None allowed seizing public property: DPM Pokhrel

Kathmandu : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense, Ishwor Pokhrel, has said none was allowed to capture public property and use it in the interest of some particular people. In his address to a civic dialogue organised by the Kathmandu Metropolis-4 at Sukedhara, he said it was the responsibility of all citizen to protect the public property.
“People in the guise of good conduct and those having the protection of political power may misappropriate the public property, so the local level must remain alert to such possibility,” he made aware. Province 3 State Assembly member Narayan Silwal demanded action against contractors and technicians responsible for substandard construction of physical infrastructure. Civil society leaders urged the Kathmandu metropolis to address the problems of drainage, drinking water and roads the people are facing.