National Assembly Members Criticize Government's Education Sector Policies

Kathmandu. National Assembly members have commented that the government has made the education sector miserable and chaotic. Speaking at a meeting of the Development, Economic Affairs and Good Governance Committee under the Federal Parliament National Assembly on Tuesday, opposition party members strongly objected to the government bringing an ordinance that would make the education sector disorganized. In the meeting, Nepali Congress MP Jagat Timilsina, CPN (UML) MP Samjhana Devkota, and Nepali Communist Party (NCP) MP Ghanashyam Rizal strongly criticized the government's educational policy. Nepali Congress MP Timilsina accused the government's every activity of creating a situation that would destroy the country. He claimed that the government's recent steps were destructive, like burning Singha Durbar, Shital Niwas, and the Supreme Court on August 24. He said that the government made a serious mistake by removing university officials at a crucial time when it was bringing policies, programs, and the budget. MP Timilsina expressed his anger, saying, 'The education sector has been made so miserable and chaotic. In reality, the education sector has been made such that it is no less than the burning of Singha Durbar, Parliament, Shital Niwas, and the Supreme Court on August 24. The education sector has been made like that. At such a time, officials have been removed from their posts when universities are about to prepare their annual budget. After that, this time, when the academic council meeting is to be held to decide on new programs, it has been done intentionally to destroy this country.' Similarly, CPN (UML) MP Samjhana Devkota demanded that the government create a reliable environment for Nepali students to pursue higher education in their own country. She emphasized the need to bring programs that attract students from foreign countries for higher education by utilizing Nepal's environmental and natural suitability. MP Devkota said, 'The main thing is that we need to create an environment for our students to get higher education in Nepal itself. How can we arrange to bring foreign students to Nepal to study in our touristy environment, our climate, hospitality, and our culture of loving foreigners? What can be done for this? What are the Ministry of Education's programs for this? I want to get information about this.' Nepali Communist Party MP Ghanashyam Rizal also mentioned that the ordinance related to universities brought by the government has created a big problem in the country's education sector. He warned the government to immediately appoint officials to the vacant posts in the universities and solve the problems seen there. MP Rizal said, 'Now, at the time of preparing the budget and policy and programs, an ordinance related to universities has also come, which has also affected it. But now, as the secretary said, we are in the process of appointment at a fast pace. We have no other option but to accept that for now. Our concern is that the university should move forward properly. The way we run universities, students have to go to foreign countries. At such a time, our concern is that the issue of appointing officials does not cause further problems.' He also clarified that the parliament and parliamentary committees want the government to work properly.