Dhulikhel, a tourist city of Kavre, which has unanimously passed the decision to abolish the state government, has adopted a dual policy, flouting federalism. The 17th Municipal Assembly of Dhulikhel Municipality, which was held on Thursday, unanimously passed the proposal that the provincial government should be abolished.
The municipality, which has been expressing dissatisfaction with the federal system, has mentioned in its own budget booklet that it will accept the subsidy received from the province. For the next fiscal year 2082/083, a total budget of 1.18 billion 48 million 50 thousand rupees has been brought and 4 million 71 million 78 thousand rupees have been included in the title of intergovernmental transfer received from the province towards the resources to bear the expenses of the province .
"Municipality does not need province by going outside its jurisdiction". However, it has adopted a double policy because it needs a budget,' political parties in Kavre have commented. Mayor Ashok Kumar Banju informed that the meeting unanimously passed the proposal made by the executive member of Dhulikhel-2, Ward President Arjun Neupane to request the union government to dissolve the state assembly in the municipal assembly. He also said that preparations are being made for correspondence between the union and the province demanding the cancellation of the province.
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The decision is yet to be verified, after the written decision is prepared and published in the municipal gazette, the process will be started.' City chief Ashok Kumar Byanju Shrestha has claimed that they brought the cancellation proposal because the principles of the provincial government did not work and they failed to provide public services in practice.
"We established the provincial government as part of the federal system," he said, "but until today, the province has not been able to provide anything to the citizens in terms of service delivery, policy making, and functionality." The purpose of raising this question is to improve the government's service system, not to boycott it,' Chief Shrestha clarified.
Mayor Shrestha urged not to get confused that the grant received from the state government or the budget is being boycotted and said, "It is not our decision to accept the budget recommended by the National Natural Resources and Finance Commission under the authority given by the constitution. If the province gives one crore, the local government should also collect one crore.'
He said that the proposal of Dhulikhel Municipality is trying to convey the message that reform of federalism is necessary rather than anti-federalism.
