Hetauda, January 17

Bagmati Province Chief Minister Dormani Poudel today said all political parties must unite to protect federalism.

Inaugurating a two-day interaction programme organised by the Federal Parliamentary Committee on Development and Technology in Hetauda, CM Poudel held that coordination among three tiers of the government was necessary to implement federalism. He said a conspiracy was being hatched to make the provincial government dysfunctional.

On a different note, Poudel argued that the provincial government had failed to work effectively as the work division was not clear among the three tiers of the government.

“No modalities have been finalised on how the provinces will function and there was still confusion regarding the rights of federal and provincial governments,” he said. CM Poudel said federal, provincial and local levels should formulate separate plans and projects and implement them accordingly for the development of the country.