Stating that the policies, programs and budgets introduced by the provincial government have not yielded the expected results, Angbo commented that programs such as the investment conference, tea conference and tourism year have become publicity-oriented.
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Stating that parliamentary practice in Koshi Province is heading towards a serious crisis, the leader of the main opposition party, CPN (Maoist Centre), Indra Bahadur Angbo, has questioned the role of the provincial government. He alleges that the government is making the democratic process inactive by not calling the winter session of the parliament itself.
At a press conference held at the Provincial Assembly Secretariat on Wednesday, leader Angbo rejected the government's argument that the necessary infrastructure for the functioning of the parliament was not available, explaining it as an attempt to escape political responsibility. 'Parliament is not an institution that runs according to the government's inconvenience,' he said. 'The fact that the parliament was not called confirms that the government is not ready to debate on the issues of the people.'
According to him, the previous budget session was also postponed under the pretext of the 'Genji' movement. It was expected that the winter session would start on time. However, there is no concrete preparation for that either. He claims that the late start of the meeting hall construction process and its extension until the elections are a sign of a plan to make the parliament ineffective.
Leader Angbo claimed that the session was stopped to prevent the controversial incidents seen within the government, such as the QR code case linked to the Chief Minister's Office, allegations of financial hoarding in the Health Ministry, and administrative interference seen in the Agriculture Ministry, from being discussed in the parliament. ‘The government is running away from its responsibility to answer these issues in parliament,’ he said.’ Angbo said that the policies, programs and budgets brought by the provincial government have not yielded the expected results, and programs such as the investment conference, tea conference and tourism year have become propaganda-oriented. According to him, the failure to see achievements that directly impact people’s lives is a weakness in the government’s working style. He said that it is irresponsible to hold the parliament, the only constitutional forum for discussing social insecurity, psychological terror and issues of citizen concern after the ‘Genji’ movement, hostage.’ He said that despite repeated requests from the opposition parties to convene parliament, it has been ignored, and he demanded that the government immediately convene the winter session, even if it is using other alternative and secure infrastructure. ‘Parliament should function, there should be debates and the government should be accountable,’ Angbo said. ‘This is the basis of democracy.’
