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Kathmandu Friday January 11, 2002 Paush 27, 2058.
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Call to consolidate monarchy,democracy
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Former Prime Minister Girija Prasad
Koirala has said that the country is in need of determined efforts from the youths to get
rid of present political and economic crisis.
Speaking on the occasion, Koirala urged the youths to move
ahead for the consolidation of monarchy and democracy. "The youths should play a
vital role to strengthen religious tolerance in the country," Koirala said.
Koirala was speaking as the chief guest at the First National
Convention of the World Hindu Youth Council, the youth wing of the World Hindu Federation,
which began here today.
Speaking at the programme Koirala also blamed the Maoists for
trying to bring disorder in religious tolerance, culture and social set up of the country.
At the function, Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation
Gopal Man Shrestha urged the Maoists to lay down arms and follow the path of peace.
Other speakers speaking at the function came heavily on the
political parties for not including any programmes in their manifestos for strengthening
"Hindu Kingdom".
Chief royal priest Bada Gurujyu said, "the country has
been facing a cultural terrorism", adding "It is our toughest challenge to fight
attacks on Hindus."
Purna Charya Dhungel, Vice-Chancellor of the Mahendra
Sanskrit University, asked youths to set up programmes to stop people from changing Hindu
religion. He also expressed fears that many Hindus have been lured to adopt other
religions. He said, "It is time to wipe out all sorts of distortion in Hindu
religion".
Supporting the royal priest, Sri Bhadra Sharma, the chairman
of the Jayatu Sanskritum, urged the youths to take seriously the attacks on language,
religion and culture, which are the three fundamental things of Nepali society.
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