January 30, 2002

Biratnagar: President of the Nepali Congress (NC) and former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that the path of broad democratic alliance has been pursued to save the country and democracy, maintain the tradition of monarchy and be freed from the present crisis.

NC president Koirala was installing a life-size statue of martyr Krishna Prasad Koirala at the precinsts of the B.P. Services Ashram at Morang constituency No. 1, Dainiya.

He made it clear that he has always been serious about the protection of the nation, democracy and the constitution when holding talks with other political parties and he has already reached an understanding with them.

Stating that democracy is more powerful than bullets and gun powder, he said if all the democratic forces come under one umbrella, the Maoists will gradually vanish and the morale of the security personnel will soar.