By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Feb. 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed best wishes on the occasion of the National Democracy Day by urging all to get united to achieve the goal of a national prosperity and people’s happiness a success.
In a message issued today on the occasion of Democracy Day, PM Oli paid his tribute to all the known and unknown martyrs who had sacrificed their lives in the democratic movements which ushered in people’s rights by overthrowing the regime of by-birth superiors.
“Today is the day when the autocratic Rana rule was overthrown through the people’s movement. Falgun 7, 2007 BS (February 19, 1951) is considered as the beginning point of the bright era in the history of Nepal,” said PM Oli.
He expressed his best wishes to all Nepali sisters and brothers on the occasion of the day that marked the beginning of the democratic governance by ending the oligarchic and autocratic regime.
In his message, PM Oli expressed his heartfelt condolences to martyrs Sukraraj Shastri, Gangalal Shrestha, Dasrath Chand, Dharma Bhakta Mathema and all known and unknown martyrs in the long struggle for the achievement of democracy.
“We recall the day as a point when the country set itself free from oligarchic and barbarous behaviour in the social, political and governance system and onset of bright and beautiful morning,” he said.
PM Oli has assured that the country had been moving ahead on the path of prosperity, development and good governance in line with the values of democracy.
“Along with the end of political transition, we are making headway towards good governance and development. We are now headed towards the direction of realising complete democracy, along with economic development and social justice,” he added.
“We have targeted to Nepal’s advancement from a least developed country to developing one by 2022 and achieve Sustainable Development Goals by 2030,” said PM Oli.