Is Prime Minister Balendra Shah using social media to evade accountability?

Summary

Prime Minister Balendra Shah's late-night social media posts and administrative actions have sparked debate about their use as strategies to evade public accountability amid national controversies.

Key Points
  • Prime Minister Balendra Shah's social media antics are seen as deliberate distractions from serious national issues.
  • Critics argue these actions trivialize the executive office and undermine governance.
  • The arrest of a senior bureaucrat for messaging the prime minister has sparked outrage among civil society and former officials.
  • Shah's social media strategies have shifted public discourse away from policy failures and parliamentary oversight.
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