Rabi Lamichhane Launches Campaign in Rupandehi, Meeting Voters Across Five Constituencies

Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane began his campaign in Rupandehi this morning, inaugurating contact offices and meeting with voters.

His team started the public outreach and voter meeting program at 8 AM from Devdaha in Rupandehi Constituency No. 1, reaching Saina Maina Municipality-Murgiya by 8 PM. After the program here, Lamichhane is scheduled to visit Lumbini Cultural Municipality in Constituency No. 5 today.

Kalpana Pandey, a federal election coordination committee member of the party who accompanied Rabi since the morning, informed Ratopati that this program is purely a voter meeting, not an election rally, and that they would proceed to Lumbini after concluding the program in Murgiya.

Lamichhane arrived in Rupandehi on Sunday evening and stayed at the 'Bishram Batika' star hotel in Manigram. Today, he participated in programs across all five constituencies of Rupandehi.

The public outreach program, which started from Khairani Chowk in Devdaha, proceeded as planned, aiming to cover 26 locations across the five constituencies throughout the day, with only one location remaining as per reports. The meetings starting from Khairani Chowk in Constituency No. 1 were marked by large crowds of cadres and supporters.

According to RSP Lumbini Province Vice Chairman Salikram Ghimire, voter meetings are scheduled in 26 locations across the district until late tonight, and tomorrow (Tuesday), programs for office inauguration and meetings are set for 11 locations in Nawalparasi. According to him, programs will be conducted in two constituencies in Nawalparasi.

When Lamichhane began his constituency tour from Devdaha in Rupandehi-1, he interacted with local voters alongside RSP candidate Sunil Lamsal. On that occasion, he requested votes for the capable candidate Lamsal to ensure his victory. Although he met people at various crossroads, he delivered brief addresses at only a few locations, while in others, he introduced the candidates and urged people to vote.

Arriving in Bhairahawa in the afternoon, Lamichhane greeted voters at various locations in Siddharthanagar. He proceeded via Goligadh and Buddha Chowk in Bhairahawa to the campaign office of Constituency No. 3. After spending some time there, he continued the program accompanied by RSP candidate for Rupandehi-3, Dr. Lekhjang Thapa.

Subsequently, upon reaching Meudihawa Chowk in Siddharthanagar Ward No. 2, Lamichhane was welcomed by cadres with garlands. On that occasion, he introduced the direct candidate Dr. Thapa along with proportional representation candidates Gyanu Poudel and Punam Agarwal to the voters and urged them to cast their votes.

Addressing the gathering there, Lamichhane stated that the responsibility for nation-building and ending corruption has now fallen upon their shoulders and urged victory for the RSP candidates.

The RSP candidates for Rupandehi constituencies are: General Secretary Sunil Lamsal in Constituency No. 1, Sulabh Kharel in No. 2, Dr. Lekhjang Thapa in No. 3, Kanhaiya Baniya in No. 4, and Taufik Ahmed Khan in No. 5. Lamichhane also introduced Kanhaiya Baniya to the voters in the Marchwar area. Baniya resigned from the Provincial Assembly to become a candidate for the House of Representatives.

All these candidates accompanied Lamichhane to the program venues according to their constituencies. Tomorrow in Nawalparasi, RSP candidates Bikram Khanal and Narendra Gupta will also participate. Khanal is the candidate for Constituency No. 1, while Gupta, a resident of Ramgram Municipality, is the candidate from Constituency No. 2. Both of them joined the RSP after leaving the Nepali Congress and became candidates.

According to the party, Chairman Lamichhane has a schedule set for tomorrow to introduce and meet voters with candidates in 11 different locations across the two constituencies of Nawalparasi.