Project Left
Our five principles

What we stand for

Every demand we make comes from one of these five principles. For each one we also say what it does not mean, so no one can twist our words.

PRINCIPLE 1

Inclusiveness

समावेशिता

Nepal belongs equally to everyone, so everyone must have a real share of power.

What it means

Every community is represented in government, parliament, the civil service, the police, the army, the courts and every commission, in proportion to its share of the population, with real authority, not just a chair for the photograph.

What we demand

  1. Full proportional representation: each group's share of seats matches its share of the population.
  2. Every cabinet, commission and committee includes women, Dalits, Indigenous nationalities including Tharus, Madhesis, Muslims, people with extraordinary abilities, gender and sexual minorities, farmers, workers, poor Khas Arya and people from backward regions.
  3. A permanent voice for young people up to 35 on advisory committees to the Prime Minister and cabinet.
  4. Every public body publishes each year who holds its posts, including senior posts.

What it does not mean

Token faces to fill a quota, or taking rights away from any group. Ability and honesty still matter; inclusion means ability is found in every community.

PRINCIPLE 2

Socialism

समाजवाद

The wealth of Nepal must serve all its people, not a connected few.

What it means

Basic needs are rights. Land, water, forests, minerals and public money are shared fairly. Every Nepali can earn a decent living at home. Poverty and exploitation are caused by policy, so policy can end them.

What we demand

  1. Free public education from school to university, with a trained teacher for every subject.
  2. Free public healthcare, with doctors and essential medicines at every health post.
  3. Jobs at home through public investment and the revival of local industries.
  4. Land for those who work it, and secure homes for landless families.
  5. Fair wages, safe work, the right to join a union, and protection for migrant workers.
  6. Return public wealth taken by party foundations.

What it does not mean

One-party rule, copying a foreign country, or taking away a family's home, land or small business. Honest enterprise is welcome; monopoly, exploitation and corruption are not.

PRINCIPLE 3

Federalism & autonomy

संघीयता र स्वायत्तता

Decisions should be made as close as possible to the people they affect.

What it means

Federal, provincial and local governments each have real powers, money and responsibility. Where Indigenous nationalities including Tharus and other excluded communities live in large numbers, autonomous regions let them run their own language, culture, land and local development. The Constitution already allows this; the promise has not been kept.

What we demand

  1. Real powers, money and staff for provinces and local governments.
  2. Local control of schools, health posts, roads, water and farming support.
  3. Autonomous regions set up by federal law after open consultation with the communities concerned.
  4. Respect for local languages in schools and local government where communities ask for it.
  5. Corruption investigated at every level of government.

What it does not mean

Breaking Nepal apart, or one community ruling over another. Autonomous regions are part of one federal Nepal, with equal rights for everyone living there.

PRINCIPLE 4

Multiparty democracy

बहुदलीय लोकतन्त्र

The people choose their leaders freely, and leaders must answer to the people.

What it means

Power is won through free and fair elections. Anyone may form or join a party. The opposition is respected. Parties are servants of the people, open about their money and democratic inside.

What we demand

  1. Term limits: no more than two five-year terms for the Prime Minister, ministers and head of state.
  2. A directly elected head of state, decided after nationwide discussion.
  3. Clean parties that publish their income and spending and elect their own leaders.
  4. Every senior leader and official declares their wealth and its sources, checked and made public.
  5. Independent commissions and courts, free from party control.

What it does not mean

We oppose bad parties, not democracy. We reject one-party rule, rule by a strongman or the army, and any return to monarchy.

PRINCIPLE 5

Freedom of speech

अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रता

Everyone may speak, organise, protest peacefully and know what the government is doing.

What it means

Freedom of speech includes the freedom to criticise those in power, to join together, to protest peacefully and to receive information. The right to speak and the right to know go together.

What we demand

  1. No blocking of the press, peaceful gatherings or online platforms.
  2. No force against peaceful protest, and reform of the police so it never happens again.
  3. Every government decision and expense published, and a weekly press briefing.
  4. Protection for journalists and whistle-blowers.
  5. No spying on citizens' phones and messages without a court order.

What it does not mean

Freedom to threaten, harass, spread hatred or tell lies about people. We answer argument with argument, never with threats.