KATHMANDU, MARCH 11

President Ramchandra Paudel has stressed on the need of strengthening the federalism, good governance and the rule of law.

For this, the President said, the parliament should play an effective role to make the government responsible and accountable to the people.

'It is your responsibility to make the role of parliament more effective to make the government responsible and accountable to the people to strengthen federalism, good governance and rule of law,' the Head of State said at a programme organized at the Office of the President today for handing over the Pokhara Declaratin of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum.

President Paudel suggested to the government and the Parliament to develop the parliament as a place where the voice of the sovereign people can be voiced in the context of complaints being made public that some important constructions have been delayed and there is not enough discussion in parliament on issues of public concern.

'I expect additional readiness from you to build an efficient, accountable and people-responsive parliament in the days to come, embracing the opportunity to learn from parliamentary practices,' he said.

According to the President's Private Secretariat, the President on the occasion stated that Parliament should position itself as a place for effective law making, budget formulation, policy formulation and raising the voice of the people.

The President was of the view that the federal parliament should create an inclusive, long-term and development-friendly legal framework.

'Law-making and transparency are beautiful aspects of the democratic system. Therefore, your cooperation is essential for the successful implementation of federalism by further strengthening the role of parliament,' he reiterated.