The program, “Tough Talk” is a weekly talk show in Kantipur Television. Most of the interviewees are invited in the program to talk about the various matters related to the political as well as the holistic talks with the interviewee.Former prime minister and senior leader of the CPN-UML Jhalanath Khanal today said that the people were compelled to face hard times as the government had failed to supply daily essentials for long.Addressing his party cadres in Pokhara today, Khanal accused the government of failing to make available daily essentials as a result of which black-marketing had become rampant. “The government has not been able to curb this either.Hence, the prices of every day commodities have sky-rocketed. Black-marketeers are charging three times the cost of petrol and cooking gas, but the government has remained mum,” he argued.“The government has failed to maintain peace and order in the country. Neither has it been running day-to-day work efficiently. -