Kathmandu, Jan. 30
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has
said that the Martyrs' Day reminds one and all in Nepal of the supreme
sacrifice made by the martyrs who dedicated their precious life for the sake of
people and the nation.
"The freedoms and civil rights
we enjoy today are the results of the sacrifices made by the martyrs of the
past," she said in her message published on the occasion of the Martyrs' Day.
Every year, Magh 16 of Nepali
calendar is observed as the Martyrs' Day when people of the country pay homage
to those who sacrificed their lives so that their fellow countrymen and future
generations live in a sovereign, free and democratic society.
"I believe that progressing towards
fulfilling the aspirations of sustainable peace, good governance, development
and prosperity through the federal democratic republican governance system
achieved through the sacrifices of the martyrs is a true tribute to the martyrs,"
said the President.
The President paid heartfelt tributes
to the great martyrs Shukraraj Shastri, Dharma Bhakta Mathema, Dasharath Chand,
Gangalal Shrestha and all the known and unknown immortal martyrs who laid down
their precious lives for the protection of civil liberties, democracy and
nationalism.
"We have been marking this day every
year by expressing our respect for the brave heroes who sacrificed their lives
in the movements against autocratic and dictatorial regimes in various periods
of history to make Nepali people free and sovereign citizens," read the
message of the President.
She also expressed her hope that this
day will inspire one and all to fulfill the role they have to play with
sincerity to realise the dream of the martyrs to build a just, equitable,
civilised and cultured society as well as a prosperous nation.
Meanwhile, Nepali Congress president
Sher Bahadur Deuba in his message issued on the occasion of the Martyrs Day
urged one and all to commit to realising
the dreams of the martyrs by forgetting all the trivial disputes to
safeguard the nation and democracy.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 31 January 2023.
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