CHITWAN: Speaking informally at the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s (RSP) first general convention, Prime Minister and RSP Senior Leader Balendra (Balen) Shah playfully began his address with, “I think about not speaking, but the day to speak arrives anyway.”

Addressing critics who warned that a government requires “brakes alongside an accelerator,” Shah countered that such concerns only apply to driving on local roads.

Asserting that his administration is not a local vehicle but an “expressway” train, he emphasized that the government is fully controlled but will not slow down until its national goals are successfully achieved.

Dismissing any skepticism regarding his patriotism, PM Shah touched upon geopolitical matters, firmly stating, “We never said we would invite the British to mediate our borders. No one needs to doubt my nationalism.”

Addressing rumors of internal rifts within the rapidly growing party, Shah urged cadres not to plant the seeds of internal cliques.

He stressed that to become a true leader, one must win the broad affection and trust of the public, rather than relying on the backing of internal factions.