Minister Mahara opposes Miss Nepal 2007 event

With just four days remaining for the final event of Miss Nepal 2007 beauty pageant, a senior Maoist minister has said that the event should be scrapped.

Minister for Information and Communication Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said the beauty peasant should be stopped.

Receiving a memorandum presented by Maoist lawmaker Devi Khaka, who is the coordinator of a committee formed to protest the beauty pageant, Mahara said he would discuss with other ministers to ensure that the event is restricted.

The memorandum demanded ban on the beauty pageant saying that it has projected women as objects for promoting business. It further said the event symbolises the suppression of women.

19 contestants from across the country are contesting for the Miss Nepal 2007 title. nepalnews.com ia Apr 04 07