The Chief Minister of Karnali Province, Yamlal Kandel, has said that efforts are being made to stop the neglect of Karnali by the federal government. Addressing the sixth edition of the Karnali Utsav starting from Monday in Surkhet, he said that the Karnali problem is not only a pit of problems but also a lake of possibilities.
Chief Minister Kandel recently said that the federal government has allocated the most budget for the upgradation of some important roads in Karnali. "There is a situation in which significant budget has been allocated for the upgrading and improvement of strategically important roads such as Karnali Corridor, Bheri Corridor, Gamgarhi Nakchenangla Road, which are connected to the future of Karnali, and the work is in the process of moving forward," he said.
Chief Minister Kandel said that even though there is a lot of potential in every district of Karnali, it is being suppressed by negative publicity. "We are still oppressed by the negative image of sickness, hunger and grief created over the years, Karnali has become a pit of problems, we need to pay attention to the work of making it a lake of possibilities," he said.
Chief Minister Kandel says that due to indicators of infrastructure, access, awakening and improvement, Karnali is no longer synonymous with hunger and grief like yesterday. "The provincial government cannot do all the work and it is not within its jurisdiction. I am engaged in a determined campaign to do the work that falls within my jurisdiction honestly and to make the federal government aware of matters outside its jurisdiction,' he said .
In a different context, Chief Minister Kandel expressed the opinion that the alternative to democracy is a more participatory and advanced democracy. "There can never be an alternative to this rule system of family and clan tradition, there are all the weaknesses of individuals, there is an expectation of radical reforms in the administration of power and governance, it is not considered otherwise," he said, "We have arranged that the sovereign citizens can reject such people through public opinion through periodic elections . But by spreading hatred towards the system regarding the weaknesses of individuals and inciting citizens to dislike the state, neither the system will be strengthened nor the citizens will be able to gain satisfaction.'
