Kathmandu: UCPN (Maoist) leader Hisila Yami has accused that the 33-party poll opposing alliance led by the CPN-Maoist was against constitution and federalism. Addressing a gathering of locals at Bangemudha in Kathmandu Constituency No 7, Yami argued the protest programme including the banda at a time to draft the constitution through Constituent Assembly means that the CPN-Maoist led alliance was against the constitution drafted by the peoples’ representatives.  Claiming that the general strike called by the CPN-Maoist led alliance cannot foil the CA polls, she warned to defy their banda if it was not withdrawn immediately. She also appealed her cadres and public to resist the banda imposed by the CPN-Maoist led alliance.

BIRGUNJ: UCPN (Maoist) leader Hisila Yami has said that the programmes of women empowerment should be taken at the grassroots level to ensure women´s participation in the decision-making process.

At an interaction programme on “Violence against Women (VAW) in Madhes and Major Challenges against the VAW”, Yami said a prosperous Nepal was not possible until the women were brought in the mainstream of development.

She said the women of Madhes were inflicted to violence as they were deprived of education, health and employment facilities.

Yami said coordination and cooperation from all sides was needed to uproot the ill practices prevalent in the Tarai region.

The UCPN (Maoist) leader was of the view that maximum women candidates should be brought into the Constituent Assembly (CA) to ensure women rights and proportional participation.

Bhojpura State Committee Coordinator of the UCPN (Maoist) Pravu Sah said the government should implement special programmes with due planning and policies to ensure gender equality and rights to women.

Also speaking at the programme, UCPN (Maoist) central leader Anjana Bisankhe and Parsa Chief District Officer Kailash Kumar Bajimaya opined to pay attention to women empowerment for overall development of women.