KATHMANDU: President Ram Chandra Paudel has underscored the need for transparency, accountability, good governance, people’s participation in development plans and practices, social justice, creation of jobs, and smooth service delivery to make the federal republic robust.
For this to happen, honest and ideal political leadership is the first requirement, he said.
Extending best wishes on the occasion of the 16th Republic Day today, President Paudel wished for peace, prosperity and happiness.
President Paudel paid tributes to those who got martyrdom in the course of the struggles made for the establishment of a democratic republic.
He also highly appreciated the role played by political leadership, cadres and civil society for this cause.
“The democratic republic is based on pluralism where every citizen is equal and supremacy based on dynasty is changed radically by the people. It is a major feature. It is the historic day that Nepal was declared federal democratic republic,” President Paudel stated.
He added that political behavior and character should be in line with the objective of the republic and if it is forgotten, it would be sheer disrespect to the long struggles and people’s sacrifice.
The President further recollected that three generations have spent lives in struggles and movements to ensure present rights to citizens.
“The governance/system now must be as per people’s need and aspiration that elevates their lifestyle.”
Also stressed by the President are mainstreaming of poor and backward communities with rights, control of exodus of youths, adequate attention to villages with facilities, respect to labour.
He further underlined that politics is not a business to reap benefit but merely a social service.
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