cultivation for medicinal use and establish a processing industry for the development of his constituency.

He also expressed commitment to prioritizing the Kathmandu-Chitlang road as a national pride project, modernizing the Kulekhani-Pharping road, and initiating the construction of an expressway connecting Kathmandu-Thaha-Kailash to Chitwan and Pokhara.

Prioritizing education and health, he announced free education up to Grade 12, a 15-bed hospital in every municipality, and ambulance service in every ward. His main goal is to stop migration by creating employment through herbs, mining, and forest-based industries.

Similarly, the candidate for Makwanpur-1, 39-year-old Tej Prasad Upreti (Ramesh), is a resident of Bastipur, Hetauda-19. Upreti, who has a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and is currently studying for his Master's, is in the electoral fray.

He has put forward agendas such as a directly elected executive president, 'Jan Lokpal' for corruption control, the right to recall, and the abolition of middlemen in agriculture. He expressed commitment to establishing youth not only as the bearers of the future but also as partners in power in the present.

He committed to formulating a master plan for tourism development, controlling river erosion, scientific agriculture system, guaranteeing free education and health as fundamental rights of citizens, developing the urban area of Hetauda in a systematic manner, ending the double taxation system, developing a technology-friendly curriculum alongside free education, and establishing health treatment facilities as a right.