Congress MP Sandip Rana Accuses Government of Being Bogged Down in Controversy Over Development

Kathmandu. Opposition party Nepali Congress MP Sandip Rana has accused the current government of being more entangled in controversy than in development work.

Speaking on a special time in Tuesday's House of Representatives meeting, MP Rana, reviewing the government's 100-day tenure, stated that the government is indifferent to public concerns.

MP Rana mentioned that although the government had pledged to do 100 tasks in 100 days, those days were spent more in controversy than in development. Pointing out problems in the health sector, he drew the government's attention to the lack of medicines for serious diseases like rabies and cancer in hospitals, the decline in the NEPSE index, and the apprehension of the private sector. He also expressed concern that the trend of youth migration has not stopped and the problem of malnutrition is rapidly increasing.

Speaking in the meeting, he said, 'Today, the landless are in distress, farmers have not received fertilizer, and due to the rains, rural roads are muddy, making it difficult for children to go to school.' He said it is ironic that the concerned department has been without leadership for the past three months even in such a time of disaster. Speaking on the appointment of ambassadors, he added, 'The appointment of ambassadors is a serious responsibility to work for the national interest, it should not be made a simple task of filling a post by opening an advertisement.'

Commenting on diplomatic appointments, MP Rana said that the government should not understand ambassadorial appointments as 'when vacancy'. He accused the government of trying to create a 'false narrative' that nothing has happened in the last 35 years to hide its failures.