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Kathmandu Sunday June 17, 2001 Ashadh 03, 2058.
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Nation
continues to mourn Their Late Majesties’ death
Post Report
KATHMANDU, June 16 - Reports of heartfelt condolences being
extended at the untimely demise of King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and other members of the
Royal Family at the Royal Palace massacre are coming in from different parts of the
country.
In Morang, Tribeni Bachanalaya, Pokhariya, Biratnagar
organised a one-day Shreemad Bhagawat Mahapuran programme on Saturday wishing for eternal
peace of the departed souls.
On the occasion, 21 Brahmins chanted Vedas, Gayatri,
Shreemad Gita and Shreemad Bhagawat.
Similarly, Purvanchal Anathalaya (orphanage) Parivar also
organised recitation of Shreemad Bhagawat, Chandi, Geeta, Vedas and wished for eternal
peace to the departed souls after lighting 100,000 lamps.
In the same way, Rastravadi Yuva Samuha (youth group) also
distributed food to the poor and helpless people on Saturday wishing for eternal peace of
the departed souls.
Lkewise in Dhading, the local Sanatan Dharma Sewa Samiti
organised a condolence meeting and offered heartfelt condolences at their untimely demise
at the Royal Palace carnage praying that the souls of His Late Majesty King Birendra , Her
Late Majesty Queen Aishwarya and other members of the Royal Family may rest in peace.
At the meeting presided over by chairman of the committee
Toya Nath Dawadi , a minute’s silence was observed to pray for eternal peace to the
departed souls. Photos of Royal Family members were garlanded and auspicious religious
texts were read out. Poet Badri Dahal read out Chatpat Manjari hymn.
About 500 people paid floral tributes to their Late King
and Late Queen and members of the Royal Family at the condolence meeting where Baikuntha
Dhungana and Shankar Subedi had paid rich tributes to Their Late King and Late Queen and
Royal Family members through their poems. Chief District Officer Netra Prasad Sharma and
MP Ram Nath Adhikari paid tributes to them on behalf of employees and district people
respectively.
In the meantime, in Bhairahawa: Siddharthanagar
municipality organised a condolence meeting on Saturday on the occasion of the 13th day
rites of the sad demise of Late King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family.
Wishing for eternal peace to the departed souls including
the royal relatives, two minutes’ silence was observed at the meeting. All the people
present there offered flower bouquets and garlands to Their Late Majesties and other
members of the Royal Family who died in the Royal Palace massacre.
At the meeting Mayor of Siddharthanagar municipality Sagar
Pratap Rana read out the biography of His Late Majesty King Birendra and a host of
speakers including former Minister and RPP Central Joint General Secretary Sarbendra Nath
Shukla, Chairman of local Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dhrub Kumar Shrestha, DDC
president Thakur Khanal and Chief District Officer Tana Gautam highlighted the
contributions of Their Late Majesties.
Similarly, Tirupati Cricket Club, Bhairahawa and Nagaric
Samaj (Civic Society) Siddharthanagar also organised religious programmes to pay tributes
to Late King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family. Recitations of Vedas and
Chandi were done by Brahmins and religious hymns were sung by followers of Vedic Sanatan,
Shikhs, Brahmakumari, Satya Sai and others. The programme was organised at local Buddha
Chowk.General Secretary of Nepal Sant Samaj Acharya Kishor Kumar Gautam and Chandika
Poudel of Radio Nepal had expressed their views at the programme.
Likewise, 108 lamps were lighted at local Shanti Bouddha
Gumba to pay tributes to Late King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya.
In the meantime in Gulariya, a condolence meeting was
organised here under the auspices of Bardiya District Development Committee (DDC) to pay
tribute to His Late Majesty King Birendra and other members of the Royal Family.
Speaking on the occasion, Bardiya DDC president Bharat
Bahadur Shah said the true tributes to Late King Birendra would be to remember the good
aspects of his life and to dedicate oneself to the service of the country and the people.
Nepali Congress Bardiya district president Arun Prakash
Singh said Late King Birendra was in favour of nationalism and democracy. A number of
other speakers including CDO Dilli Raj Joshi, CPN (UML) representative Prem Basyal,CPN
(ML) secretary Laxman Gyawali, NSP secretary Dhanesh Yadav, Babai Multiple Campus chief
Bhairav Bahadur Bista and Nepal Rastriya Dalit Mahila Utthan Sangh chairperson Dhansara BK
also paid glowing tributes to Late King Birendra at the meeting.
Tulsipur (Dang): Dang DDC, Karmachari Milan Kendra and
Officers’ Club organised separate condolence meetings on the 13th day of the sad
demise of Their Late Majesties King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya.All the people present at
the programme paid floral tributes. At the meeting DDC president Bharat K.C., CDO Shyam
Prasad Mainali and Rector of Mahendra Sanskrit University highlighted the personalities of
Their Late Majeties.
In Nawalparasi people continue to mourn the sad demise of
the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family.
A condolence meeting was organised at the premises of local
Shiva secondary school at Parasi. Participants observed a minute’s silence wishing
for eternal peace to the departed souls.
Similarly, women of Parasi and Rupouliya lighted 100,000
lamps and distributed food to the poor people. Some youths of Maheshpur Chowk fed the
Brahmins and donated cloths and cash to them. Nepali Congress Tribeni unit organised a
condolence meeting on Saturday.
In Parbat trees of different varieties were planted under
the joint initiatives of different community forest users' committees to mourn the sad
demise of Late King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and other members of the Royal Family.
King Birendra Memorial Platform will be constructed near
the tree plantation site under the auspices of Users’ Committees and a statue of Late
King Birendra will be constructed in Kusma under the auspices of Community Forest
Users’ Federation, Parbat, according to its president Khem Nath Sharma Poudel.
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