President Ramchandra Paudel has said that the culture of respecting 'moral authority' is necessary for the strengthening of democracy.
Accepting the conclusions and manifesto of the meeting of the Inter-Legislative Forum of Nepal on Friday morning at Sheetal Niwas, he said, "The more the culture of respecting moral authority is developed, the more democracy will be strengthened, but the culture of respecting moral authority has not yet settled."
He said that the role of political parties should be accountable to the people.
He said that the rights given to women, dalits, tribes, minorities, and prominent citizens by our constitution have been praised by the international world and there is no such constitution in South Asia.
As the role of the leadership of the Parliament is important for democracy, they suggested to play a neutral role and said that the political parties should not be biased towards the leadership.
President Paudel said that the work of the parliament is government building, law making, addressing issues of public concern, protecting civil rights, ensuring democratic values and monitoring the government.
On the occasion, Speaker Devraj Ghimire handed over the conclusions and announcements of the three meetings held after the second election to President Paudel.
In that program, Speaker Devraj Ghimire handed over the conclusions and announcements made by the meeting to President Paudel.