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Resolution on implementation of federalism registered in National Assembly

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KATHMANDU: Lawmakers have asked for the effective implementation of federalism. The operation of the state affairs at all three levels should be in line with the spirit of federalism, they demanded while participating in a discussion on the resolution proposal related to the implementation of federalism that has been registered in the National Assembly on Thursday. On the occasion, Suresh Kumar Ale Magar asked for a revolution blaming the centralised power worked against the spirit of federalism by imposing its monopoly on resources and the distribution of power. Madan Kumari Shah stressed the need for political commitments to make federalism pro-people while Kamala Panta asked for federalism to take people's rights at their doorsteps. Radheshyam Paswan said it is the collective responsibility of all to bolster federalism. Hariram Chaudhary complained that there are still weaknesses in the implementation of federalism. Prakash Pantha said challenges have increased in the implementation of federalism as the federal, provincial and local levels have not been provided with the necessary legislation. Ram Chandra Rai opined that although the political system has changed in the country, the condition of the general people has not improved. He alleged that the issue of inclusion has been neglected although it is the mainstay of federalism. Maya Prasad Sharma called for putting to an end the tendency of rent-seeking by the politicians and bureaucrats in the name of democracy, taking the people for a ride and exploiting them. Bimala Rai said although federalism was established in the country with the goal of making the services provided by the state easily accessible to all, it has not been implemented in an effective way despite the country adopting federalism. Khimlal Devkota, the proposer of the resolution motion, said although the citizens had aspirations of peace, good governance, sustainable development and prosperity after the overthrow of the centralized state system, works could not be carried out in accordance with the spirit of federalism. Explaining about the rationale of registering the resolution proposal, he said the proposal has been registered by lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition benches so that the three tiers of the government will respect their respective powers as provided in the constitution. He stressed that the proposal contains 15 points directing the government for implementing federalism in its letter and spirit. Jitendra Narayan Dev of the Nepali Congress who seconded the proposal said there is no alternative to implementing federalism in its true spirit for promoting strong inter-level relations, robust fiscal federalism, efficient administrative federalism, dynamism in the law-making and effective delivery of services to the people. "Some problems have been seen in the implementation of federalism. The goal of federalism is to provide good governance, relief and facilities to the people, the state reaching the grassroots households and building a society based on social justice," he reiterated. Another supporter of the proposal, Gopi Bahadur Achhami stressed that federalism should incorporate the feelings and aspirations of all the communities and help build a strong bond of pan-Nepali nationalism. Nanda Chapain, who seconded the proposal, said that it is high time to ponder over whether the people have been really empowered as per the spirit of federalism and whether the rights secured through protracted political struggles have reached the working class people. Another supporter of the proposal Pramila Kumari reiterated that federalism should be made stronger. By RSS READ ALSO: