The main demand of all the women who reached the administration office is that the draft on polygamy should not be implemented and if forced, they will protest.
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The women of Taplejung have started reaching the administration office daily against the proposed draft on polygamy. They reached the administration office to warn the government through the Chief District Officer.
On Thursday, representatives of women's associations affiliated to All Nepal Women's Union Revolutionaries, CPN United Socialist Party, National Independent Party and Janata Samajwadi Party submitted a memorandum to the government through the Chief District Officer. Earlier, the ruling party Nepali Congress-affiliated Mahila Sangh and UML-affiliated Akhil Nepal Mahila Sangathan had submitted a memorandum.
The main demand of all the women who reached the administration office is that the draft on polygamy should not be implemented and if forced, they will protest. They stated that the proposed law to legalize polygamy is irresponsible, regressive and objectionable. It is claimed that it encourages social crime. According to the administration office, those who came to the administration office with memorandums included local people's representatives, leaders of political parties and ordinary women. We are warning them individually and collectively on behalf of their party and organization.
An officer of the administration office said that they are coming individually and then collectively to send a message that they are ready to respond collectively if forced.
Bhimadevi Ojha, deputy head of Fungling municipality, Ranmaya Gurung, vice president of Pathibhara Yangwarak rural municipality, Shantakumari Angbuhang, vice president of Atharaitriveni rural municipality, reached the administration office with the memorandum. According to sources in the administration office, no political party active in the
district is deprived of submitting its memorandum.
