Right to Reject: Nepal's Democratic Dilemma!

"Right to Reject," or "None of the Above" (NOTA), is an option on election ballots that allows voters to express their view that they do not support any of the candidates. This option will compel the political parties to find more suitable candidates. So, it is one of the democratic ways to highlight voter dissatisfaction that can help in political reform.

On January,2014, the Supreme Court has directed the government to provision the voters’ “right to reject” all candidates in elections.

Its been 11 years past and still the Government and Election Commission have not shown any interest in implementing this decision and the court ruling,  was not implemented in the 2017 and  2022 elections. This rule will allow a voter with an option to reject all the candidates mentioned on ballot papers by ticking in a particular box set for the purpose.

So, to pressurize the Government and Election Commission lets trend #RightToRejectin2082 #WeWantRightToRejectin2082 in social media platforms.

Nepal's Federal Government and Organization needs a massive reshuffle.

After the September 8 and 9 revolution, Nepal is on the path of fresh election mandates. Many voice have been loud now for the complete reform of the executive and legislature body of the nation. Within this the complete reform of the government bodies, ministries and other administrative bodies of the government is the most. So this is the best time to implement reforms to reduce Nepal's current government expenditure. Its now or never situation for Nepal now to make its organizational structure competent and deliverable.

Nepal's current government and parliamentary structure appear to be quite expensive and extensive. To align with the spirit of the constitution and to strengthen federalism while maximizing efficiency, some adjustments to the central government and parliament seem essential so a special department/committe to restructure the size of federal government and cut off the expenditure rapidly.

Some possible steps may be:

1. Only 14 Ministries in Nepal Government.

2. Can Monarchy be a solution for current Nepalese Political scenario?

3. Nepal Army; Increase or Decrease the size?, The debate of size of Nepalese Army!!

4. How long will the rule of the elderly continue?

5. Some suggestions for amend of the constitution to the current alliance between Congress and UML.

6. 77 Districts, 77 Parliament Members

7. 23 membered expert and inclusive national assembly.

Proposal for restructuring Federal Government: Only 14 Ministries!

 Currently there are 22 Ministries in Nepal Government including the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. They are as follows:

S.N	Ministry	नेपालीमा
1	Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers	प्रधानमन्त्री तथा मन्त्रिपरिषदको कार्यालय
2	Ministry of Defence	रक्षा मन्त्रलय
3	Ministry of Home Affairs	गृह मन्त्रलय
4	Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development	कृषि तथा पशुपंक्षी विकास मन्त्रालय
5	Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	कानुन, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिला मन्त्रालय
6	Ministry of Education, Science and Technology	शिक्षा, विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि मन्त्रलय
7	Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security	श्रम, रोजगार तथा सामाजिक सुरक्षा मन्त्रलय
8	Ministry of Finance	अर्थ मन्त्रलय
9	Ministry of Water Supply	खानेपानी मन्त्रलय
10	Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation	ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिँचाई मन्त्रलय
11	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	परराष्ट्र मन्त्रलय
12	Ministry of Communication and Information Technology	सञ्‍चार तथा सूचना प्रविधि मन्त्रलय
13	Ministry of Health and Population	स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसङ्‌ख्या मन्त्रलय
14	Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation	संस्कृति, पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन मन्त्रलय
15	Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport	भौतिक पूर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रलय
16	Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation	भूमि व्यवस्था, सहकारी तथा गरिबी निवारण मन्त्रलय
17	Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies	उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्रलय
18	Ministry of Urban Development	सहरी विकास मन्त्रलय
19	Ministry of Youth and Sports	युवा तथा खेलकुद मन्त्रलय
20	Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens	महिला, बालबालिका तथा ज्येष्ठ नागरिक मन्त्रलय
21	Ministry of Forests and Environment	वन तथा वातावरण मन्त्रलय
22	Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration	सङ्घीय मामिला तथा सामान्य प्रशासन मन्त्रालय

Nepal's current government and parliamentary structure appear to be quite expensive and extensive. Also the province governments have not been able to exercise the powers as mentioned in government because of similar power exercise form federal government. So, to reduce the government current expenditure and share powers among province and local governments, the federal government should rapidly cut of the current 22 ministries to 14 ministries as follows. 

S.N  Proposed Ministry Scope of work of the Ministry 1 Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers As per current 2 Ministry of Home Affairs and Defence Current ministries of Home affairs and Defense can be merged as single. 3 Ministry of Finance As per current 4 Ministry of Foreign Affairs As per current 5 Ministry of Physical Infrastructure (merge of ministries as below) All physical infrastructure works including water supply, irrigation, urban development can be kept under this ministry. And only mega projects, multipurpose projects and national level projects should be implemented by federal government     Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport   Ministry of Urban Development   Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (Irrigation only)   Ministry of Water Supply 6 Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy(merge of ministries as below) Natural resources sectors; Forest, Mines, Water resources and Energy can be implemented from here with main purpose of collecting revenue utilizing the natural resources and Environment protection measures.         Ministry of Forests and Environment   Water Resources and Energy form Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation   Mines and Mineral sector from Industry of Commerce 7 Ministry of Health and Population As per current 8. Ministry of Communication and Information Technology As per current 9. Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Merge to one ministry   Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration 10. Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Merge to one ministry Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development 11. Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security Merge to one ministry   Ministry of Youth and Sports   Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens 12 Ministry of Education, Science and Technology As per current 13 Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies As per current 14 Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation As per current