RSP: Expedite DNA testing of Bhotekoshi flood victims

Summary

RSP has urged the government to speed up DNA testing of unidentified Bhotekoshi flood victims and issue death certificates for those missing and presumed dead with family consent. The party also asked authorities to accelerate relief efforts and resume suspended organizational campaigns.

Key Points
  • RSP has called on the government to conduct prompt DNA testing of unidentified bodies recovered from the Bhotekoshi flood.
  • The party wants legal procedures expedited, with family consent, so death certificates can be issued for missing people presumed dead.
  • RSP also urged faster relief for flood victims and decided to restart suspended party campaigns and local-level candidate selection.
  • The party gave policy directives to the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister ahead of the UN General Assembly, focusing on the Bhotekoshi disaster and Nepal’s international response.
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