JHAPA: First Head of the State of Republic Nepal and former President of the Nepali Congress (NC), Girija Prasad Koirala’s statue was unveiled amidst a program in Jhapa today.
This is so far the first-ever statue of former Prime Minister Koirala.
In commemoration of the 10th death anniversary of veteran democratic leader Koirala, NC Regional Committee erected the statue at its office at Mechinagar municipality-10, Dhulabari.
NC Spokesperson and central member Biswo Prakash Sharma unveiled the statue. The half-body size statue of the late Koirala was designed and imported from Jayapur of India at the cost of Rs 120,000, shared NC Jhapa Constituency-1 President Mani Uprety.
He said that the statue of a towering figure of Nepali politics Koirala was erected so as to enliven his contributions. Party cadres had raised funds required for the installation of the statue, said the party sources. RSS
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