KATHMANDU: Home Minister Sudan Gurung on Friday said his focus is on serving the country rather than engaging in what critics describe as “stunts.”
Addressing a meeting of the House of Representatives, Gurung said public service requires action, not just rhetoric. “It is not enough to shout at the top of one’s voice. It is not enough to merely say that we will serve the people. We have been saying that for the past 50 years. Now we have to demonstrate it through our actions,” he told lawmakers.
“We have to reach the people and serve them where they are. Some may call that stunting, but I have no desire to perform stunts for anyone. I have come to serve our country,” he added.
Referring to his response to Thursday’s burn incident in Kathmandu, Gurung said his team had been working on treatment arrangements instead of holding meetings in the ministry.
“We could have remained in the Home Ministry discussing how to proceed by forming a committee. But I want to ask this august House: how many of those raising their voices here were present at the hospital yesterday?” he said.
