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Energy Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) leader Prakash Sharan Mahat said on Wednesday that his party will under no circumstances agree to call the President's move on the Army chief row "unconstitutional", like the UCPN (Maoist) are demanding all parties to do, and that it will not show its approval to a resolution motion prepared by any party that will even remotely hint so.

Energy Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) leader Prakash Sharan Mahat. (File photo)

Speaking at a press meet organized by Parsa chapter of Press Union in southern industrial town of Birgunj, Minister Mahat claimed that the government is engaged in efforts to "establish democracy, rule of law and sustainable peace".

He also claimed that the crippling power-cuts Nepalis are forced to bear for long hours every year will be over in three years time, as the government is trying to acquire more electricity from India and looking for other alternative energy sources.

The energy minister's remarks come at a time when Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the state's electricity monopoly, is planning to raise the "load-shedding" hours further and has already initiated process to do so in eastern Nepal districts Sunsari and Morang citing "increasing demand".

Currently, the people of the country are forced to bear 2-3 hours of power-cuts everyday, which however is an improvement from the paralyzing 18 hours of no electricity supply during the fag end of the last year and first few months of this year.

The energy minister also assured that he will personally appeal for less load-shedding in Birgunj-Pathlaiya industrial zone where a number of industries are located. Nepalnews.com

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manik joshi  - Load shedding   |116.197.164.xxx |2009-12-07 22:32:47 Nam matra prakash saran bhayo sanj bihan ko load shedding hatenah. party haru le nara pralovan bandh matra garera ke garnu. ani civilian supremacy ko git gayera ke garnu janta mareko marae bhaye. Nihu pherineh bho janata ko dukkha traas badh dae janebho. Buddhi hara ra jyan mara lai vote gaye chha.bhul bhaye chha. Sudhir Ghimire  - ..politicians accountable   |203.35.135.xxx |2009-10-23 02:25:12 cont.. nepalese peple need to learn how to become a general public rather than a member of a party only to be taken for granted during elections or a "Chakkajam" or Protest Ralley for that matter. They need to choose their ruler based on their historical performance and expected capacity to deliver results in the future. This makes me laugh - I am sure Sujata is enjoying her deputy priministerial role but what has she done for the country? what do people believe she will do? There was not much people could do regarding her recent promotion (not even gutless leaders within congress could do anything) but they could have done something when GP Koirala dissolved elected Parliament in the 90's (he won't probably see an elected parliament again in his life time). That's when the country's bad fortunes started and no one knows when it is going to end. However, you could start with scrapping your membership for any politi... Sudhir Ghimire  - It is up to Nepalese People to make their politici   |203.35.135.xxx |2009-10-23 02:13:03 PS Mahat's comments on politics rather than addressing the root cause issues in his own portfolio are not surprising. He is not any different to any other nepalese politician. Nepalese politicians are taking the poeple for a ride - they have been for a long time and will probably do for a long time to come unless Nepalese people start making them accountable. Whichever way you look at it, every politician's motivation is power to rule. If you get the power to rule without serving the country, you might as well garb it with both hands. That is the approach current politicians are taking - in every side of politics for that matter. The whole "Milijuli" approach is wrong. All it has done is given green light for the country to be run through negotiation among a bunch of immoral characters. Solution should start with everyone who is not actively engaged in politics scrapping their political membership. Nepalese people need Niresh Thapa  - Hail the so called "Energy Minister"   |64.21.245.xxx |2009-10-21 22:43:29 This guy claims that the power cuts will be over in 3 years time....3 years, yeah right? I wonder if he's done some work towards solving this issue or is he just saying things the way every politician says. ...feel pity for my country...these political bastards will never let the country prosper...seen everybody in all these years- the kings,the congress, communist, moaists and each and every single corrupt polotical mind...they should all be lined up and shot. JB  - Compeion   |217.37.9.xxx |2009-10-21 12:23:52 I am not sure how good the infrastructures to import electricity from China are. This can be credible short term source especially in current world wide economic down turn. Chinese are shutting down power stations as business activities slowed down. The government should be able to negotiate with Chinese for the import of spare capacity. It would be nice have the compeion between our two giant neighbours to serve our need. Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.26

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