RSP Leader Balen Shah Pledges to Transform Far-West Nepal into 'Near-West' During Election Rally

Kathmandu. Senior leader of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Balen Shah, stated that the party's agenda is to transform the Far-West region into 'Sunajik Paschim' (Near-West). Speaking for about three and a half minutes at a party election rally organized in the Far-West on Wednesday, he said, "I had a dream yesterday morning of the Far-West being developed, the nation being developed. The party that will fulfill that dream is the Rastriya Swatantra Party."

Emphasizing education, health, and infrastructure development, he stated, "The poor who have no money in their pockets must receive education and healthcare; that is our agenda. A road that takes twenty years to build in two years must be built in one and a half years."

He also stressed the need to end political prejudice in road construction. Highlighting the tourism potential of the Far-West, he said there is no need to talk about making it like Switzerland.

"The mother of Switzerland, Badimalika, Ramaroshan, and Khaptad National Park are right here," he said, "We Nepalis have become like people who don't realize the wealth they possess." He added that they came to ask for work rather than votes.

Full Text of the Address

Namaskar.

What's the news?

Are we doing well or not? I had a dream yesterday morning of the Far-West being developed, the nation being developed. The party that will fulfill that dream is the Rastriya Swatantra Party. Did you understand, Bhauji?

The poor who have no money in their pockets must receive education; that is our agenda. The poor who have no money in their pockets must receive healthcare; that is our agenda. A road that takes twenty years to build in two years must be built in one and a half years; that is our agenda. Whether it's tied to a tree, laid down on the road, or locked in a cage, the road must be built. Here, they say, 'I don't have votes in this region, so why build the road here?' 'I don't have votes in this region, so why build the road?'

If the Rastriya Swatantra Party goes into government, it will build roads for Congress to travel on, roads for UML to travel on, roads for Maoists to travel on. It will build roads for all Nepali people to travel on. People say we must make the country like Switzerland. The mother of Switzerland, Badimalika, is right here; why make it Switzerland? The pinnacle of Switzerland, Ramaroshan, is right here; why make it Switzerland? Khaptad National Park is right here; why make it Switzerland? We Nepalis are people who don't realize the wealth we possess. We haven't even been able to showcase what we have.

The Far-West has not been connected. The Far-West will be connected the day there are many artists from the Far-West. Artists with eight lakh subscribers, one million subscribers, but their songs are not played in the squares of Kathmandu.

The day songs from the Far-West are played in the squares of Kathmandu, only then will the Far-West be connected to Kathmandu. First, the songs must be played, then the voice will be heard, and then the demands will be met. It sounds small, but that is the agenda of the Rastriya Swatantra Party. The Far-West must be made 'Sunajik Paschim'; that is the agenda of the Rastriya Swatantra Party.

I am very happy to have met you all here today. I am not a very talkative person. The Rastriya Swatantra Party has not come here to ask for your votes, but to ask for work; give us work! Even if you don't vote for us, the Rastriya Swatantra Party will develop the Far-West. We have come to ask for work; give our candidates, our party members, a list of our tasks, saying, 'This is what we need done.' It's okay if you don't vote; just give us a list of tasks, and the Rastriya Swatantra Party will show results by working.

Huh? Don't look at the eyes, look at the work. I won't speak much. Thank you very much. The Far-West is no longer far; sending lots of love to you all. I love you.