Nepali Congress mum on secularism, vows to strengthen federalism

The party’s manifesto says it will create 1.25 million job opportunities in the next five years, if voted to power.

On Saturday, the Nepali Congress party, which leads the government and a five-party electoral alliance, unveiled its election manifesto, promising to strengthen federalism that the 2015 constitution incorporated. The party, however, has not touched on secularism, another key constitutional feature that is increasingly coming under fire from right-wing forces.