Loktantra Day being marked today

KATHMANDU: Recalling the historic victory of this day, Loktantra Day is being marked across the country by organizing different programs today.

Today is an epoch-making day as this day welcomed people’s voices for the republic system on the streets across the country.

This day is marked as a victory day for Nepalis since the day marked the success of the People’s Movement-II (April Uprising).

People’s Movement-II peacefully ended the 250-year-old monarchy in Nepal after the joint movement of the then seven political parties and rebel CPN (Maoist).

The then king Gyanendra Shah reinstated the House of Representatives (HoR) while announcing to move ahead as per the political road map drawn by the political parties.

Based on the same declaration, the reinstated HoR on Jestha 4, 2063 BS suspended the monarchy and entrusted the Prime Minister with the responsibility of Officiating Head of the State.

With many ups and downs in the political course, the country witnessed the historic comprehensive peace accord for the peaceful resolution of the decade-long insurgency.

Based on the same peaceful political roadmap, the country got a new constitution in 2072 BS (2015) by promulgating it through the Constituent Assembly (CA) that was obtained after citizens’ massive sacrifices.

Likewise, the People’s Movement-II has institutionalized the people’s call for federalism, inclusiveness, proportional representation, and secularism.

Thirty-three percent of women’s participation was guaranteed in every state bodies and backward classes, regions, and sections have been brought into the mainstream of the state.

The Republic Day has importance as the people’s rights, snatched away by the monarchy, were reinstated and regained on the backup of the April Uprising on Baishakh 11, 2063 BS.

It may be noted that general people started disliking the monarchy after King Gyanendra became chairperson of the Council of Ministers on Magh 19, 2061 BS.

An environment for the people’s movement was created after the 12-point agreement between the then-agitating seven parties and CPN (Maoist) Mangsir 12, 2062 BS.

The people’s movement was for the reinstatement of Parliament dissolved on Jeth 8, 2059 BS and the end of the monarchy.