Kathmandu, Oct. 18
Kumar Pant has been elected as the global president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA).
The 9th NRN Global Conference and NRNA International General Assembly organised in the Capital from 15 to 18 October has elected the Germany-based entrepreneur as the new leader of the association.
He defeated Kul Prasad Acharya by 147 votes. Pant secured 1217 votes against 1070 votes garnered by Acharya.
Dr. Badri KC, Arjun Kumar Shrestha, Man KC and Sonam Lama are elected as the vice-presidents. Nine candidates were vying for the four vice-presidents of the organisation.
Likewise, Rabina Thapa defeated Sapila Rajbhandari to become the Woman Vice-President.
Dr. Hem Raj Sharma of Pant panel has been elected as the General Secretary of the NRNA. He defeated Janaki Gurung.
Similarly, Mahesh Kumar Shrestha has been elected to the post of Treasurer, Lok Prasad Dahal Joint-Treasurer, and Gauri Raj Joshi and RK Sharma Secretaries.
Bhoma Devi Limbu and Himal Gurung have been elected as the Woman Coordinator and Youth Coordinator respectively.
The General Assembly has also elected about one and a half dozen regional coordinators for the regions across the globe.
Pant, after being elected as the President of the association, said that he would implement some reforms in the organisation.
He also said that he would try to bring in an investment of Rs. 10 billion in Nepal.
The NRNA assembly this year witnessed multiple controversies with political interference, rejecting the use of voting machine, skirmishes in the venue and postponement of the programmes due to election controversies.
In an unfortunate statement, newly elected president Pant announced that the NRNA would not organise future assemblies in Nepal due to increasing political interventions.
The election controversies shadowed the NRN's humanitarian works and investments in many projects in the country.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 19 October 2019.
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