Baglung Candidates Present Unified Agenda for Development and Legal Reform

Baglung. Candidates from Baglung-1 presented their electoral agendas from a single platform. Eight candidates participating in the 'Direct Dialogue' held at Aishwarya Park in Baglung Bazaar on Tuesday evening committed to resolving legal complexities hindering Baglung's development and prosperity. They stated that education, health, employment, and transportation would be their top priorities.

Nepali Congress candidate Bhim Shrish said he would work on developing village enterprises and marketing local produce to stop migration. Shrish outlined a plan to create an environment for people to stay in villages through project governance, ensuring good governance and job creation. He mentioned the necessity of completing long-stalled projects and correcting policy errors, stating he would play a role in this.

Shrish said, "The main problem in Baglung is unemployment; thousands of our brothers have had to go abroad for jobs, causing much fertile land in the villages to turn barren. Now we must make the villages green and create an environment for general citizens to stay in the villages, for which I will play my role."

CPN-UML candidate Hirabahadur Khatri stated he would lay the foundation for prosperous Baglung through infrastructure development. He noted that citizens are disheartened because infrastructure projects started years ago remain incomplete, and he would play a role in policy reform for their long-term solution. KC shared his plan to embark on a journey of prosperity through good governance and local development.

"Despite having great potential in this area, we have lagged behind; we need to identify the potential here. My goal is to lead the district's development agenda. I am determined to connect citizens who lack basic services from the state, poverty, and illiteracy with development, and to build a prosperous Baglung by formulating policies according to the demands and needs of the citizens."

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Sushil Khadka stated that development cannot occur without connecting youth to employment. He committed to creating employment through green development, pledging to employ youth in the Himalayan cleaning campaign and environmental sectors. Khadka shared that he would lead in accelerating stalled development and work according to the demands and needs of the youth.

He said, "Corruption has increased because the old parties have failed to work. We have had to come forward because the country could not be built by the leaders who have run the state power for a long time. Now it is our responsibility to formulate new policies and fulfill the hopes and expectations of the people. I am committed to working accordingly."

Nepali Communist Party (CPN)-Rastriya Janamorcha alliance candidate Krishna Prasad Adhikari stated that good governance and protecting national independence are the primary responsibilities. He mentioned that attempts are being made to attack the nation and nationality recently, and this must be countered. He committed to working on reforming policies that hinder Baglung's development and prosperity. 

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) candidate Kalyan Bikram Acharya stated he would lead the campaign for the establishment of Hinduism and monarchy and the abolition of the provincial level. He argued that the expensive provincial structure imposes a huge financial burden on the state. 

Pragatisheel Loktantrik Party leader Chitra Sapkota stated that youth are the agents of change and promised to formulate policies to create an environment for them to stay in their own country. Sapkota mentioned that due to the growing unemployment problem, it is difficult to find young manpower in the villages, and he would work to connect them with entrepreneurship there. 

Humanitarian Party leader Bhakta Bahadur Bika stated he would stand against discrimination and untouchability against humans. Bika shared that many citizens still face caste, class, and regional discrimination in the current situation, and he would fight for justice against it.

CPN Maoist's Tek Bahadur KC shared a plan to create employment by forming an 'Agriculture Brigade' to stop rising unemployment. He committed to working towards fulfilling the goals that the people's war for the country's change failed to achieve.