By Nepal News Correspondent

Kathmandu, Feb 19:

The 50th National Democracy Day was observed with different programmes all over the country today (Saturday).

In Kathmandu, a programme was organised in Tundikhel by National Democracy Day Celebration Committee to mark the National Democracy Day.

Addressing the function, Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai said that democracy should be developed as the symbol of national unity and national development in the country and asked all to contribute from their respective sector for the consolidation of democracy and development of the nation.

Democracy has already become way of life for the people of Nepal and all should work for the promotion of democratic culture and preservation of democratic norms of values, Prime Minister Bhattarai said.

Earlier Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai went to Martyrs’ Memorial ( Sahid Gate) and paid tribute to all known and unknown martyrs who laid down their lives for the cause of democracy in the country. Leaders of different political parties, chiefs of constitutional bodies, ministers and high-ranking officials also offered their homage to the martyrs.