Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli has stated that anti-democratic forces are making efforts to destabilize the country by raising different issues.
Concluding the Inter-province Council meeting on Monday, PM Oli pointed that forces are waiting in ambush to weaken federalism and stressed that they should not be given an opportunity to capitalize on. "They are waiting in ambush to find a way to defame the government and weaken federalism. We should not give opportunity to them," he stated.
He said the government will take a strong step against those trying to incite conflict and making secessionist efforts. "There is federal democratic republican system in the country. What system do we need now? Everything we need can be achieved through this system," he opined. "Why should we foment trouble in one pretense or another? This is an act of extortion and terrorizing people."
He also assured that the government fully backs the employees. "The employees are also not expert in federalism. They are also learning use of federalism," he pointed. "The claims that the employees did not cooperate to make federalism a success and did not help the government are not true. They are also new to this system like we politicians are. They have been helping as much as they understand and know."
He conceded that there may be lack of staffers in provinces.
Chief ministers (CM) of Province 5 Shankar Pokharel, Karnali Mahendra Bahadur Shahi and Far West Trilochan Bhatta also submitted reports about problems in their respective provinces on Monday.
This was the first meeting of Inter-province Council that includes PM and the seven CMs despite the provincial governments being formed nine months ago.
The meeting that started at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) on Sunday discussed about resolving political disputes between the federal and provincial governments, and finding out the way for coordination for development and other issues.
The council has been envisioned by the constitution for resolving political disputes among the two levels of government.
The provincial governments have been criticizing the federal government for not paving the way for exercise of their constitutional rights for employee management, budget, development programs, and operation of police force and administration among others.
