Kathmandu: The association of 2.5 million strong non-resident Nepalese (NRN) have demanded dual citizenship for smooth travelling and business in the country.
The demand was made during three day global conference
inaugurated by Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav.
"The government should provide dual citizenship for the
NRN communities around the world. We want Nepalese citizenship
with limited rights such as rights to do business, to travel
without visa and to own properties in Nepal," president of
Non-Resident Nepalese Association Upendra Mahato said.
"But we don’t want voting rights and right to do
government jobs from the citizenship," he clarified.
In his inaugural address, President Yadav stressed the
importance of peace in the country that faced civil war for
decades. "There is no place of weapons in democracy. I have
saved many lives, but never taken any," said the President who
comes from a medical background.
He called on the Non-Resident Nepalese communities to
exert pressure on the political parties so that a democratic
constitution could be written on time and the peace process
could be taken to the logical end soon. He urged them to help
in writing a democratic constitution as thousands of
countrymen have sacrificed their lives for the cause.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 13:55