CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel has accused the government of moving in the wrong direction and failing to fulfil its promises, making the remarks at a programme in comments reported by Nepali media on October 10 and 11, 2026. Pokharel said the government had not delivered on the commitments it made, criticising both its direction and its record of implementation.
Pokharel’s criticism of the government
Pokharel’s central charge was that the government had departed from the course it should have followed. He also alleged that it had failed to meet the promises made to the public. His remarks placed the government’s stated commitments alongside its actions, arguing that the two did not match.
The comments were made while speaking at a programme. The report available through Nepal Views identifies Pokharel as the speaker and records his criticism of the government’s performance. The summary of the remarks does not provide further details about the programme or specify which promises he was referring to.
Pokharel’s statement presents two connected criticisms: that the government has taken the wrong direction and that it has not fulfilled its commitments. The first questions the course being pursued, while the second focuses on whether the government has followed through on what it pledged. He linked the two in his assessment, saying the government had moved away from the right path while also failing to deliver.
Focus on delivery of commitments
The accusation of broken promises puts implementation at the centre of Pokharel’s criticism. Rather than describing a specific policy or project in the available account, he made a broader allegation that commitments had not been met. The remarks therefore raise the question of how the government’s promises compare with what it has delivered, without identifying particular commitments in the reported summary.
The reports provide no detailed list of the pledges Pokharel cited, nor do they include a government response to his allegation. They also do not set out figures or examples that would allow individual commitments to be assessed. His statement, as reported, is a political criticism of the government’s overall direction and fulfilment of promises.
Pokharel’s remarks were reported by Nepali media on October 10 and 11, 2026. The available account does not establish whether the comments were made on either of those dates or when the programme itself took place. It records his claim that the government had failed to honour its commitments, but does not provide further information about the setting or the government’s position.
The criticism is framed around accountability for promises: Pokharel argues that commitments should be judged by whether they are carried out. His comments call attention to the gap he sees between what the government pledged and what it has done, while his broader claim is that the government’s course is wrong. The reports did not include a response from the government or additional details about the specific pledges under discussion.
