KATHMANDU: Over one thousand signatures, demanding a Hindu state in Nepal, has been collected from attendees of the general meeting, or Mahasamiti Baithak, of the Nepali Congress and submitted to party president Sher Bahadur Deuba.
As per the ‘Vedic Sanatan Hindu Rastra establishment campaign’ started by leaders within the party to raise voice and support to declaring Nepal a Hindu state, a total of 1,061 signatures have been collected.
“The collected signatures also have been submitted to party president Sher Bahadur Deuba by Shankar Bhandari, coordinator and central member of the campaign, at the conclusion of the meeting on Thursday”, Lokesh Dhakal, coordinator of the campaign confirmed.
Amongst the signatories, 42 are the central members of Nepal’s largest party in parliament which includes former general secretary Shashank Koirala, as per Dhakal.
The campaign workers initiated the signature collection process with the commencement of the Mahasamiti meeting on February 19. Positioned outside the Mahasamiti committee meeting venue at Sunrise Hall in Godawari, Lalitpur, the campaign leaders set up a tent to collect signatures. However, the agenda for a Hindu nation was not deliberated upon during the Mahasamiti meeting.
During the previous Mahasamiti meeting, 714 individuals expressed their support for a Hindu nation by signing a petition, which was then submitted to the party president. Additionally, 22 central members presented their signatures to President Deuba, urging for the inclusion of the Hindu nation agenda in the Mahasamiti meeting discussions. (ANI)