Kathmandu, November 9
CPN-UML Chairperson and former prime minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the erosion of cultural values and attitudes in society has also destabilised politics, urging people to abandon hatred and destructive tendencies and embrace constructive thinking.
Speaking at a greetings exchange programme organised by the UML Bhaktapur District Committee on Monday to mark Tihar, Nepal Sambat 1147 and Chhath, Oli urged people to become doers rather than merely talkers.
He stressed the need to strengthen citizens’ moral values and cultural attitudes to build a society worth living in. Excessive greed, he said, leads to moral degradation, while hatred, conspiracy and deception should have no place in society.
Oli criticised the growing tendency to destroy public property rather than protect it, saying that the weakening of cultural values had contributed to such behaviour.
Claiming that his government had prioritised the construction of major public infrastructure, including the international convention centre in Godavari, he said Bhaktapur also needed large public halls.
Referring to vandalism, arson and looting at public and private properties, including 21 Bhatbhateni stores, Oli described those involved as a disgrace to Nepali society.
He also warned against attacks on Nepali culture, emphasising the importance of preserving festivals, traditions, music and food practices and passing them on to younger generations.
