Chairman Rabi Lamichhane has committed not to intervene in government functioning if Balendra Shah becomes prime minister.

Only around 15 percent of our lawmakers thoroughly study bills and proposals. The rest don’t care what is in the bills.

Our provinces can’t work as they don’t even have civil servants and minimum resources. They cannot run with hands and legs tied.

The three-decade-old concept of social security scheme needs to be remodelled based on changed social dynamics.

Many local units are doing a very good job in terms of improving the quality of school education under their jurisdictions.

We need to expedite the process of digitalisation of service delivery and further expand online services. That will significantly reduce bribery, corruption and promote good governance.

It’s high time we adopted an early voting system for those staying outside their constituencies.

Nearly 300,000 landless Dalits and squatters should get priority during land distribution.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal treated Congress as a junior partner while portraying himself as the leader who had become prime minister because of his acumen.

Government must follow up on legal obligations of the individuals who have signed contracts pledging to come back from abroad.

Balendra Shah should be more open and transparent, interact with people and get involved in debates.

No need to be suspicious about the BRI. We have to focus on how to derive maximum benefits from its projects.

A special parliamentary committee can be entrusted with the responsibility of reviewing statute implementation and working out the issues to be addressed.

The amount of the grants pledged by China is enough and we don’t need to take loans for now.

Despite progress in infrastructure development, cross-border social engagement has been hindered. This can be rectified by opening new border points.