There is no food to eat, no clothing to wear. After eating in the morning, one worries about what to eat in the evening.
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The Congress general convention is continuing for the third day at Bhrikutimandap. There is a large crowd of leaders, workers and well-wishers. Some of the workers gathered around the square are eating almonds and oranges, while others are rushing towards the stage. Mugu Congress representative Nani Khatri was found in this crowd.
The Congress convention bag in her hand, the convention representative's identity card around her neck, and her two-year-old son strapped to her back. The girl looks at her son rocking on her back from time to time, and occasionally gets lost in political chatter with her friends.
Nani Khatri, who arrived in Kathmandu from Mugu in Karnali carrying her child, has only one goal - to select a new Congress leadership. She has been active in Congress politics for about 10 years. She has also been a convention representative of the Nepali Congress before this.
There is no food to eat, no shelter to wear. She worries about what to eat in the morning and what to eat in the evening. In the 2074 BS local level elections, she became a candidate for the women's member position in Mugu Khatyad Rural Municipality. Despite being defeated at that time, she continued to advance politics. She said, 'I felt sad after losing the election, but after that I wanted to move forward. I entered politics by representing the poor and suffering people of remote districts.'
Nani said that her life is full of struggles and she has used politics as a medium to overcome these struggles. She says that it is difficult to even eat and wear clothes properly in a remote district like Mugu. Expressing her sorrow, she said, ‘If we eat, there is no fodder, if we wear clothes, there is no taro. We worry about what to eat in the morning and what to eat in the evening.’
She said that she is forced to walk one day even to get to her place. Saying that she came to politics to change this reality and pain, she expressed hope that such situations can be improved if politics can choose the right leadership.
She said, ‘Now we need a leadership that understands the pain and suffering, so that our lives can be a little easier.’
Nani has four children. She came to participate in the general convention carrying one of them. Her husband works as a heavy loader in India for employment. She feels that if he had had employment in the country, he would not have had to go abroad. She said that even today, her husband is forced to go to India because the political situation is not good.
She is more optimistic about the new leadership than the old one at this year's general convention.
She said, "The old one could not change, why choose the old one now? My choice and hope is the new leadership."
