Yami is contending in a direct fight from Kathmandu valley, where her
community was the original residents.
“In Gorkha district (her husband’s constituency), people know me as his
wife,” she says smilingly.
“But in Kathmandu valley, people know me for my parents, both of whom
fought for democracy in the past, with my father being given life
imprisonment and my part in our 10-year People’s War.”
Yami, an architect from Delhi School of Planning and Architecture, is
also the first woman in Nepal to become minister for physical planning
and works, which till two years ago was dominated by men.
During the Maoist insurgency, she was known by the nom de guerre Parvati
and from underground, sought to bolster ties with like-minded
international organisations.
Her poll campaign therefore focuses on development of infrastructure,
better drinking water supply, new roads and effective town planning.
cont'd....
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