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| Kathmandu, Wednesday February 19, 2003 Falgun 07, 2059. |
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Efforts to establish peace
underway: His Majesty
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 19:His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir
Bikram Shah Dev in his message issued to the nation today paid homage to all the brave
martyrs who laid down their lives to the cause of democracy and said that efforts to
establish peace is already underway.
His Majesty’s message to the nation came
on the occasion of 53rd National Democracy Day. The message also paid homage to His late
Majesty King Tribhuvan, "the Architect of Democracy in Nepal".
Referring to the bloodbath that had engulfed
the nation, His Majesty said that Nepal and the Nepalis can only benefit if there is
peace, harmony and stability and said that he has always given highest priority to them.
"The Nepali people have long wished to see the end of the spiral of death and
destruction prevailing in the country through dialogue and such a hopeful endeavour is
already underway."
There was strong emphasis on peace in His
Majesty’s message to the nation. "Peace is our necessity, multi-party democracy
our conviction, nationalism our cornerstone and the happiness of the Nepali people our
political faith."
The king called upon all to build a peaceful
and prosperous Nepal. "The political parties, civic society as well as all the
countrymen should devote themselves to the creation of a peaceful and prosperous Nepal
through mutual understanding and harmonious co-existence."
In his message, the king pointed out that the
Constitution of 1990 was promulgated "in accordance with the aspirations of the
people that the all-round development of the country should take place through
constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy".
His Majesty emphasized the benefits of
reaching to the people, which would strengthen democracy in the country. "Democracy
can flourish and take roots only if the people can experience its tangible benefits."
The monarch also asked the people on
developing collective attitude. "We must all, therefore, make sincere effort to work
together to make democracy meaningful by shunning the habit of blaming and doubting each
other and leading a life of virtue and character. To devote oneself to the service of the
nation by eschewing the notion of "I" and embracing the principle of
"We" is a basic exercise in democracy."
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