National Democracy Day Observed Across Nepal with Various Programs

Kathmandu. Today, on Falgun 7, National Democracy Day is being celebrated across the country with various programs. This day commemorates the end of the autocratic Rana regime through a popular revolution, following the sacrifice of martyrs Dasharath Chand, Dharmabhakta Mathema, Gangalal Shrestha, and Shukraraj Shastri.

With the establishment of democracy, Nepali citizens have been exercising their rights through a federal democratic republican system. The 2007 popular revolution is considered to have laid a strong foundation for institutionalizing democratic values and practices constitutionally.

The main ceremony is being held today at the Army Parade Ground, Tundikhel, in Kathmandu with a special program. The main ceremony committee, formed under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Sushila Karki, includes ministers of the Government of Nepal, mayors of the Kathmandu Valley, the Chief Secretary, the Chief of Army Staff, heads of security agencies, and other high-ranking officials as members. The Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs is serving in the role of Member-Secretary.

On this occasion, the government has declared a public holiday across the country, and top leaders, including the President and the Prime Minister, have extended their best wishes to the citizens.