Nepali Congress MP Gita Gurung Demands Formal State Apology to Women for Past Discrimination

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress MP Gita Gurung has demanded that the state formally apologize for the suffering women have endured due to past structural discrimination and malpractices. Speaking in a recent House of Representatives meeting, MP Gurung, noting the government's positive start by apologizing to the Dalit community, stated that it should now also seek forgiveness from women.

MP Gurung presented the fact that women in Nepali history have faced discrimination, violence, and deprivation for generations. She mentioned that due to malpractices like Sati, accusations of witchcraft (boksi), and Chhaupadi, and discrimination in citizenship and property rights, women have always remained second-class citizens. She expressed gratitude for initiatives such as BP Koirala appointing Dwarika Devi Thakurani as South Asia's first female minister in 2016 BS and the establishment of the Ministry of Women and Children and the National Women Commission during former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's tenure.