Kathmandu, Sept 20 : Acting Prime Minister and Defence Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka has said that the government is continuously effortful towards giving an impetus to the constitution implementation and fulfilling the aspirations of the country and people by establishing political stability, peace and good governance.
Addressing the programme organized
by the Constitution Day Main Celebration Committee at the Army pavilion
(Tundikhel) to mark the Constitution Day, 2080 today, he expressed the belief that
the country would be taken to a new high of an advanced democracy with the true
respect and dedication of all to the constitution.
The Acting PM asserted that the
next agenda is good governance, prosperity and social justice since political
stability has been maintained in the country with the basic pillars of the
constitution gradually becoming stronger.
"We all need to come together
with more dedication to materialize the desire of Nepali people towards
development while emphasizing on building the economy and social infrastructure
along with the physical infrastructures," he said, adding that it is the
collective responsibility of all to create an equitable society, freeing the
people from poverty, illiteracy and backwardness by building a beautiful and
prosperous nation through the implementation of the constitution.
The Acting PM mentioned that the
government has made the best possible efforts for controlling pandemic, and
managing and minimizing disaster by expanding and strengthening the health
infrastructures and services. The government is making the necessary
preparations for checking the spread of dengue and minimizing its possible
consequences. He further said works have been carried out in coordination with
the province and local levels for providing immediate relief, rescue and
rehabilitation during disasters like floods and landslide to prevent loss of
life and property.
Stating that all the state
mechanisms have been mobilized in an effective manner to make the citizens happy
and prosperous, guarantee good governance and to end corruption as per the
letter and spirit of the constitution, the Acting Prime Minister reiterated the
government's initiatives for providing the services that the state has to
deliver to the citizen in a smooth and prompt manner even by using the
available modern technology.
He urged the political parties,
civil society, intelligentsia, media, private sector and all to join hands for
achieving development and prosperity taking the larger interests of the country
and people as supreme and without harbouring any prejudice on the occasion of
the Constitution Day.
"May this Day today spread the
deep knowledge about and inspiration from our constitution, especially among
the youth and give all more energy and motivation in our journey towards good
governance, prosperity and social justice," the Acting PM said in his
statement on the occasion. (RSS)