Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Industrialist Golchha passes away

Former president of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce Industry (FNCCI) and vice chair of Golchha Organisation Diwakar Golchha passed away Tuesday night while undergoing treatment in India. He was 67 and undergoing a kidney transplant in Chennai. He is survived by his two sons.
The Golchha organisation that owns Hulas CGI sheets, Wires, Shree Ram Sugarmill and many more is one of the leading business organisation in Nepal and has contributed to the industrialisation of Nepa. Golchha, also the former vice president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), was a parliamentarian in the first Constituent Assembly (CA) in 2008 from Nepali Congress (NC) party. The elder brother of its incumbent first vice-president Shekhar Golchha, Diwakar was elected to the first Constituent Assembly (CA) in 2008 by Nepali Congress (NC) through proportional representation system.
His body will be brought to Kathmandu on Wednesday and will be cremated on Thursday, according to the family.
Meanwhile, Nepali Congress has expressed grief on the passing away of industrialist Golchha. Issuing a press note, the NC said that Golchha's demise is a huge loss to the country's industrial sector. "The country has lost honest and competent industrialist," the NC said in the press note. The party has also paid tribute to the departed soul while expressing condolence to the bereaved family members and relatives.

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