Janaandolan victims paint bleak picture on Republic Day

Kathmandu, May 29. Families of the victims of second people’s movement of 2006 have expressed their dissatisfaction over political parties’ ignorance towards aspirations of public for development after the country became republic.

Megh Raj Acharya, who was injured during the 2006 movement, accused the political forces of using public as scapegoat to get into the power. He added that the leaders should focus themselves towards fulfilling their vested interests instead of addressing the agendas of the uprising, Speaking at the function organised by the Reporters’ Club Nepal on Thursday.

At a time when country is marking its seventh Republic Day, the victims remarked that the ‘loot culture’ and corruption among political parties has pushed the country further into quagmire.

KC said that the political leadership has still not been able to institutionalise the achievements made through 2006 movement, speaking at the interaction program presided by the Reporters’ Club President Rishi Dhamala, he expressed doubts over the promulgation of constitution even this time as well.

Likewise, Drona Lamichhane, member of a martyr family also accused the parties of doing nothing to address the sentiments of the families of the martyrs and those injured in the movement. “We are helpless, as no youth leader, who could understand our woes, has been able to make into the higher position in any party,” he said.

Speaking at the same function, Nepali Congress youth leader and lawmaker Gagan Thapa admitted his party’s failure to adopt the sentiments of Republic. Thapa expressed his concerns over the lacking of build the institutions as per the spirit of the Republican.  He added that “The country is republic, but the leaders are yet to be republican,” Thapa exclaimed.

Similarly, UML youth leader Ram Kumari Jhakri also accused the leaders of failing to own up the Republic. She accused that the main stream political leaders have failed to take the ownership of the Republic. She also expressed her great dissatisfaction over the Republic Day is no being marked by the national festival.

Reporters’ Club Nepal’s President Rishi Dhamala has also urged to the political leaders to adapt the Republic and for the institutionalization of the governments’ bodies.