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The manifesto passed by the citizens conference was submitted  to the Speaker of the Bagmati Province Assembly on October 11th. Aarti Pathak, Chairperson,Bagmati Province of NGO federation submitted the 13-point manifesto passed by the Citizens Conference to Bhuvan Kumar Pathak, the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly.

The 13-point manifesto issued by the General Citizen Conference held in Hetauda on October 8 was submitted to the Speaker of the Bagmati Province Assembly to address the challenges faced by the country and its citizens under the current governance. The manifesto aims to address the issues related to the absence of citizen representation and their voice in the current context.

In the released manifesto, it is felt that all the three levels of government have implemented policies and programs that further suppress the fundamental rights of the citizens, so it is necessary to ensure the involvement of the general public in this process and  the need for administrative structures at the local, provincial, and federal levels to cease the improper practice of restricting the activities of social organizations through rules, regulations, guidelines.

Due to global climate change children, women, senior citizens, minorities, and people with disabilities are more affected in communities below the poverty line.The manifesto urges the three levels of government, development partner organizations, and the global community to engage in responsible resource management and climate adaptation programs in order to mitigate these issues.

Chairperson Pathak said that this manifesto will also be submitted to Shalikram Jamkattel, Chief Minister of Bagmati Province.

Buddhasharan Lama, Central Secretary of NGO Federation, Ganesh Bhandari, INSEC Bagmati Province Coordinator and Ramila Sapkota, Chairperson of NGO Federation, Makwanpur Branch were present in the program.

INSEC Bagmati Province Office, Hetauda