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Kathmandu Wednesday June 06, 2001 Jestha 24, 2058.
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Floral
tributes paid to Their Late Majesties
CHITWAN, June 5 (RSS)- Separate memorial meetings to pay
tributes were organised by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Narayangadh and the
Bharatpur municipality on the untimely demise of His Majesty King Birendra, Her Majesty
Queen Aishwarya and other members of the Royal Family.
A special meeting of the Bharatpur municipality decided to
demand that the facts about the June 1 incident at Royal Palace be brought to public
knowledge.
Similarly, the Buddha Marga Samiti also organised a
function to pay tribute at Devghat. Flowers were offered at the portraits of Their
Majesties at various town and localities.
Various groups of processions went through the town since
early morning and demanded action to the murderer. The market was totally closed down for
the third day yesterday and means of transportation plied only sporadically. Meanwhile in
Nepalgunj, a meeting was organised to pay tributes for the eternal peace of the members of
the royal family including the late King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya who passed away
untimely Friday night.
At the programme organised by the Nepali Congress Banke
district working committee one minute’s silence was observed.
Paying tributes to the royal family were democratic fighter
of NC Sarbagyaman Shrestha, and NC district president Krishna Man Shrestha.
Similarly, the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ)
Banke also observed two minutes silence at the memorial meeting and flowers were offered
at the portraits of late Kings Birendra and Dipendra and Queen Aishwarya.
The meeting passed a resolution demanding investigation of
the facts by HMG. Similarly, the Nepal Tuberculosis Organisation Banke branch also
observed one minute’s silence and offered tribute for the eternal peace of the
departed souls.
The meeting chaired by acting chairman of the institution
Purnalal Chuke extended condolences to Her Majesty Queen Mother Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi
Shah and newly declared King His Majesty Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
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