Even though the fire has burnt bricks and wood, we still have the courage to get tired and give up
उद्योग वाणिज्य महासंघ अध्यक्ष चन्द्र ढकालको भावुक अपिल
लगानी न्यूज
When I started a small business, it was not done with a large capital. That is, I was not a businessman and I did not invest in large quantities. In a way, I didn’t have any seed capital. But it was a dream and it was a desire to fulfill it. In fact, I had the feeling that I should do something on my own soil, irrigate Nepal’s fertile soil and produce gold here. And it still is.
{{TAG_OPEN_div_83} We had a good understanding of the honesty required and the consistency in any work, that is, hard work. I believe that today we have reached here on the basis of these four decades old commitment, spirit and determination. The small business trail that was built by our hard work, honesty and deeds stands in front of us today as a wide highway.
I used to pay attention to these things when I was thinking about any business. The priority of the state, the needs of the general public, and the possibility of becoming a long-term business. Today, our business is directly linked to the employment of more than 20,000 Nepali brothers and sisters. Indirectly, maybe millions, I don’t want to go there right now.
{{TAG_OPEN_div_79} The businesses that we started have expanded to not only create jobs, but also create a culture of partnership and service in the country. And wherever they are established and expanded, there is a strong alliance with the locals. Because, inspired by the feeling that ‘the country cannot prosper by earning only from business’, our steps have moved forward by sharing investment with all.
We have adopted the model of local partnership through shares so that the local and general public have ownership in each project.TAG_OPEN_div_77 They are also the first priority in employment. That is why our local infrastructure, including tourism, has been established and served as the common property of all.
TAG_OPEN_div_75 In the past, it was difficult for low-income Nepalis who went abroad for livelihood to send them home rather than earning money abroad. Seeing their sorrow, I think that the business started from Malaysia with the determination to reach their relatives through formal means is the result of their blessings. With their blessings, the fruits of our hard work and sweat in the goodwill of all Nepali brothers and sisters, our business foundation and brand have led to the construction of many commercial highways in the country. These are the means that give me joy in every moment.
But today, my heart is heavy. I am at the most important juncture of responsibility in the journey that I started from zero with the dream of building the country. Even though I want to keep crying when my own projects with billions of investments are suffering unexpected losses, I am not allowed to do so. On the one hand, I am afraid that if I do this, I will hurt the self-confidence of the 20,000 people who are connected to our family livelihood, and on the other hand, I have to console other businessmen like me.
I am the President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), the umbrella organization of industrialists and businessmen of the country. Every level, group or circle is looking for a guardian in the face of difficulty. Perhaps it is in such a time and situation that you have to laugh with a stone on your heart. I have a big responsibility to encourage the entire private sector.
} Even when the hearts of the businessmen were shaken by the earthquake yesterday, I remember encouraging the industrialists of the country to get up from the dust and get on with their work and business. I remember encouraging the businessmen not to close the shutters and to stand up even when the country and business were shaken by the Corona epidemic that no one had ever imagined and when they themselves were in the grip of Corona. Even now, we have to get up with the ashes, strengthen our minds and self-confidence, and we have to get up. I myself am wounded in all these sorrows, but as a professional leader, I am encouraging my friends to get up.
On September 23 and 24, during the demonstrations of the Gen-G generation, many industries, businesses and private property were attacked across the country.TAG_OPEN_div_67 During this time, the industries and businesses we invested in were also vandalized and set on fire. There has been a lot of damage.
} I am working to improve the country’s economy, attract foreign investment and create an investment-friendly environment. Therefore, I requested the employees not to share photos and videos of the damaged projects.
} However, after the photos and videos were made public on social media, I felt the need to say something so that the common industrialists and businessmen should not be disappointed, morale should not be lowered.
Yes, during the protests against good governance and corruption, the industries, businesses, and private residences and property of many industrialists and businessmen across the country have suffered great damage. Thousands of jobs are in jeopardy, billions worth of infrastructure have been destroyed and investment is in jeopardy. It has hurt all of us.
We were trying to recover from the decades-long conflict, earthquake, blockade and Covid pandemic. Many public and private property have been damaged during the protests.
However, we have no choice but to recover and move forward despite all the adversity. As the President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), I would like to give a message to the industrialists, businessmen and enterprising minds across the country that friends, let us not panic, do not get tired. Let’s start rebuilding the damaged industries and businesses from today. Let’s invest more and create jobs. Let us take such challenges as a new opportunity for the economic reform of the country and move forward.
Let us explain to the new generation that the private sector is the engine of the country’s economy, entrepreneurship is employment, the source of revenue for the state and the vehicle of prosperity. The country’s prosperity is not possible without the private sector, which contributes 81 percent to the country’s economy and creates 86 percent more jobs. The private sector is also active in the campaign of building the country and without joining hands with the private sector, we cannot build the development, prosperity and new Nepal that we expect.
Entrepreneurs and business friends, in this difficult situation, we do not have the facility to weaken, get tired or give up. When the prosperity of the country is in our hands and deeds, then we have to build it, we have to fill the country and the Gen-G with hope. Let us think in such a way that the future generation does not have to travel to the Gulf and Malaysia in search of employment. May they never feel such a difficult time in their lives in the future.
Respected business fellows
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It is painful to see the house and business built with the bricks of your life’s sweat, dreams, and dedication burn to ashes in front of your eyes. Perhaps these words of mine cannot take away the pain and comfort you. Because this moment is not only the loss of material possessions created by one’s own hands, but also the irreparable injury to one’s mind, dedication and dreams.
Still, let’s be satisfied that even if the fire burns bricks and wood, you are still there in us. Our minds, the value of labor, and the self-confidence that we carry with us will never burn. You can regain what we have lost with our self-confidence and morale. Our patience, our perseverance and ability to struggle and work hard are the real assets of all of us. Therefore, material possessions must be added, and the wounds that have been inflicted must be healed together.
We entrepreneurs and businessmen should never consider ourselves alone and consider everyone’s sorrow as our own and should get up and move forward again.TAG_OPEN_div_47
Let’s believe that tomorrow will be a golden dawn. We have to rise again, move forward, build and inspire future generations with our courage and self-confidence.
TAG_OPEN_div_45 Let’s work in such a way that with the efforts of all and the courage of the private sector, we can give a message to write a road map for a golden Nepal.
प्रतिक्रिया दिनुहोस्