KATHMANDU, Oct 9: Social activist Jagannath Lamichhane has filed his candidacy as an independent candidate for election to the member of Bagmati Provincial Assembly from Kathmandu district constituency no 5 (2).
Lamichhane registered his candidacy after declaring that he is no longer able to watch things idly as “political parties and leaders openly flout constitutional provisions, and only concern themselves with petty power and party politics, instead of the grave mission of nation building with economic growth and social security at the heart of governance.” He said that he has a motto to build a strong provincial structure for national prosperity.
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Lamichhane said he registered his candidacy as an independent candidate with a focus to raise issues of urban governance, urban economic growth and sustainable cities, effective public financial management and service delivery, community resilience and mental health engaging youths.
Lamichhane is a mental health rights activist and is a well known social activist raising issues of violence against women and impunity, democratic reforms, anti-corruption and is a staunch campiagner of Dr Govinda KC's movement to improve the public health sector. He has also been actively involved in various socio-political campaigns since the early 2000s.
