Prime Minister and former UCPN (Maoist) senior leader Baburam Bhattarai officially announced the formation of Naya Shakti Nepal, a new party under his leadership, amidst a grand ceremony held at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Sunday. Addressing the ceremony attended by Prime Minister KP Oli, various political leaders, Indian leaders and other dignitaries, Naya Shakti Coordinator Bhattarai remarked that his party is bringing the draft that would see Nepal as world’s richest country in just 25 years. Unveiling the Naya Shakti’s stand on form of government, Bhattarai said his party is in favour of directly elected president and seeks to bring about massive reforms in the governance system of Nepal. According to Bhattarai, his party basts for directly elected executive body and fully inclusive legislation. He also stressed on the need for youths’ participation in the leadership.Explaining Nepal-India-China relationship, leader Bhattarai opined that without proper balance between both the proximal neighbours, there will be instability in the country and Nepal will be a playground for outside forces. Naya Shakti Nepal is committed to maintaining internal integrity and harmonious relationship with India and China, Bhattarai viewed. Talking about the trend of youths aspiring for foreign education, leader Bhattarai said, “Our children do not want to stay in the country due to dangerously flourishing corruption that has established a notion that politics is a dirty game.” “Naya Shakti will bring reforms that will establish that politics is not a dirty game. Politics is not a profession or means of making money. We will make politics pure and transparent. We will maintain uniformity in our words by our action,” Bhattarai remarked. Leader Bhattarai floated the idea of an independent Lokpal—a corruption watchdog—that will look into the corruption allegations against leaders including himself. If a corruption case is field against any leader, the person will be automatically suspended from the post and in case, the court announces him guilty, the leader will be completely eliminated from the party position, leader Bhattarai mentioned.