Kathmandu, May 19: Main opposition, CPN (UML) has termed the government annual policy and programme for the upcoming fiscal year a ritual document.
Talking to media persons while emerging out of the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting, CPN (UML) Chair KP Sharma Oli made such allegation.
UML Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai said the annual policy and programme has conspicuously lacked concrete measures and proposals to resolve the present day problems.
“The government document does not include concrete and effective measures to address the current economic and social challenges as well as the bad governance and corruption propping up in the country”, he noted.
Commenting on the annual policy and programme, Janata Samajwadi Party Chair Upendra Yadav dubbed the policy-programme appropriate.
Prem Suwal of Nepal Workers Peasants Party Prem Suwal said the annual policy and programme was like a long prose and ancient tale.
Rstriya Janamorcha Chair Chitra Bahadur KC termed the annual policy and programme ‘ritualistic’ which he claimed would not resolve the national problems.
RPP parliamentarian Gyan Bahadur Shahi said the annual policy and programem was so far so good stressing on the implementation of the measures.
CPN (Maoist Centre) parliamentarian Mahendra Bahadur Shahi said it was all-inclusive, stressing the need of spurring investment in infrastructure.
RSP lawmaker Santosh Pariyar said the policy-programme has not addressed today’s economic and political crises.
Nepali Congress lawmaker Jeewan Pariyar said the annual policy and programme has placed emphasis on development works, agriculture, energy, tourism and employment sectors.
