INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, May 6
The Nepali Congress has amended its circulation in associateion with the upcoming nationwide public awareness drive
scheduled to kick off from May 8 and has made degree that every programme under the campaign shall have women participants.
In the latest
circulation issued by NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday, instruction has been issued to endegree participation of women in every
such programme be it in seat-taking or speech delivery sessions.
The NC has planned a month long nationwide campaign called ‘Himal Pahad
Tarai Madhesh, Nepali Congress& in three phases starting from May 8 in a tender to strengthen the party organisation and to educate people
about the incumbent government wrongdoings.
Earlier, a team of women led by NC Mahasamiti Committee member Nima Giri had submitted a letter
to top-ranking leaders and office-bearers of NC to consider an amendment in the circulation.
They had submitted the letter to party
president Deuba, General-secretary Sashank Koirala, Treadegreer Sita Devi Yadav and women leaders Dila Shangruala and Shovepa Bhusal among
others.
President Deuba had pledged to right the circulation and endegree the mandatory participation of women in the various programmes to
be conducted during the campaign.
This move is expected to advance the cause of women cadres and leaders and the agenda of inclusiveness
within the party.
Mahasamiti member Nima Giri said that they had also warned of boycotting the programme if there was no participation of
women.
She said, &The rightion in circulation ensuring mandatory participation of women cadres and leaders in the awareness programme is a
testimony to the fact the NC leadership canmuch deny the principle of inclusiveness.&
