Kathmandu, August 20
The Jai Nepal Party, led by Dhawal Shumsher Rana, has decided to launch a nationwide signature campaign to build public support for a constitutional monarchy and a Hindu state.
The decision was taken at the party’s first central working committee meeting held in Kathmandu on Thursday.
The party said the campaign would be conducted in phases to generate public opinion in favour of a constitutional monarchy and Hindu state and create positive pressure on relevant authorities, amid the government’s ongoing process of collecting suggestions for constitutional amendment.
The meeting also decided to organise pressure programmes in Bhadra to push the government and other concerned stakeholders to prohibit cow slaughter and the consumption of beef.
According to party chair Rana, the meeting also formed a dialogue committee to bring together parties, organisations, groups, campaigns and individuals that share the Jai Nepal Party’s political views.
The newly formed Jai Nepal Party had not made public the names of its central members when it registered with the Election Commission on August 14.
The party had submitted the names of 79 central members to the Election Commission. Except for Rana, who was designated chairperson, all were listed as central members.
At Thursday’s central committee meeting, minutes were prepared with the names of all 79 central members, although some members have not signed the document.
Jai Nepal Party central committee members
The central committee includes Dr Dhawal Shumsher Rana, Mukund Shyam Giri, Dil Vikas Rajbhandari, Narayan Prasad Koirala, Karna Bahadur Shahi, Keshav Raj Shrestha, Navaraj Simkhada, Sagun Sundar Lawati, Dhansur Shahi, Suresh Acharya, Prajwal Bohara, Chiragman Singh Kunwar, Shashank Shumsher Thapa, Ranjan Karki, Phaniraj Lohani, Prakash Jung Karki, Uday Raj Pokharel, Ram Raj Koirala, Lal Gopal Acharya, Khadka Bahadur Ghimire, Kalibahadur Shahi, Mahendra Jung Shah, Shashikumar Silwal, Kiran Dhungel, Prabhat Nath Yogi and Niraj Bam.
The party’s other central committee members include Kedar Bahadur Dhamala, Janak Bahadur Singh, Daman Basnet, Prem Deshar, Bikash Kapali, Yadav Raj Pandey, Thaman Singh Tamang, Pashupati Kathayat, Homanath Gautam, Jay Prakash Bagale, Ishwari Prasad Bhattarai, Mansur Sunar, Ram Naresh Yadav, Bhim Bahadur Shahi, Nabodit Giri, Prem Chand, Bishwadev Shah, Chet Nath Thapa, Krishna Bahadur Basnet, Sharan Kumar Singh, Pavitra Subba, Mina Hahi, Radhakumari Shah, Uma Shrestha, Laxmi Kumari Hamal, Radhika Joshi, Samriddhi Rajya Laxmi Rana, Sumira, Anjana Shah Rawal and Ramdevi Maharjan.
Other members are Bavina Moktan Lawati, Anjakumari Thapaliya, Reshma Rana, Sangita Silwal, Uguna Shahi, Sonisa Rijal, Sushma Rijal Regmi, Shanta Kumari Chand, Ramita Deshar, Pramila Thapa Shrestha, Babi Shah, Manmaya Bamjan Tamang, Govinda Bahadur Bogati, Anju Shrestha Khatri, Premnath Dulal, Kavita Acharya, Kasinda Yadav, Umesh Kumar, Nani Maya Acharya, Champadevi Adhikari, Bed Bahadur Shahi, Dr Govinda Prasad Acharya and Shaijan Sherpa.
