KATHMANDU, Jan. 12: Chairman of the Raj Parishad Standing Committee Dr. Keshar Jung Rayamajhi has said the main urgency of the present is a spirit of national unity in all for the development of the country and for people’s welfare.
Inaugurating a function organised on the occasion of the 281st Prithvi Jayanti and National Unification Day by the Baba Ombir Singh Basnet Award Trust, Dr. Rayamajhi said our country is still able to safeguard its independent identity as a nation because of the skillful leadership and intellect of His late Majesty King Prithvi Narayan Shah the Great, the nation builder of Nepal.
National unity is the major thrust of the divine teachings of His late Majesty, he said adding that His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev has also issued a message of unity through the Royal Address recently.
His Majesty while expressing commitment to Constitutional Monarchy, multiparty democracy, Parliamentary system and human rights has stressed good governance at a time when the country is plagued by killings, violence and terror, he said.
Expressing the view that it is the responsibility of all the parties to create an atmosphere so that elections can be held and law and order maintained by putting an end to the present difficult situation, Dr. Rayamajhi said there is need of a national leader who is capable of guaranteeing good governance.
The Monarchy is the symbol of unity, he said, adding that everyone should work by being responsible to the monarchy, he said.
On the occasion, he presented the letter of commendation, provided by the award trust to those who make a contribution to the nation and society, to Surya Bahadur Neupane.
At the function, chairman Dr. Rayamajhi released a CD anthology of songs entitled ‘Meri Priyasilai’ composed by Dr. Ombir Singh Basnet.
On the occasion, Dr. Basnet said the leadership of the monarchy has been strong since the time of King Prithvi Narayan in safeguarding national identity by upholding the national interest.
Senior critic Krishna Gautam, poet Shyamdas Baishnav, Nararaj Gautam and Dr. Chet Bahadur Kunwar recited their poems and expressed their views.