Shram Sanskriti Party Chair Harka Sampang Unveils 33-Point Development Roadmap

Kathmandu. Harka Raj Rai (Harka Sampang), Chairman of the Shram Sanskriti Party and Member of the House of Representatives, has unveiled a 33-point commitment paper aimed at the country's overall development, good governance, and sovereignty.

During a press conference held in the capital on Tuesday, Chairman Sampang presented a blueprint for radical changes in foreign policy, education, labor, and economic development, drawing the government's attention to these critical areas.

The core priorities of Sampang's proposal include Nepal's non-aligned foreign policy and national sovereignty. He emphasized the need to scrap agreements that could be linked to military strategies, such as MCC and SPP, and insisted on keeping the country free from any foreign interference. He demanded the deployment of the army for border protection and urged the resolution of border disputes with neighboring countries through diplomatic channels, alongside an immediate halt to illegal construction.

Proposing a revolutionary change in Nepal's education system, Chairman Sampang put forward the belief that 'education is not just bookish knowledge.' According to his suggestion, students should study books for only three days a week, while the remaining four days should be dedicated to labor, skills, creativity, and innovation. He noted that the agricultural revolution should not be limited to Singha Durbar and university papers but should reach farmers' fields directly, and the policy of 'one municipality, one industry' and 'one family, one job' must be strictly implemented.

Commenting on the country's development model, Sampang stated that Kathmandu-centric development must end. According to him, federalism should be implemented practically, with budget allocations prioritizing border areas and villages.

He placed special emphasis on building an independent economy by mobilizing domestic natural resources and manpower instead of relying on foreign loans and grants.

Regarding good governance and corruption control, Sampang presented very strict suggestions. He demanded the enactment of laws to directly dismiss, rather than just transfer, lazy, corrupt, and bribe-taking officials.

Furthermore, he urged the government to immediately arrest and take action against those accused in the recent cooperative fraud cases, including GB Rai, and to return the victims' savings by auctioning the assets of the fraudsters.