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Government policies and programmes tomorrow
The annual report (2078-79 BS/2021-22) of the government was presented in the today's meeting. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' presented the report before the meeting in accordance with the Article 53 of the Constitution and Clause 41 of the Good Governance (Management and Operation) Act, 2064 BS.
PM says citizenship related problem will be resolved within a month
Kathmandu, May 18: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said issue related to citizenship has not been resolved in lack of certification of the citizenship bill by the then President.Responding a query of lawmaker Deepak Karki of the Janata Samajbadi Party in today's meeting of the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Prachanda said it is hoped that the problem related to citizenship would be resolved as President Ramchandra Paudel is holding discussion on this matter and it would be resolved within a month. He shared that consultation was underway regarding the options regarding requesting for verification through suggestion received in course of discussion, resolution proposal or requesting to certify cabinet decision. On the occasion, lawmakers had reminded Prime Minister Prachanda that he during his election to the post of Prime Minister had mentioned to resolve citizenship related problem within six months. Similarly, he expressed commitment to take action against all involved in fake Bhutanese refugees scam. The government has been carrying out activities not to spare anyone involved in this scam, shared PM Prachanda.The Prime Minister mentioned, "The government has been carrying out investigation into fake Bhutanese refugees scam in an impartial manner. Activities are underway to bring the guilty under the ambit of law. I have directed the Home Minister to investigate into the case with determination. No one involved in this scam will be pardoned as it has become a serious and sensitive issue for the country."Responding to a query presented by lawmaker Sher Bahadur Kunwar on the behalf of lawmaker Metmani Chaudhary regarding the involvement of top leaders in fake Bhutanese refugees scam, Prime Minister Prachanda said anyone involved in this scam would not be spared. He further said the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has already been asked to provide seeds and fertilizer to farmers on time. The PM added priority would be given to agriculture in coming year's policies, programmes and budget. Likewise, Prime Minister Prachanda responding to query of lawmaker Anita Devi of Janamat Party said different programmes including establishment of chemical fertilizer factory would be put on priority in upcoming polices, programmes and budget.Zero tolerance against corruptionThe Prime Minister told that the government had adopted a policy of zero tolerance against corruption. "Not only the fake Bhutanese refuges camp, the government is committed to cracking down other possible big scams including money laundering through the amendment of laws, if necessary." In his response to question from Sarbendranath Shukla, the Prime Minister said, "This is an opportunity to correct the situation and we should not let the opportunity for good governance into waste." The head of the government informed the House that the government was ready to unveil of the Lal Commission. His statement followed the questions of Ganga Ram Chaudhary who asked the Prime Minister about the non-implementation of the report despite the court order for the same. Chaudhary questioned the Prime Minister about the government preparations to provide 'justice' to Resham Chaudhary and others arrested over their connections to the Tikapur incident which is also known as the Tikarpur massacre took place on August 24, 2015 in Tikapur of Kailali. In response, the Prime Minister said the government was preparing to settle down the matter and release Chaudhary and other arrested over the Tikapur incident and other movements launched for identity through a legal way. The Prime Minister in response to a query from Prem Suwal said that the bill relating to Khwopa University would be endorsed. He was questioned whether a Nepali Prime Minister was forced to begin the foreign visit from India by Chitra Bahadur KC and he made it clear that the government had no such compulsion. Prabhu Shah questioned the Prime Minister about the number of people acquiring the foreign citizenship by renouncing the Nepali citizenship and was responded that the Home Minister was collecting such details. Amresh Kumar Singh asked the government about the progress in regard with investigations into the Gaur Massacre and in reply, the Prime Minister said the government's perspective was that investigations into the Gaur incident and others including the Royal Massacre to the 'Madan-Ashrit assassination' should be carried out with a new approach. In his response to a query from Yogendra Mandal, the Prime Minister assured that the citizenship issue would be sorted out within the next six month. (RSS)
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