KATHMANDU: Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Devraj Ghimire has stressed that all political parties should come together to materialize the dreams of martyrs.

Extending best wishes on the occasion of Martyrs’ Day today, the Speaker asserted the political unity is the strength of democracy and such strength is vital to defeat all sorts of efforts to weaken democracy.

Paying his tributes to four towering figures Dashrath Chand, Gangalal Shrestha, Dharmabhakta Mathema and Shukraraj Shastri who attained martyrdom in course of their fight against tyrannical Rana regime for the sovereignty of citizens, the Speaker said all State apparatus should be equally responsible for materializing the dreams of martyrs.

“The Constitution has defined the roles of all and we all should be effortful to fulfill our constitutional responsibilities and it will be the real tributes to all martyrs,” he said in the message.

Magh 16 each year in the Nepali calendar is observed as the Martyrs’ Day in Nepal.