President Paudel stresses implementing constitution in citizens' daily lives, not just in speeches

Kathmandu. President Ram Chandra Paudel has stressed that the constitution should not be confined to speeches but must be implemented in the daily lives of citizens.

Addressing a special ceremony held at the President's Office on Saturday on the occasion of Constitution Day and National Day 2083, President Paudel said a change in political culture is necessary to strengthen democracy.

He said, "Only if we can establish a culture of respecting dissent, learning from criticism, and making the state accountable to the people will democracy be strengthened and the aspirations established by the constitution be fulfilled. For this, let us today resolve to translate the constitution not into speeches but into the lives of citizens."

President Paudel said good governance and effective public services are necessary in practice to connect political change with citizens' lives.

He said democracy will be strengthened only if we can establish a culture of respecting dissent, learning from criticism, and making the state accountable to the people. He said the constitution is not merely a collection of words or sentences written on paper but a shared pledge of citizens' dreams, hopes, expectations, and rights.

He said Constitution Day is not only a day of pain from disasters but also a celebration of achieving the constitution and a day of self-reflection.