The speakers mentioned that democratic practices were possible due to the sacrifices of the martyrs and stressed that it is everyone's responsibility to fulfill the dreams of the martyrs in nation building.
Martyrs' Day was celebrated in Dhankuta on Friday with a special program to commemorate the sacrifices of the martyrs. A morning procession and a meeting were organized on the occasion.
The morning procession, which began with garlanding the statue of martyr Bhim Narayan Shrestha in Dhankuta-6, went around various parts of the market and a meeting was organized at the martyr's monument in the bus park.
In the program, floral tributes were paid to the martyrs and their contributions were remembered. The speakers mentioned that democratic practice was possible due to the sacrifice of the martyrs and mentioned that it is everyone's responsibility to fulfill the dream of the martyrs in nation building.
The main ceremony of the Martyrs' Day was jointly organized by the Martyrs' Concern Society, the Martyrs' Ram Krishna Shrestha Memorial Foundation, the Dhankuta Memorial Foundation, the Martyrs' Bhim Narayan Shrestha Memorial Foundation, the Martyrs' Memorial Study Center and HUSADEC Nepal Dhankuta.
On the occasion, the Chairman of the Martyrs' Concern Society, Tilak Prasad Rai, Bhim Narayan Shrestha, the Chairman of the Memorial Foundation, Purendra Lal Shrestha, the son of the martyr, Manohar Narayan Shrestha, Chief District Officer Binod Khadka and others spoke.
Local residents, social activists, political parties, administration and representatives of organizations participated in the event. The speakers emphasized that the day should not be limited to formalities but should make future generations aware of the thoughts, sacrifices and ideals of the martyrs.
