Home Minister and Nepali Congress leader Balkrishna Khand has said that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba should be ensured victory as the President of Nepali Congress from its forthcoming 14th general convention.
At a greetings exchange program organized by the Dhanusha chapter of the party here on Monday, Home Minister Khand stressed the need that both the Prime Minister and party president should be the same person so that it would be easy to run the government and party effectively. It helps avoid internal haggling, he added.
"Problem of citizenship in Madhes is the problem of the country. The government would address this issue by bringing the Act rather than working as per ordinance," he said, arguing that various bills including that of citizenship were stalled in the parliament as the major opposition CPN UML obstructed the parliament business.
The Home Minister however vowed that the government would solve the problem by endorsing the bill on citizenship. He also urged the UML to stop obstruction in parliament.
Moreover, he said the government was committed to ensuring security to the people. It is the top priority of the government
On a different note, he mentioned that the judiciary, executive, and parliament are independent institutions. It is imperative that the problem in the judiciary ends soon, he underlined.
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