As soon as Koshi convenes in the state assembly, one voice echoes again and again—strong, confident and matter-of-fact. That is the voice of UML proportional MP Meena Shrestha. She is an MP of the ruling party, but like the opposition, her voice echoes in favor of the people.

Some members remain silent in the parliament, some remain confined within the party boundaries. But Shrestha keeps talking about people's concerns. Shrestha has been constantly presenting the issues of women, backward communities and youth in Parliament. His name has also been included in the short list of MPs who have spoken more often in the House. So far, she has addressed more than 30 times in the special and zero hours of the House.

She was the most vocal about the federal government's proposed law to legalize polygamy. She openly challenged it in the House calling it an insult to social justice and women's rights.

Similarly, she also expressed a clear opinion about the bill making Maithili and Limbu languages ​​the official languages. She raised serious questions about the need to respect linguistic diversity but how to implement it practically.

Meena Shrestha has been constantly raising the challenges and possibilities of tourism in particular. How to introduce the hidden tourist spots in Koshi province to the world? How to create jobs at the local level? How to expand tourism infrastructure? She often raises questions of common concern in the state assembly.

She always raises the serious issues of ordinary people rather than big issues. Some time ago, when he raised the issue of street food culture flourishing in Itahari area in Parliament, he was praised by many youth groups for raising the issue of youth. Although this new culture has made the youth enterprising, she drew the attention of the provincial government saying that there is a lack of hygiene and management.

"Street food culture has flourished in big cities like Viratnagar, Itahari, Dharan, Birtamod and it has also created jobs," she said at the zero hour of a recent state assembly meeting, "It is necessary for the state assembly to come up with a policy and determine the night market area to encourage this kind of business."

Shrestha is not only a politician, but also a poet. She has also published two poetry works named 'Biskun Yo Manko' and 'Forget Yesterday'. In her poetry, the voices of women's consciousness, social inequality and justice resonate with the energy of the youth. This literary sensibility is also reflected in his political speeches.

Shrestha was once an active worker of UML's Youth Force. It was from this background that she started her political journey. After that, she won the trust of the party leadership by being active in the organization. Today, she has made a status as an activist of UML President and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's 'Kitchen Cabinet'. He claims that it was because of that belief and role that UML sent him to the provincial assembly through the proportional election system.