Taking part in the deliberations on the government policy and programme in the Parliament today, the former prime minister said the biggest challenge at present was the implementation of budget. According to him, it would be ambitious to say that it could happen without forging consensus.

"How appropriate is it for the government to say that it would hold the local body elections when the government has itself constituted a commission for delineating the border and number of local bodies and when the commission has not yet submitted its report," leader Deuba wondered.

He argued that although the action plan for election in local body has been mentioned in the policy and programme, it would not be possible without consensus among the parties.

Stating how practical the topic of producing 10,000 MW power in 10 years as mentioned in the government policy and programme would be, the main opposition party leader criticised it saying it failed to include any plan for expediting the hydropower projects as Seti, Karnali and the like which the previous government had proceeded.

"It is not proper to talk ambitiously of electricity development without forging agreement on the power transmission line," he said and reminded the government to ponder whether one could see results by bringing policies and programmes without any basis.

The main opposition party leader accused the government, saying there was shortage of essential goods in the market, and black market and corruption were thriving even after the lifting of the border blockade and the post-earthquake reconstruction works were in limbo.

"Although it is said that the ministries have released the relief and the grant for the earthquake survivors, the Chief District Officers have been saying that they have not received it. The earthquake victims have not received even blankets in the name of relief, a great injustice has been done to them," Deuba said.

Saying it would be a joke to talk of economic prosperity within five years in a country which has achieved less than one per cent economic growth rate, he said a 'temporary government' bringing a highly ambitious policy and programme was a mockery of the parliamentary system.

"The policies and programmes brought in by a temporary government are also temporary. There is unrest in the country at present, and the need of the day is to move ahead by forging consensus with the agitating sides," he reiterated.