Kathmandu, Feb 19 (UNI) Nepal finally framed a new constitution through a Constituent Assembly after four years of debate and discussion on the constitutional issues; however, for all the toils, it could not do justice to women.
According to an article by Mohna Ansari in The Kathmandu Post on Monday, the Nepali women do not enjoy the same right as men when it comes to transmitting the Nepali nationality to their children.
"Why does the constitution not provide this right to females on par with the males? This is a fundamental question for any democratic country. Those who want to see how our women are discriminated against can read the Article 11(6) of the constitution which stipulates that the children of Nepali women married to foreign men cannot get citizenship by descent," the article asks.