Bimal Prasad Chaudhry is a familiar name in the political circle.
At 47, his move into politics as a provisional candidate under the National Federation Party (NFP) banner comes as no shock to those who know him.
In fact, his ties with the party go back decades to when he was just a teenager.
“I’ve been with NFP since I was a secondary school student,” the Navua man said.
“I’ve climbed through the ranks from the youth movement to the branch executive position and served in the party office as an admin officer and since this year, I’m the national vice president of NFP.”
His work over the years fell in line with the policies of NFP, so much so that he contested for a seat in Parliament on two other occasions.
“In 2006, I contested the Viti Levu, South Kadavu Indian Communal Constituency and in 2018 and then this is my third one.”
Mr Chaudhry said he felt the need to stand again as a provisional candidate to make good use of the knowledge and skills he had acquired
over the past.
He also wanted to see more aspiring leaders step up to the challenge.
“It is time for young and emerging leaders to get up and be counted. We need to put together our expertise and bail out this country from the
bondage of dictatorship.”
