The current government led by Oli is currently planning to bring thousands of youth to the streets of Kathmandu through a program called 'Yuva Mela'. However, rather than the significance of this plan, questions are being raised about its intentions.

The country is in economic crisis, the unemployment rate is increasing, the quality of education is deteriorating, healthcare is going out of reach. In such a situation, should the priority of the government really be 'youth fair'? A republic is built on strong correct policies, leadership and vision, not street spectacle, drama and gimmicks.

The name 'Yuva Mela' should indicate development, creativity and potential. However, the ruling party trying to conduct the program in a manner that demonstrates capital-centered power is contrary to democratic dignity. If the ruling party uses the youth for the purpose of praising its own government and criticizing the opposition, it will further overshadow the political culture of the country.

It is unacceptable for the government to engage the youth in political sloganeering in the name of 'national interest'. Today's youth is aware. He wants to create, to play a role in problem solving. Policies that empower, not exploit, him are needed.

Today the world is moving towards knowledge, technology and entrepreneurship. The youth of countries like Europe, America, Japan, Korea are engaging in innovation, collaborating with their governments in policy making. However, in Nepal, the leadership itself is in the government and is indulging in the game of turning the youth into a crowd of slogans.

The main problem of this country is the superficiality of thinking, slogans alone do not make a country. Instead of coming up with plans to improve education, create jobs, invest in technology, promote research and creativity, it is a sad and offensive act for the government to spend the energy of the youth on the streets.
The prime minister should communicate with the youth, understand their problems. However, here they are trying to use the youth to fulfill their political goals. Such a style does not deepen the roots of democracy, on the contrary, the youth's faith in the state decreases.

The mafia is becoming more dominant in the country, the country has become weak due to the tendency to distribute cheap assurances to the people. What is needed today is serious policy reform, honest leadership and a strategy to channelize the creative energy of the youth in a positive direction.

Therefore, the government needs to clearly say that in the name of 'Yuva Mela', don't make a political joke by taking the youth to the streets. People's expectations are not a joke, but a result.

– Santosh Simkhada , Tokyo, Japan