While the debate is going on about the implementation of the 100-day action plan announced by the newly formed government, a website claiming to keep an 'account' of it is suddenly trending on social media. The platform, called 'Pratikapaksha.com', has presented itself as a digital surveillance mechanism with the slogan 'Voice of the people, answer of the government'.

This website, which was 'launched' on Sunday, has started 'digitally tracking' the government's decisions, promises and their deadlines. The website appears to have a 'countdown' of how many days are left for the government's 5 years.

The platform, designed as an 'accountability dashboard', basically sees the government's announcements as a 'promise tracker'. Where it claims to publish details of which promises have been fulfilled and which have been left behind, based on the deadlines and action plans set by the government itself.

Who is the creator of the website?

With the website being made public, various speculations have started on social media about 'who made this?'. Some users interpreted it as a government 'initiative', while some have linked it to the Facebook page 'Routine of Nepal Bandh'.

However, both these claims have been rejected by parties associated with the platform. The website, registered in the UK and operating on the 'domain', was built by Saurabh Subedi, Vikram Adhikari and Prajwal Sharma.

According to web developer Saurabh Subedi, this project was taken forward as an independent initiative. He says, 'We had already thought of doing something like this. The government's action plan also came with a precise timeline, so tracking was easy.'

According to him, Bikram Adhikari, who is based in the UK, has taken on the main role of the 'vision' (concept) and 'development' (construction) of the website. Prajwal Sharma and Subedi themselves have worked as 'contributors'.

According to Subedi, they had already made a plan by taking the 'domain'. Subedi says that the website was conceived with the idea of ​​monitoring the work plan and timelines made public with the formation of the government by converting them into 'data'. 'This is not just a tech project, it is also a social exercise. It is an attempt to see how the people can 'track' the government,' he told Kantipur.

The website operators have claimed that they are not affiliated with any political party. 'We are neither members of any party, nor do we have any direct political affiliation.' This should be understood as a digital 'opposition',' Subedi said, 'We are doing the work of the people.'

The website, which in the current version mainly focuses on tracking government decisions, plans to make it more interactive in the coming days, said Subedi.

With the addition of new features, users will be able to register with their phone numbers to respond to government decisions, write posts, and prioritize agendas by 'upvoting' or 'downvoting'. 'Registered users have to register with their phone numbers. Such users will be able to post, comment, and 'upvote' or 'downvote' posts made by others,' he said.