NC extends sorrow over death of Siddiqui

The Nepali Congress (NC) has expressed deep sorrow over demise of former lawmaker Mohammadi Siddiqui.
  
Party chief whip Balkrishna Khand in a condolence message today extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and wished for eternal peace of the departed soul.    

Siddiqui who had her active participation in democratic movements in the country was elected to the first Constituent Assembly in 2008 from the NC.  She was an active politician and was associated with several social organisations. 

As a dedicated social activist, the promotion of social service and human rights issues primarily of the rights of women were her areas of working. She died on April 24.

She was committed to strengthening the party and its organisation.  The party has termed her death an irreparable loss to the party itself and the social sector.