Don’t declare public holiday to commemorate ‘people’s war’, SC tells govt

Himal Press 29 Dec 2023
Don’t declare public holiday to commemorate ‘people’s war’, SC tells govt Supreme Court Building (File Photo)

KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has ordered the government not to declare a public holiday on Falgun 1, as per the Nepali calendar, to commemorate the ‘people’s war’.

A division bench of Justices Ananda Mohan Bhattarai and Mahesh Sharma Poudel issued the order on Friday.

The apex court stated in its order that the decision to declare a public holiday without completing the remaining work of the peace process would traumatize the victims.

A cabinet meeting held on February 12 had decided to declare a public holiday on Falgun 1. The cabinet meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is also the chairman of CPN (Maoist Center).

The Maoists started a decade-long insurgency on Falgun 1, 2052 BS (February 13, 1996).

 

Published On: 29 Dec 2023
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