Kathmandu, March 16 -- The east-west tour led by Naya Shakti coordinator and former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai across Nepal's mid-hills has brought to light, once again, the plight of the people living across the country's largest geographical region.

Bhattarai has shared the experiences of his party's month-long interaction with the people and local government representatives in one of the most backward regions of the country on numerous platforms, including social media.

Bhattarai is one of Nepal's most prominent politicians; he led a decade-long armed insurgency against the state to overthrow the old regime, which put large numbers of Nepalis on the brink by leaving them perpetually poor and illiterate. In course of his current...