Rabi Lamichhane Says It Is Wrong to Claim the Government Has Done Nothing

Dragon Media Correspondent

Rastriya Swatantra Party Chair Rabi Lamichhane has said that it would be wrong to claim that the government has done nothing in response to the ongoing disaster.

Addressing a meeting of the House of Representatives today, Lamichhane said state mechanisms are currently working amid the devastating ruins and inside tunnels in search of citizens who remain trapped or missing.

“I have heard people saying, ‘The state has done nothing. Where is the state?’ The strongest response to the claim that the state has done nothing is to show clearly, with visible evidence, where the state actually is,” he said.

Lamichhane said the government had left no stone unturned in carrying out its responsibilities and expressed dissatisfaction over continued accusations and counter-accusations even at a time of national disaster.

He stressed that search and rescue operations, relief efforts and support for affected families should remain the immediate priorities.

“This is not the time to cook political bread over a crisis,” Lamichhane said, warning against using the disaster for political advantage.

He emphasized that confronting the disaster is a shared responsibility of the government, political parties and society, and that saving lives and supporting affected citizens should take precedence over political blame games.