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Kathmandu Thursday June 07, 2001 Jestha 25, 2058.
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Nation mourns their Majesties'
death
Post Report
KATHMANDU, June 6 - Reports of condolences are
pouring in from across the country over the tragic deaths of King Birendra, Queen
Aishworya and other Royal Family members in Narayanhiti Palace on Friday evening.
People, specially from far-flung hill districts,
are desperate to learn about the facts of the Royal Palace massacre but to no avail due to
the silence of the state-run electronic media.
The private newspapers to be published from the
capital are also not reaching their destinations in time due to the two days curfew
clamped down in the capital in view of the security of the people. All long distance bus
services and air services were stalled due to the curfew in the capital on Monday and
Tuesday respectively.
Our correspondent from Sindhuli said a large
number of people signed in a condolence book and paid their heart-felt tributes to the
Late Majesties. The condolence meeting was organised by Industry and Commerce Association
Sindhuli. Local market remained closed today over the tragic incident.
The district headquarters of Lamjung, Besisahar,
opened partially on the fifth day of the incident. But the market remained comparatively
less crowded, according to our correspondent. The only thing the locals were looking for
were the newspapers from Kathmandu.
All social and commercial organisations in
Phidim, the district headquarters of Panchthar, organised a joint condolence meeting and
paid homage to the late King, Queen and other Royal Family members.
Addressing the condolence meeting, various
speakers recalled the days of then Crown Prince Birendra, who spent one month in the tea
growing hill district in 1971.
According to our reporter from the second
largest city of Biratnagar, life started resuming to normal following the five days
mourning of the Royal Couple and other dignitaries.
A condolence committee comprising people from
all walks of life has been formed under the chairmanship of Narayan Prasad Koirala to pay
the last tribute to the late King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya, King Dipendra and other
members of the Royal Family on Saturday.
Similarly, life in Jhapa has gradually started
returning to normal five days later of the tragic incident in the Palace. Transport
services and major markets in the district were partially opened on Wednesday. Police have
been removed from many places except for a few strategic locations.
Similarly in Nawalparasi, the grieving people of
the district are continuing to hold condolence meetings and rallies in different parts
following the gruesome massacre at the Narayanhity Royal Palace on Friday.
A peaceful jeep rally was organised by Nawalpur
Jeep Entrepreneurs’ Committee on Wednesday. The rally covered a distance of 36
kilometres from Narayangadh of Mahendra Highway to Danda Bazaar carrying photos of their
Late King and Queen and the national flag at mast.
Around 56 jeeps participated in the rally. The
jeep entrepreneurs signed the condolence book at Area Administration Office, Kawasoti and
garlanded the portraits of their Late King and Queen.
Similarly, a peaceful rally organised at Parasi,
headquarters of the district, under the auspices of District Chamber of Commerce and
Industry was attended by around one thousand people.
Parasi Bazaar remained closed for three days to
mourn the sad demise of the King and the Queen.
A large crowd of people gathers anxiously at the
television shops daily to watch the BBC and the Zee News to know the latest information
about the Royal Palace massacre.
Locals are ventilating their anger for not
giving the latest information about the Royal Palace incident from the government
electronic media.
People are continuing to express their sorrow at
the main bazaars including Parasi, Sunwal, Bardaghat, Tribeni, Arun Khola and Kawasoti in
front of the photos of their Late King and Queen. Many are still observing ashouchi with
shaven heads.
Similarly, Vedic Dharma Parishad Nepal has also
postponed its three-day National Convention scheduled for June 9 to 11 until the 13-day
mourning period is over, General Secretary of the Parishad Pundit Indra Prasaad Bhattarai
has said.
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