Janadesh Party Unveils Manifesto, Pledging Grounded Plans Over 'Illusory Dreams'

Kathmandu. The Janadesh Party Nepal has publicly released its upcoming election manifesto. The manifesto, unveiled on Saturday, expresses a commitment to implementing plans based on ground realities rather than the 'illusory dreams' often promised by traditional political parties.

The party announced in its manifesto the establishment of a 'Martyr and Injured Family Welfare Fund' to honor the families of martyrs and the injured. This fund will provide special scholarships, health insurance, and pensions to the families of martyrs and the injured from the recent 'Genji' movement in Bhadra, as well as other historical movements.
For economic prosperity, the party aims to identify at least one tourist destination in all 753 local levels, creating over 350,000 jobs annually. The manifesto includes a plan to train and deploy local youth as guides, for homestays, and in digital promotion in these tourist areas, which will be operated in partnership between the federal, provincial, and local governments.
Prioritizing reforms in the justice system, the Janadesh Party stated it will form a 'Special Economic Crimes Court' to deliver justice to victims of loan sharks, microfinance institutions, and cooperatives. 

The party committed to imposing strict penalties on the guilty and returning the savings of victims to their respective accounts. Furthermore, a plan was put forward to enact legislation establishing a 'Case Disposal Deadline' to end delays in the judiciary.

On issues of social justice, the party has adopted a policy of forming a monitoring committee to ensure daughters' mandatory participation in property division (inheritance) and providing interest-free loans to make single women self-reliant. Strict provisions are included in the manifesto, such as deploying municipal police to take action against guilty landlords who discriminate against students living in rented rooms in urban areas based on caste, region, or gender, and even barring them from renting houses in the future.

Considering agriculture as the backbone of the economy, the party plans to create a separate government mechanism to eliminate middlemen and market farmers' produce by setting a minimum support price. Aiming to reduce agricultural imports and increase exports over the next 10 years, the party prioritized the slogan 'Water to Every Home and Irrigation to Every Field'.

Claiming qualitative improvement in the standard of government hospitals and schools, the party stated it will arrange special training to make the teaching profession more dignified and prestigious than other professions. The concept of 'Digital Nepal,' aiming to transition the country to a completely cashless and paperless administration within the next 5 years, is also mentioned in the manifesto.
Addressing the challenges of climate change, the Janadesh Party announced it will adopt a green development policy and set a target to achieve an average annual economic growth rate of 6.5 to 7.5 percent in the next five years.