Yadav said that despite being actively involved in politics since her student days, she has been denied opportunities time and again due to the 'tag' of being the niece of former President Yadav, and that no matter how much she works for the party, she has to struggle when her name is associated with her uncle.
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During the anti-panchayat movement, when leaders were under strict surveillance, pamphlets were a means of informing about political activities. It was also possible to distribute pamphlets during restricted hours.
On the first day of the 2046 BS movement, Rekha Kumari Yadav was given the responsibility of going door to door with pamphlets to carry out a 'blackout' in the evening in Janakpur. Carrying pamphlets in her bag, she reached door to door in Brahmapuri and Rajaul in Janakpur and succeeded in delivering the message of 'blackout'.
The fact that the program in Brahmapuri and Rajaul was more effective than in other areas at night gave Rekha Kumari Yadav, who was enrolled in the Faculty of Humanities at Janakpur's RARAB Campus, an enthusiasm increased for her to get involved in student politics. At that time, Yadav, 54, who was active in student politics, has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from the Madhesi 'cluster' this time.
Yadav entered the House of Representatives representing the women of Madhesh from the Nepali Congress. Yadav had developed political awareness since childhood. Although she had the opportunity to understand the secret discussions, preparations for movements, plans to win elections, and disputes between leaders at her uncle, former President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav's house, she experienced her parliamentary journey only after a hard struggle.
Rekha, the third daughter of Ram Lagan Yadav and Sagyan Yadav, studied up to grade 5 in Saphi, Baniniya, Dhanusha in 2028 BS and completed her SLC from Saraswati Secondary School in Jakpur. Yadav, who studied at the certificate level from Janakpur's RARAB CAMS, and at the undergraduate and postgraduate level from Padmakanya, says that she will become the voice of the entire Madhesh in the parliament. Yadav has studied in rural development.
After the anti-Panchayat movement, Yadav, who joined the Nepal Students' Union and entered active politics, has become the central representative of the Women's Union, regional representative from Mahottari-1, member of the Mahasamiti, representative of the General Convention and member of the Congress Madhesh Province Working Committee.
Along with being a doctor and social service worker in the village, Rekha, who was drawn into politics through discussions held in secret meetings of leaders during her school-level studies with her father Ramlagan and uncle former President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, who were active in Congress politics, became a member of the House of Representatives in her second attempt. Earlier, her name was included in the proportional closed list of 2074, but she could not be selected.
She said that her father's work as a doctor in the village inspired her to enter politics from the hustle and bustle of social service. Yadav says that being the niece of former President Yadav, she got to know the party and its leaders closely and was involved in the movement and politics, and after marriage, she was able to become active in the politics of the Congress Mahottari with the support of her husband and in-laws.
Yadav said that her father-in-law Asrafi Yadav was elected VDC chairman three times from the Congress, so she had no problem remaining active in politics even after marriage. '' She said that she never had to live in a ghughat because she married into a family that understood politics,'' Yadav said, ''I got the respect of a daughter even in my in-laws. Since my father-in-law is in politics, we discussed every activity and moved forward.''
Despite being active in politics since her student life, she was repeatedly deprived of opportunities due to the 'tag' of former President Yadav's niece, and no matter how much she worked for the party, she had to struggle when her name was associated with her uncle.
She says that she will now play a role in the parliament for the improvement of health and education in Madhesh. 'I will play the role of an MP by positively supporting the right work in the parliament and warning against steps that are not in the interest of the Nepalis,' Yadav said. 'Since the Congress is in the opposition in the house, I will try to be a good opposition. The common people in the region and district seek development after becoming MPs. I will coordinate in the laws that are made for development.'
She said that she would take the initiative to improve the health of Madhesh as an MP as she has wanted to work for health improvement since her father died of cancer at the age of 47. 'I will continue the history of the Congress as a strong 'pillar' in times of crisis and become the voice of Madhesh problems, Madhesh women, and the neglected in the parliament,' Yadav said.
