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Kathmandu,Monday January 24, 2000 Magh 10th, 2056.
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Govt asked to allocate
budget for freedom fighters
-By a Post Reporter
KATHMANDU, Jan 23 - President of the ruling Nepali
Congress (NC) Girija Prasad Koirala today appealed the government to allocate some budget
for the welfare of the freedom fighters.
Koirala said, “I appeal the government to look
for the welfare of the members of the warriors who fought for democracy and achieved
it.”
Koirala is also the former commander of the Jan
Mukti Sena (JMS), the organisation of pro-democratic freedom fighters who violently
revolted against the autocratic Rana regime and de-rooted it on 1951 establishing
democracy for the first time in the country.
He was addressing the function after releasing a
book titled Jan Mukti Sena: An Unwritten History written by the member of Jan Mukti Sena
Shyam Kumar Tamang, who is also a JMS member.
Spokesperson of NC Nar Hari Acharya remarked he was
“profoundly agonized” that his party which is the mother party of JMS has done
“nothing substantial” for its members. “Though late the party should now do
something substantial for JMS members,” said Acharya.
Highlighting his book, Tamang said he was inspired
by his fellow freedom fighters to write something about JMS as there are very few texts on
JMS and its struggle. “Moreover, most of the books are incomplete or misleading to
some extent,” said Tamang.
Historian Dr Tirtha Prasad Mishra said,
“The book can be a useful “source” for the students of history because it
has been written by one of the history makers.” He said, “However, the book
should be very carefully referred as the writer has heavily depended on his memoirs
rather than hard facts.”
The book was published by the Ekta Publication.
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