Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa has said that citizen supremacy is the first priority of the party he leads and he will continue to advocate for the people.

At the first general convention of the party's sister organization Nepal Tharu Sangh held at the Congress's central office in Sanepa on Saturday, he said that the Tharu community's great contribution is important in terms of unification of the nation and maintaining national unity. He said that he will work to provide easy access to state bodies for the citizens of the Tharu community. 

'BP Koirala had represented the Tharu community in his responsibilities by showing faith and trust in it. The Tharu Sangh is a sister organization of the party, an integral part of the party. The leadership elected from this convention of the association should emphasize on increasing the party's new active membership, and the future leadership of the Tharu Sangh should be included in the constitution amendment,' said President Thapa.

Stating that the Congress has advocated for reforms in Nepal's economy, he opined that although many reforms have been included in the budget, the budget is silent on the low-income sections of society. 

Party General Secretary Pradeep Poudel recalled that the Tharu community has made a great contribution to Nepal's border protection and economic development, and said that there is a need to work together to establish the Tharu community in the mainstream while protecting the rights granted in the constitution.

Another party general secretary, Gururaj Ghimire, said that the Tharu community is the original inhabitants of Nepal and stressed that everyone should work together to establish the political rights of the Tharu community, and claimed that it is the Nepali Congress that binds all parties and castes in the thread of unity.

Party treasurer Umesh Shrestha emphasized that we should move forward from individualistic thinking and identify the potential in Nepal and strive to achieve prosperity, progress and political achievements.

Nepali Congress Joint General Secretary Yogendra Chaudhary emphasized that Nepal is a country of citizens with diversity and emphasized that attention should be paid to the rights and interests of the Tharu community as well as establishing every Nepali with political, economic and social rights.

Congress parliamentary party leader Bhishma Raj Angdambe in the House of Representatives emphasized that the Congress should pay attention to establishing the issue of identity at every level of the state, addressing the expectations and concerns of every person from the Himalayas, hills and Tarai.