Congress's Singh registers candidacy for KMC Mayor

By Sapana Thami, Kathmandu, April 25: On behalf of the Nepali Congress, Sirjana Singh has registered her candidacy for the post of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor.

She reached the office of the Chief Election Officer on Monday afternoon and registered her candidacy. 

Similarly, CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Rameshwar Shrestha has registered his candidature for the post of Deputy Mayor.

Singh is the wife of former Congress general secretary Prakash Man Singh.

Sirjana Singh, the daughter-in-law of Supreme Leader Ganeshman Singh, has been active in the Kathmandu Congress for a long time.

In the Kathmandu metropolis, Singh and Shrestha have registered their candidacies as per the agreement reached between the ruling party Nepali Congress and the CPN (US) for the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Leader Singh arrived at the city hall with a procession of party leaders and cadres.