Kathmandu, May 6

The Nepali Congress has amended its circulation in connection with the upcoming nationwide public awareness drive scheduled to kick off from May 8 and has made sure that every programme under the campaign will have women participants.

In the latest circulation issued by NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday, instruction has been issued to ensure 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 bid to strengthen the party organisation and to educate people about the incumbent government’s 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, Treasurer Sita Devi Yadav and women leaders Dila Shangruala and Pushpa Bhusal among others.

President Deuba had pledged to correct the circulation and ensure 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 correction in circulation ensuring mandatory participation of women cadres and leaders in the awareness programme is a testimony to the fact the NC leadership cannot deny the principle of inclusiveness.”