Speaker of the reinstated House of Representatives Subash Chandra Nemwang has said that Nepal is moving ahead to institutionalize the achievements of pro-democracy movement of the country.
Speaker Subas Nemwang (center) chairs the inaugural session of the 2nd General Assembly of South Asian Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) in Kathmandu, Sunday, July 02 06. nepalnews.com/rh
Speaker Subash Nemwang (center) chairs the inaugural session of the 2nd General …
Speaking at a 2nd general assembly of South Asian Alliance for Poverty Alleviation (SAAPE), speaker Nemwang said the historic proclamation of the house of the representatives and the provision of 33 percent reservation to women are some major decisions of the reinstated parliament to make the Nepali people supreme and to make the democracy inclusive.
He added that the government and the reinstated parliament is moving ahead to make new Nepal as per the people’s aspiration expressed during the popular movement of the country.
He said that the struggle for democracy is associated with the struggle for poverty, as the goal of reducing poverty could not be achieved without democracy.
Speaking at the same programme, UML lawmaker Bidhya Bhandari said that SAAPE is an organization working for the rights of thousands of people who were suffering from hunger and poverty.
She added that there will be equal participation of women to make the democracy an inclusive one. She further said raising awareness among people along with making infrastructures in the rural area is essential for institutionalizing the democracy.
Dr. Shova Raguram, founder member of SAAPE of India and Sarath Fernando of Sri Lanka also said that empowering people to formulate their policies would help to minimize poverty and stressed the need of decentralized projects for development.
They lauded the courage of Nepali people for their struggle for restoration of democracy in the country.
Participants from Pakistan, Sri-Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh, India, Afghanistan and Bhutan are participating in the two-day long programme that will focus on reviewing the past activities of SAAPE and form strategies to reduce poverty at the grassroots levels and make democracy inclusive.