Krishna Bahadur Buda elected as a President of Banke GEFONT

Krishna Bahadur Budha has been unanimously elected as a General Federation of Nepalese Trade Union (GEFONT) Banke district.  The gathering has formed a seven-member Banke District Committee under the presidency of  Budha held at the CPN-UML party office on 18 February.

The gathering was presided over by the GEFONT Banke district in-charge  Suman Giri Shrestha, and chief guest GEFONT Vice president Kamal Gautam said that GEFONT conducting the campaign to enrol all sector workers in contribution-based social security.

CPN UML central member and federal member of parliament, Honorable Deepa Sharma, emphasized to GEFONT should be more active in a leading role for the workers' rights.

Keshab Giri, member of GEFONT Lumbini province secretariat Purna Bahadur KC, and Anita Thapa were attendees at the gathering.

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