Parties busy politicking have no time for people

Last year, politicians spent time putting together election coalitions. This year, they are caught up in power politics.

Jhanka Shrestha, 55, a permanent resident of Ranibari in Kathmandu, runs a pharmacy. Shrestha, who has been in the business for the past 30 years, provides for his family with whatever he earns by selling medicines. But the recent economic downturn has hampered his business and taken a toll on the earnings, he complains.