Say no to controversial statements, leaders told

January 10, 2003
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KATHMANDU, Jan. 10: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Kuber Prasad Sharma has stressed the need for honest, capable and patriotic leaders in the country.

Speaking at an interaction programme on “political condition of the present day Nepal and Prithvipath” organised by the Nepal Independent Journalists’ Society Central Committee here today on the occasion of the birth anniversary of His Majesty King Prithvi Narayan Shah the Great, Minister Sharma urged the leaders of the political parties to refrain from making controversial statements.
The institution of the Crown has its own place and dignity in Nepal, but the leaders of the political parties are bent on defaming this institution, he said. He also requested the parties to cooperate with the institution of the Crown.

He also pointed out the need for delivering good governance to combat the Maoists and restore peace and security in the country.

On the occasion, intellectual Khagendra Sitaula, presenting a working paper entitled ‘the political status of the present day Nepal and the Prithvi Mahapath’, eulogised the contributions of His late Majesty King Tribhuvan, His late Majesty King Mahendra and His late Majesty King Birendra in promoting democracy and nationality.

He said the doctrine propounded by His late Majesty King Prithvi Narayan Shah the Great contains the essence of the visions of peace and democracy as expressed by the four martyrs, the late Prime Minister Tanka Prasad Acharya, B.P. Koirala, Ganeshman Singh, Puspa Lal, Madan Bhandari and other visionaries.

Now the time has come for all of us to make the vision of His late Majesty King Prithvi Narayan Shah the Great a common point of convergence and the main creed for democracy and nation building, he said.

Commenting on the working paper Prof. (Dr.) Ballav Mani Dahal pointed out that nationality, social justice, economic development and the uplift of the nationalities and the indigenous communities should be moved ahead side by side with democracy.

Dr. Shastra Dutta Panta laid emphasis on the nation and the national economy.

Journalist Dinesh Satyal Saurav stressed on the educational qualification of the politicians.

At the programme presided over by society president Jeevram Bhandari, member of the society Mohan Dhungel also expressed his views.