PM Dahal bats for social harmony, goodwill

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that our personal life and social system will not remain complete without social relations and cooperation irrespective of our alignment to diverse castes, languages, religions and ethnicities.

"So our unity, goodwill and cooperation is inevitable for our emotional attachment as well social progress and development," PM Dahal said on Saturday issuing an appeal.

In his appeal, PM Dahal said the government is serious to the activities taking place in the cultural city of Dharan in the past few days and its possible impacts on our goodwill and unity.

The PM noted that the national unity could be maintained in a true sense only by respecting to each other's thoughts, faiths and aspirations.

"I want to make it clear that the government is applying needed precautions to keep the society and citizens safe from the possible challenges, and address the issues through dialogue and cooperation," according to the Prime Minister.

In his message, PM Dahal  has urged one and all to remain away for any activity that destabilizes social unity, and remain firm for unity and harmony. The PM has appealed to the folks in Dharan to take best possible efforts from their individual level to address the challenges.

The PM was of the view that unity and cooperation embraced amid challenging situation is a proven fact that every problem, dispute and challenge could be addressed through dialogue, consensus and cooperation.

"So, I appeal to the local political parties, social organizations, intellectual community and general public for their necessary efforts to the possibilities of resolving the existing state of divided mentality and activities through dialogue," the PM stated in his appeal.

The PM has said that the historical duty of nation building could be achieved only through the medium of religious and ethnic unity, cooperation and social goodwill.

Despite our different caste, gender, ethnic and religious orientation, we are Nepalis and Nepal's national interest is and should be above all of them, PM Dahal noted.

Likewise, the PM has said unity in diversity is our culture and tradition and has anchored our social goodwill and national unity adding that unity in diversity has firmly internalized the values of ethnics, thoughts and actions.

PM Dahal has reminded that the Constitution of Nepal has ensured the right to adopt, practice and conserve one's religion being practiced from the past adding that spreading negativity towards other's religions and aspirations is prohibited.

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