National Assembly Member Jhakku Prasad Subedi Criticizes Government's Failure to Address Citizen Issues

Kathmandu. Nepali Communist Party's parliamentary party leader in the National Assembly, Jhakku Prasad Subedi, has accused the government of being completely unsuccessful in solving the problems of the citizens. 

Speaking at the meeting of the assembly on Wednesday, leader Subedi stated that the government has failed to address the obstruction of media houses, the self-immolation of citizens, and the squatter problem.

Subedi objected to the incident on Asar 29th where suspicious vehicles were parked and obstructed in front of Kantipur Media House, Online Khabar, and Himalaya Television, as well as the residence of Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa. Comparing this act to the Panchayat-era 'Mandale' tendency and the activity of 'underground gangs', he termed it a direct interference in press freedom and psychological terrorism. 

He questioned the government's actions, stating that those involved in such serious incidents were let go with only a minor fine. Subedi depicted the incident of self-immolation by Ganesh Nepali of Mugu in Kathmandu's Tripureshwor on Asar 25th as a sign of the state's failure.

Speaking about the obstruction of media houses and the despair of citizens in the meeting, leader Subedi said, 'Vehicles have been left at the main entrance of media houses to try and intimidate journalists. It feels like the unseen rulers, i.e., the 'deep state', have become active after the visible rulers failed.' 

Discussing the situation where citizens have to resort to suicide and self-immolation, he added, 'In your rule, why do Ganesh Nepalis and Vivek Mandals have to set themselves on fire? Is this good governance?' He stated that it is necessary to keep humanity alive while enforcing the law.

Targeting the ruling party Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Subedi commented that even though a party that came with the slogan of good governance is in power, the poor and working class are still suffering. He strongly opposed the discriminatory situation where ordinary people have to resort to self-immolation if their vehicles are stopped on the road for two minutes, but threats to 'burn Singha Durbar' arise when the vehicles of those in power are stopped.