Youth leader Manushi Yami Bhattarai, 36, has filed her nomination from the ruling coalition for Kathmandu-7 for the November 20 federal parliamentary elections. ThePost'sTika R Pradhan spoke with Yami Bhattarai on issues related to her electoral agenda, prospects, and issues of marginalised groups, including others. Excerpts:
You have filed a nomination for a member of the House of Representatives from Kathmandu-7 today. How are you feeling?
I’m happy to get an opportunity to become a common candidate from the coalition. The selection of youth candidates by political parties sends a positive message throughout the nation, not just Kathmandu I am excited to seek votes with positive energy.
What are your major agendas for the upcoming polls?
We are contesting for the legislature. We do not know whether we can reach the executive positions or not. As lawmakers, our primary function will be to draft better policies and laws and discuss bills. So my focus will be on building public institutions, making them efficient and workable, and strengthening them. Moreover, the structures related to health, education and anti-corruption have been dysfunctional. It’s not th
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई (वि.सं.१९८१-२०६७) नेपालका राजनीतिज्ञ, नेपालको पहिलो संसदका पहिलो सभामुख तथा बहुदलीय व्यवस्थाको पुनर्स्थापना पश्चातका पहिला प्रधानमन्त्री थिए। यिनी वि.सं. २००३ सालमा नेपाली काङ्ग्रेस गठन गर्दा देखि नै नेपालको राजनीतिमा संलग्न थिए। यिनले २००७ सालको सशस्त्र क्रान्तिमा जनकपुर―उदयपुर कब्जा गर्ने मुक्ति सेनाको कमाण्डरका रूपमा काम गरेका थिए। भट्टराई वि.सं. २०१५ सालमा संसदको तल्लो सदन प्रतिनिधि सभाका सभामुख भएका थिए।
भट्टराई वि.सं. २०४६ को जनआन्दोलन पछि गठित अन्तरिम मन्त्रीपरिषदमा पहिलो पटक प्रधानमन्त्री बनेका थिए। नेपाल अधिराज्यको संविधान २०४७ (१९२४-२०११) निर्माण गरी लागू गराउने र बहुदलीय प्रतिस्पर्धाको आधारमा संसदीय निर्वाचन गराउने महत्त्वपूर्ण दायित्त्व यिनले सफलता पूर्वक बहन गरेका थिए। तर आफू प्रधानमन्त्री हुँदै गराएको २०४८ को आम निर्वाचनमा यिनी आफू भनें काठमाडौँबाट पराजित भएका थिए। पछि २०५६ को आम निर्वाचनमा विजयी भएपछि पुनः एकपटक प्रधानमन्त्री बनेका थिए।
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai was a Nepalese political leader. He was one of the main leaders involved in transitioning Nepal from an absolute monarchy to a democratic multi-party system.
Bhattarai became Prime Minister of Nepal in April after a popular democratic movement referred
A daughter also rises
Manushi Yami Bhattarai, daughter of Maoist leaders Baburam Bhattarai and Hisila Yami, followed her family’s footsteps into politics as a student at Tribhuvan University, where she was secretary of the All Nepal National Independent Student Union. She has an MPhil from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and has been nominated by the Maoist Centre to contest the November election from Kathmandu Excerpts of interview with Manushi Yami Bhattarai:
Nepali Times: How is your campaign going so far?
Manushi Yami Bhattarai: We have been discussing our platform and plan to improve and strengthen our collapsing public institutions, which have been taken over by a handful of people within the political parties. They have fallen prey to the much stronger party structures. Constitutionally-guaranteed rights have not been upheld. Our health and educational institutions are near collapse. The corruption watchdog has been rendered ineffective by political interference. We need to restr
Kathmandu, Apr. Writer and ex-British Gurkha soldier Kangmang Naresh Rai has come up with a non-fiction book on the history of British Gurkhas titled Pani Patiya.
Pani Patiya was the process of chastening the British Gurkhas with Hindu tradition who had returned to the motherland during the Rana regime in Nepal.
Mundhum expert Bhogiraj Chamling, leader Manushi Yami Bhattarai and critic Gurung Sushant jointly made the book public amid a function at Mandala Theatre in the capital on Monday.
Mundhum expert Chamling said that the book informs not only about the history but also the woes of Gurkha warriors. &#;The book is a result of deep studies, experience and feelings of the writer who has written the years history in the form of an essay,&#; said Chamling.
According to Chamling, there are three viewpoints on British Gurkhas- Britain&#;s viewpoint, the non-Gurkha&#;s viewpoint and the Gurkha&#;s viewpoint. &#;The writer himself is a British Gurkha warrior but this book is written from the viewpoint of non-Gurkhas,&#; Chamling said. Leader Bhattarai said that the book has disclosed the anguish behind the narration of &#;Brave Nepalis&#;. &#;We feel pro
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