Govt will make people feel secure: Poudel

Rajbiraj, Jan. 11 (RSS): Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home and Local Development Ram Chandra Poudel has said that the government is committed to making the people feel secure.

Deputy Prime Minister Poudel, who was participating in talks today with the all-side action committee constituted in connection with the incident that took place here on December 3l, said the government will never excuse elements inciting communal discord in the country.

Mutual goodwill and unity among all Nepalese is the need of the day, he said alerting all against the conspiracy being hatched to divide the Nepalese and sow seeds of discord in society.

It is the duty of all Nepalese to protect democracy attained after much sacrifice, he noted.

Describing democracy and nationalism as complementary to each other, Deputy Prime Minister Poudel said nationalism cannot be strengthened in the absence of democracy and vice versa.

Stating that discriminations of all kind have registered a diminishing trend since the restoration of democracy, he said the democratic system has enabled all to maintain their self-respect.

The all-side action committee formed after the Dec. 31 incident in Rajbiraj called off its transport strike on the Mahendra Highway on Jan. 5 after the Deputy Prime Minister assured it that he would come to Rajbiraj on Jan. 11 and resolve the problem through dialogue.

According to convenor of the action committee and MP Mrigendra Kumar Singh, the assurances the Deputy Prime Minister gave during the talks today were positive.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Poudel visited the family of Khushi Lal Yadav, who was killed in the Dec. 31-incident, and provided the family with Rs. 120,000 as relief.

Also today, Deputy Prime Minister Poudel attended a programme organised by Saptari DDC on the occasion of the 279th Prithvi Jayanti and National Unity Day.

At the programme, he stressed the need for one and all to help foil the conspiracy of elements which are out to instigate communal discord.

Meanwhile, addressing NC workers from Saptari, Siraha and Udayapur, Mr Poudel expressed confidence that the forthcoming general convention of the Nepali Congress will help iron out the differences within the party.

In Inaruwa, Deputy Prime Minister Ram Chandra Poudel has said that as the dispute in the Nepali Congress is not one of ideology, it would come to an end after the forthcoming general convention of the party.

At a meet the activist programme hosted by NC Sunsari district committee, Deputy Prime Minister Poudel said that a latent force was active in causing a split in the Nepali Congress and eliminating democracy.

The unseen force has created animosity among Nepali Congress MPs and disunity in the party and some mps, without realising it, had been making an attempt at pushing the country towards instability, he said.

Aspiring for alleviation of poverty, peace and development, the people voted the NC to power but the bickerings in the party had only encouraged those opposed to democracy, he said.

Referring to the unparalleled contributions of the Nepali Congress in introducing democracy into the country, Mr Poudel said that all the leaders and cadres should forsake personal interests and instead work for the national interest for the sake of the stability of democracy.

Deputy Prime Minister Poudel who holds the Home Ministry portfolio also said that various programmes were on the anvil to deal with the Maoist insurgency, and assured the cadres that the people would feel completely secure within a matter of days.

NC Sunsari district committee president Ram Bahadur Basnet chaired the programme.

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