Prime Minister K P Oli’s first year in the government has been satisfactory. This has been a ‘foundation year’ towards the country’s prosperity. In the last 12 months, the government’s priorities have been on formulating federal laws, building the base for development works, and good governance.
Opposition and some media have criticized the government of failing to fulfill the people’s aspiration, which is totally baseless. In fact, the government has carried out a lot of tasks bringing new hopes among the people. The allegations that the Nepal Communist Party (NCP)-led government failed to perform its tasks owing to the intra-party wrangling is untrue.
Several industries have been established in the last one year. Youths are currently engaged in creating employment opportunities within the country.
Moreover, the country has witnessed significant growth in tourist arrivals. Around 1.2 million international tourists visited Nepal in the last 12 months. Production has increased significantly.
The government has been endeavoring towards maintaining law and order situation, stability and good governance. There have been instances of ‘tuins’ being replaced by bridges. Moreover, the construction works of the Lumbini International Airport, Nijgadh Airport, and Pokhara Regional Airport, and other infrastructure have been accelerated.
One of the significant achievements has been on the diplomatic front. The government has been able to take the diplomatic relations with the neighbors – India and China to a new height.
(This piece has been written based on the conversation with Dr. Rajan Bhattarai, Foreign Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister)
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