Rastriya Prajatantra Party Criticizes Government's Budget Priorities

Kathmandu. Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has claimed that the government is not focused on solving the country's problems.

Speaking in the discussion on the principles and priorities of the appropriation bill presented by the government in the House of Representatives meeting on Monday, RPP Chief Whip Kushbu Oli made this statement. 

She asserted that the government has not presented the bill after realistically analyzing the country's problems and in a way that would solve those problems. Chief Whip Oli clarified that the government's efforts to make citizens optimistic by going beyond reality would be meaningless.

During the discussion, she said, 'We need the budget to focus on issues that we need to address immediately. What are our social and economic realities? Let's pay attention to that. Today, the state's revenue is under pressure. Youth are migrating abroad. Agricultural production is declining. The private sector is scared. Public debt is increasing. Capital expenditure is very weak. Service delivery at the local level is unequal. Amidst such realities, while reading the principles and priorities of this appropriation bill, I feel that the government has once again presented a narrative of optimism rather than identifying problems and making appropriate interventions.'

Chief Whip Oli also demanded that the government should give special emphasis on the development of real sectors such as agriculture, tourism, and energy rather than mere slogans for the country's prosperity.