Former central working committee member of the Nepali Congress and former Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare, Mina Pande, passed away on Tuesday.
Born In 2008 BS, she died at her residence in Gaushala, Kathmandu. Her last rites were performed at Pashupati Aryaghat, where her body was kept for an hour for the last tribute, said Nepali Congress Party Office Chief Secretary, Krishna Prasad Poudel.
Late Pande started her political career at Nepal Student Union in 2035 BS. She became a member of the NC central working committee three times as well as a member of the House of Representatives in 2048 BS, 2051 BS, and 2074 BS.
Similarly, she was elected a Constituent Assembly member in 2064 BS. Pande became President of the Nepal Women's Association, the sister organization of the NC, twice.
The NC said the party lost an experienced woman leader and the demise of Pande is an irreparable loss to the party.
The NC decided to lower the party flag at half-mast at the central office and all district offices for three days from May 30 in reverence of the late Pande.
Extending sorrow over Pande's demise, NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba wished for the eternal peace of the departed soul. President Deuba, on behalf of the party and his own, extended condolences to the bereaved family members.
He was aggrieved much over the news of the demise of leader Pande, he mentioned that her contribution to Nepal's democratic movement and women's rights would always be remembered in party history.
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