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Celebrating 58th Democracy Day in Nepal
By KTM Metro Reporter in Kathmandu
On February 19, the Government of Nepal celebrated the 58th anniversary of the Democracy Day. The ministers and heads of constitutional bodies went to the Shahid Gate and placed wreath to the statues of the four martyrs in the morning; in the afternoon, Prime Minister, heads of constitutional bodies and ministers gathered at the Army Pavilion in Kathmandu to celebrate the 58th anniversary of the Democracy Day. Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and National Sports Council presented special sports items. The army helicopter showered down flowers. Then, in the evening the Prime Minister held a reception at the Ministry of Foreign affairs.
Previously, the king used to garland the life-sized statue of Tribhuvan cut in cardboard; thus, in the name of celebrating the Democracy Day, the Shahs used to glorify the past king.
On the eve of the Democracy Day, issuing a statement, suspended king Gyanendra called for peace, stability and prosperity, safeguarding integrity, independence and nationalism and wished for building a prosperous Nepal. He also paid tribute to his grandfather Tribhuvan terming him as an architect of democracy.
Nobody has taken the Gyanendra’s so-called message to the nation seriously except for CPN-Maoist leader Dr. Baburam Bhattarai. He denounced the message of the suspended king saying, "With the amendment of the article number 159 of the Interim Constitution (IC) there is no king in Nepal and hence Gyanendra Shah has no right to give any message to the nation claiming himself as His Majesty” according to ‘The Rising Nepal’ of February 19, 2008
