KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) is hosting its greetings exchange and tea reception at the party central office, Sanepa, Lalitpur, today afternoon from 2.00 to 5.00 pm.
NC central member Ramhari Khatiwada said that the party is hosting the tea reception on the occasion of the Bada Dashain, Tihar, Nepal Sambat and Chhath festivals today.
Khatiwada, also the President of the House of Representatives (HoR)’s State Advisory and Good Governance Committee, said, “The tea reception BP Koirala initiated in the then time realizing the need of political dialogue and meeting is still relevant and can contribute to keeping political harmony and unity in the country”.
The tea reception program of the party’s Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur district committees will be held at the party central office, Sanepa, while the concerned districts’ committees will organize the same in their respective districts.
NC leader Arjunnarsingh KC highlighted the relevance of the tea reception culture that was initiated by BP Koirala to maintain harmony among all sides on the occasion of the festivals, including Bada Dashain in the context when the national and international context was turning complex after his repatriation.
NC has invited chiefs of all political parties, ministers, lawmakers, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions in Nepal and distinguished personalities representing different sections of society at the tea reception program.
NC started hosting the tea reception in 1978 following BP’s return to home with a policy of national unity and reconciliation in December 1977. BP continued the tradition up to 1981.
Then Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Girija Prasad Koirala and Sushil Koirala continued the cultural legacy of tea reception.
Incumbent President Sher Bahadur Deuba is perpetuating the tradition. NC has been hosting the tea reception every year around the Bada Dashain festival.
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