Kathmandu, Dec. 13
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Jagdish Kharel has held discussions with the family of the late journalist Suresh Rajak, who was recently declared a martyr by the government.
He visited Rajak’s
home in Tahachal in Kathmandu on Saturday, where he met and discussed matters
with the family, his secretariat informed in a statement.
On the initiative of
Minister Kharel, the Cabinet has declared late journalist Rajak a martyr.
On March 28 this year,
during a pro-monarchy demonstration held at Tinkune in Kathmandu, journalist
Suresh, who was working as a video journalist for Avenues Television, died
while capturing visual footage. While filming inside a house that had been set
on fire by demonstrators, he was burned to death. Following the incident,
Rajak’s family had been demanding that the deceased journalist be declared a
martyr.
Minister Kharel said
that Rajak would never be forgotten by the Nepali people, as he sacrificed his
life while working in the communications sector to uplift society and keep
citizens informed. He also stated that the government would always be ready to support
journalist Rajak’s family.
After Rajak’s death,
his family members and relatives had been demanding that he be declared a
martyr and that the incident be investigated. On the initiative of Minister
Kharel, employment has also been arranged for Suresh’s wife.
Suresh’s elder
brother, Ramesh Rajak, said that despite repeated follow-ups for nearly seven
months, the previous government had not taken any action, and that the current
government’s decision to declare Suresh a martyr had provided consolation to
the family.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 14 December 2025.
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