Chief Minister of Madhes Province Saroj Kumar Yadav has said although a plethora of challenges have increased in the one and a half decade of the republicanism in the country, the alternative to the republic is republic itself.Chief Minister Yadav said this in a message of best wishes he issued on the occasion of the 16th Republic Day today. He stated that they were committed to doing better in the test of the people’s aspirations in terms of public welfare as the nation has moved far ahead than during the time of the traditional rule.

“Republic denotes that the sons and daughters of the people are themselves capable of governing. The welfare of the country is the public welfare. There is no doubt on it,” Chief Minister Yadav said, adding that the leaders cannot be irresponsible no matter the highest position he or she reaches. If the leader errs, then he or she has to face punishment from the public.

Stating that the country has moved ahead and time has come for the political leadership to prove them before the people’s aspirations, Chief Minister Yadav reiterated that they are committed to this and extended best wishes to all the people in the country, including those in the Madhesh province on the occasion of the Republic Day.