76th National Democracy Day today
KATHMANDU: Nepal is celebrating the 76th National Democracy Day today with various programs organized across the country. The government has declared a public holiday in observance of the historic occasion.
As part of the main ceremony, an official program will be held this morning at Tundikhel under the coordination of the Main Celebration Committee.
Ram Chandra Paudel, the President of Nepal, is scheduled to attend the event.
During the ceremony, tributes will be paid to the known and unknown martyrs who sacrificed their lives in various movements for the establishment of democracy in the country.
The program will also be attended by Prime Minister Sushila Karki along with heads of constitutional bodies and senior government officials.
Democracy Day is observed every year to commemorate the historic end of the autocratic Rana regime and the dawn of democracy in Nepal.
The day marks the victory of the people’s movement of 7 Falgun 2007 B.S., a turning point in Nepal’s political history that laid the foundation for democratic governance in the country.
