CPN-UML Leader Dangal Criticizes Government's Authoritarian Tendencies and Inaction

Kathmandu. CPN (UML) Parliamentary Party Leader in the National Assembly, Prem Prasad Dangal, has objected to the government's working style, accusing the current government of failing in terms of human sensitivity and moving towards authoritarianism.

Addressing the parliament session on Monday, he strongly criticized the government and the Rastriya Swatantra Party over the bulldozing of Kathmandu's informal settlements and the disorganized management. He asserted that it cannot be called 'rescue' to operate bulldozers at night without giving the informal settlers even 48 hours' notice.

Leader Dangal commented that the 'rule of law' has been ridiculed by using machines instead of collecting data of genuine informal settlers and managing them through appropriate human intervention. 'Is bulldozing and demolishing houses forcibly done in the name of rescue? In a city where people cannot move out in 48 hours, making people destitute is a serious failure of human sensitivity,' he said.

Dangal claimed that the government is trying to rule through ordinances, overshadowing the House of Representatives, and that Article 114 of the constitution has been severely misused.

Discussing the work distribution of the current cabinet led by Balendra Shah and recent political developments, he stated that the ruling party has abandoned its stance and is trying to make the House of Representatives a 'puppet'.

He stated that the government has moved from 'rule of law' to 'rule by will'. He also mentioned that the public is suffering due to the extreme price hike in petroleum products and demanded that the government announce an immediate relief package for consumers by streamlining the supply chain.

Leader Dangal argued that the government's decision to ban and dissolve various organizations infringes upon the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens. He demanded the immediate withdrawal of unconstitutional ordinances, stating that the government is moving towards authoritarianism by depriving students, laborers, and professionals of their right to organize.