Claiming 'no development' is false narrative: General Secretary Sharma

Jhapa, July 15: General Secretary of the Nepali Congress, Bishwa Prakash Sharma, expressed concern over the claim that there is 'no development' in Nepal. He expressed worry over the efforts establishing a wrong narrative of no development in the country. 

Addressing a programme organized to distribute land ownership certificates to the Dalit and landless squatters at Buddhashanti rural municipality-4 in the district on Monday, General Secretary Sharma wondered why some section was spreading a false narrative that nothing had happened in the country, while the development efforts were going on.

"There are blacktopped road at every local level. This local level has been allocated Rs 180 million for drinking water project alone," he reminded, adding that the third longest suspension bridge of Nepal is in this local level. 

Expansion of road, bridge, drinking water, electricity and hospital services has indicated well the ongoing development activities. He, however, said citizens need good governance in addition to development. 

The General Secretary shared that he had halted to distribute land ownership certificates with heavy tax. After he requested the government to not impose heavy tax on it, the government agreed it. Total 195 landless households from ward no 4 of Buddhashanti rural municipality were distributed the land ownership certificates.

On the occasion, Chairman of Land Problems Resolution Commission in Jhapa, Madan Adhikari, informed that plan was afoot to distribute the essential certificate to 550 landless households in Jhapa district. 

Two days back, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli had launched the certificate distribution drive from Kankai municipality. A total o 157 families received the land ownership documents.

Chairman Adhikari further informed that 132 households were handed over the land ownership certificates in Arjundhara municipality. He, however, said some people were not able to pay tax to get the certificate, which was creating a hindrance.(RSS)