Janakpurdham: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba attributed the changes in the country to the sacrifices of the martyrs and those enduring harsh torture in prison. Unveiling the half-bust sized statue of NC leader and former member of the National Assembly Arvind Thakur at Lohana at Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City-25 in Dhanusha, Deuba reminisced the significant contributions of the late Thakur to democratic struggles.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Deuba, also a former Prime Minister, stated that the country achieved the federal republican democracy governance system because of freedom fighters like the late Thakur, who had spent 16 years in imprisonment on the charge of planting a bomb targeting then King Mahendra during the armed movement of the Nepali Congress, which overthrew the democratic government.
Deuba emphasized that it was everyone’s duty to empower citizens and, for this to happen, highlighted the need for further strengthening the federal republic system. He also p
ointed out the necessity for everyone to follow the path shown by those who attained martyrdom while fighting for democracy.
Similarly, NC’s former Vice-President Bimalendra Nidhi underscored the importance of further strengthening the federal democratic system to realize the dreams of the late Thakur. Likewise, NC’s Deputy General-Secretary Mahendra Yadav asserted that the Nepali Congress had contributed to the construction of mega projects as well as defending citizens’ rights.
The program, presided over by NC Dhanusha chapter President Yogendra Panjiyar, featured speeches from various leaders and people’s representatives, including former constituent assembly member Rashmi Thakur, daughter of the late Thakur. The newly unveiled statue of the late Thakur was constructed at the cost of Rs 2.5 million. On the occasion, leader Deuba honored the spouse of the late Thakur with a shawl.