CPN-UML Deputy General Secretary Raghubir Mahaseth Criticizes Government Policies

Kathmandu. CPN-UML Deputy General Secretary Raghubir Mahaseth has claimed that a government that pushes forward by crushing the opposition will not last long. Speaking at a program organized in Janakpur, Deputy General Secretary Mahaseth suggested the government move forward in cooperation with the opposition. 

He asserted that if the government does not care about the opposition and intends to move forward by crushing them, that government will not be sustainable. Indicating that effective work has not been done even though it has been almost four months since the current government was formed, he said that the government should take all parties along. 

Commenting on the public mandate received by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in the Madhesh Province, he said that since the people of Madhesh have sent the RSP with trust, the RSP should also work in line with the sentiments of Madhesh. Mahaseth criticized the new taxes imposed by the government on education, health, and real estate transactions. 

 He claimed that the general public is suffering from the provision that both parties involved in land purchase and sale have to pay tax, which will be effective from Shrawan 1, and the additional tax burden on education and health. He demanded that the government should be serious about this, stating that increasing taxes on the basic needs of the people is not justified. 

Stating that the private sector is the backbone of the country's economy, he mentioned that the role of the private sector is indispensable in the overall economic development and job creation of the country. He said that the challenges seen in the current global economy, especially the Iran-Israel conflict and rising inflation, have also affected Nepal.