CPN-UML MP Roshni Mechhe Highlights Federalism Challenges in National Assembly

Kathmandu. CPN-UML has stated that coordination and power sharing between the three tiers of government have not been achieved according to the spirit of federalism envisioned by the constitution. Speaking in the National Assembly meeting on Friday, UML MP Roshni Mechhe said that despite a long time since the promulgation of the constitution, the people have not been able to receive the real benefits of federalism due to ambiguity in powers, imbalance in budget transfer, and lack of basic laws.

MP Mechhe stated that the dominance of conditional grants in the federal budget still forces provincial and local governments to depend on Singha Durbar, saying, ‘The government should focus on how to make fiscal equalization grants objective and just while preserving the autonomy of provincial and local levels.’