Kathmandu, March 19: Minister for Information and Communications Sherdhan Rai today stressed the need to take the country on the path to economic development while implementing the newly promulgated constitution.
"The constitution has adopted republic, inclusiveness and secularism while ensuring the rights of people in mountain, hill and Tarai and Dalits and women among others. Now we should focus on nation building," he said. Minister Rai was speaking at a symposium on 'education for citizen, women's rights' here in the Capital.
He said that the country has got two women to the topmost posts of President and Speaker with the promulgation of the constitution, which he said is a progressive move. "Now next agendas should be of the post-quake reconstruction, economic development, good-governance and prosperity," he said.
On Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's scheduled China visit starting Sunday, he said that the visit would reach a new height on the basis of mutual understanding, faith and respect between Nepal and China.
Also on the occasion, lawmaker and Nepali Congress central member Min Bishwokarma said that capacity and intelligence of people should not be weighed on the basis of gender, caste and geography.
Likewise, Election Commission Commissioner Ila Sharma said that it is sad for women to suffer gender discrimination even in the 21st century.
"The constitution has adopted republic, inclusiveness and secularism while ensuring the rights of people in mountain, hill and Tarai and Dalits and women among others. Now we should focus on nation building," he said. Minister Rai was speaking at a symposium on 'education for citizen, women's rights' here in the Capital.
He said that the country has got two women to the topmost posts of President and Speaker with the promulgation of the constitution, which he said is a progressive move. "Now next agendas should be of the post-quake reconstruction, economic development, good-governance and prosperity," he said.
On Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's scheduled China visit starting Sunday, he said that the visit would reach a new height on the basis of mutual understanding, faith and respect between Nepal and China.
Also on the occasion, lawmaker and Nepali Congress central member Min Bishwokarma said that capacity and intelligence of people should not be weighed on the basis of gender, caste and geography.
Likewise, Election Commission Commissioner Ila Sharma said that it is sad for women to suffer gender discrimination even in the 21st century.
No comments:
Post a Comment