'If good governance is the common problem of the country, why should federalism be the focus?'
Former Supreme Court judge Anand Mohan Bhattarai has said that the central government's non-cooperation is responsible for the problem of federalism implementation.
In an event held in Kathmandu on Friday, Bhattarai also said that there is a lack of responsibility in the implementation of federalism. "Problems were seen after the implementation of federalism due to excessive taxes, duplication of work, lack of responsibility in debt, taxes, etc.," he said, "it seems chaotic because of the non-cooperation of the center." There is no good governance in the budget, planning and financial sector . What is the financial performance of There is a problem .'
He said that there has been an increase in corruption and corruption in the local and state governments. He also presented the data that the development expenditure in Koshi province has decreased by 4 billion and the administrative expenditure has increased by 1.74 billion in the current fiscal year. "The question has arisen as to what the state and local level will guarantee and who will believe it," he said.
Former judge Bhattarai also said that the conductor of centralized thinking is in the constitution itself. He said that the constitution has given more authority regarding the power of the central government. He said that residual powers have been given to the central government and there is also an error in the lists of the constitution. He said that it is seen that there is centralized thinking in the constitution of Nepal's bureaucracy, political parties, economic responsibility, distribution of natural resources and other issues. He said that in order to implement federalism, there should be democratic behavior in political parties.
What is the means and destination of federalism? He said that the question of federalism in Nepal is economic or cultural. He said that the question of what is the difference between federalism and democracy and whether the geographical size of the country, population and other issues are sufficient for the federal system. He said that the question of the relationship between the fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution and the federal state has also been raised. He has questioned how good governance and federalism are connected.
He said that questions are being raised about federalism because there is a problem of good governance. 'If good governance is the common problem of the country, why should federalism be the focus?', he asked. He also said that there is a need for a debate about the effect of the country's economic situation on federalism. His proposal was also to review who benefited and how much in the years after the implementation of federalism in Nepal. 'Why did the situation come to the village of Singh Darbar and the villagers left the village ? If there is a need for revision or review, the question arises as to how to do it,' he said.
