KMC to build Martyrs' Park

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Last Updated At: 2011-01-31 11:04 PM

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HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Metropolitan City is planning to construct a park, Shahid Batika, on a ropani of land near Maitighar (next to Department of Urban Development and Building construction ) to commemorate martyrs.

The 101-member committee, formed to celebrate Martyrs’ Day decided to construct the park to commemorate their historic contribution to the country and its people.

Member Secretary Dhanapati Sapkota said the decision was made while remembering national heroes who sacrificed their lives for democracy and the people. “The park will be completed within a year and will be open to the public,” he added.

A weeklong programme had been organised to honour the four martyrs—Sukraraj Shastri, Dharma Bhakta Mathema, Ganga Lal Shrestha and Dasharath Chand, who were killed by the erstwhile Rana rulers.

At the concluding event of the programme today, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, ministers, government secretaries and heads of constitutional bodies honoured all the martyrs known and unknown at a memorial in Lainchaur, while the military offered guard of honour to the martyrs. They also garlanded the statue of Dharma Bhakta at Shifal.

Earlier this week, the committee headed by CA member and coordinator of the committee Dhyan Gobinda Ranjit had paid tribute at Tekupachali where Shastri was hanged on a tree; and Shova Bhagawati, where Shrestha and Chand had been shot dead.

Following the declaration of Republic Nepal, Martyrs’ Day programme is not observed at Shahid Gate, as it has the statues of the martrys, along with the statue of late King Tribhuvan Shah.

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Kin of conflict victims leave Maoist top brass speechless

MANOJ ADHIKARI PALUNGTAR (GORKHA), Nov 29: Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal faced an awkward situation while meeting the relatives of those who lost their lives during the armed conflict. Around 40 kins of the conflict victims met Dahal and other senior party leaders in the hut number six inside the plenum site after the completion of the sixth plenum and Dahal was lost for words when a relative fainted during the meeting.  The faces of the leaders fell when the relatives vented ire at the party´s failure to fulfil the dreams of their dear ones who lost their lives or have been made to disappear for the party´s cause. The relatives, who had waited in the dark hut for around an hour, also blasted the leaders including vice-chairmen Mohan Baidya, Dr Baburam Bhattarai and Narayankaji Shrestha, and leaders Ram Bahadur Thapa and Hishila Yami for neglecting them. Baidya took off his glasses and wiped the tears with handkerchief when the relatives were lambasting the party with teary eyes themselves. Dahal tried to placate the relatives of the missing arguing that the party is not in the government and expressed commitment to find the truth behind the disappearances by forming a probe commission. But the relatives didn´t buy his arguments and accused the party of playing with the blood of their dear ones. Samundra Kumari Gandarva of Gorkha passed out in front of the leaders when a plenum participant told that her only son Bikash, who was missing for 11 years, had died during the war six years ago. “My only hope in life was the son. I had lived with hope of his return till now. Why should I live now?” she said before passing out. The leaders who could not react after seeing her collapse were in for more bashing as the relatives accused the party of cheating by using their dear ones for their self-interest even as the party cadres carried her out of the hut. Chief of the Tamuwan State Committee Hit Man Shakya, who had arranged the meeting with the leaders, tried to cool the relatives down but to no avail. “It turns out our comrades failed to inform the family of Bikash´s martyrdom due to technical reasons. The concerned comrade has written an apology for failing to inform the family on time. Please relay this to Bikash´s wife,” Dahal said after she fainted. General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa then said that the plenum declared Bikash as a martyr Saturday. Bikash had joined the Maoist party 11 years ago while he was an eighth grader and was killed by the bullets of the Armed Police Force (APF) at Jhyanspokhari, Bhojpur in June, 2004. “I never knew that my son was involved in the war. Why didn´t anybody tell me wher my son was?” she questioned. A man, who had lost his kid brother 10 years ago, said the party has done nothing for the family of the martyrs while a girl, who had lost her father during infancy, complained that her futures has been doomed due to lack of proper education in her father´s absence. “There are schools for the children of martyrs but I have not got opportunity for higher education,” the girl complained before adding, “You all shed tears before us but do nothing afterward. Don´t just nod your heads and shed tears. Do something for us.” Similarly a woman, whose husband has been missing since the days of conflict, said that her tiny son leaves her speechless asking about the father. “You all should answer about his whereabouts. I cannot pass my whole life in tears. Show us the body if he has died or else bring him to us,” she said breaking into tears. Dahal claimed that the party´s first priority was to find the whereabouts of the disappeared cadres but the political parties didn´t allow the formation of the commission in the absence of law. “Our government went down even as we were trying to formulate act. The party will pay attention to the plight of martyrs´ families and will take initiative to find out whereabouts of the missing. Your tears will inspire us in the mission of fulfilling the martyrs´ dream,” Dahal said. But the relatives were still not impressed. Published on 2010-11-29 02:30:58 http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=25675

Missing Maoist soldier’s mom gets shock of life

KRISHNA ACHARYA

PALUNGTAR, NOV 22 -
Had the Maoist extended plenum not taken place at Palungtar, this mother would never have come to know the whereabouts of her son who had gone missing during the insurgency.

Samundra Kumari Gandarva had separated from her son, Bikash, a decade ago when he joined the Maoists at a tender age of 14. Five years into the insurgency, Bikash was killed in a battle at Jhowapokhari in Bhojpur district with the Armed Police Force.

Until two days ago, Samundra Kumari believed her son was alive, still a Maoist soldier or a cadre based in some part of the country. After the war ended and there was no mention of Bikash’s name in the Maoist list of martyrs or missing persons, she presumed that her son was held up with some pressing party works and that the mother and son reunion would take place one day.

Her hopes were shattered when a former Maoist soldier attending the plenum coincidentally asked to live as a guest during the plenum broke the bad news about Bikash’s death.

“Why was I kept in the dark for so long?” wailed the mother. “Many times in the past I asked about my son’s condition but the Maoists never said anything.”  

Arjun Limbu, a former Maoist soldier who fought alongside Bikash at the Jhowapokhari battle, said Bikash had taken bullets on his chest and stomach, killing him on the spot.


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Deceased Maoist cadre declared martyr after six years

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PALUNGTAR (GORKHA), NOV 27 -  

The UCPN (Maoist) on Saturday declared one of its cadres, who was killed six years ago during the conflict period, a martyr.

The party’s Central Committee (CC) meeting held today morning declared Bikash Gandarva a national martyr.

Gandarva, who was involved in the Maoist’s war since 1999, was killed in a clash at Bhojpur in 2004. 

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अझै थामिएको छैन सहिद परिवारको आँसु

रमेशचन्द्र अधिकारी

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छिन्ताङ -धनकुटा)-, कार्तिक ३० -  तीन दशकअघिको घटना सम्झदा सहिद पत्नी ९३ वषर्या  देउकन्या राईको  अझै आँसु थामिँदैन । आफ्ना पति लाखमानको तत्कालीन शासकले गोली हानी हत्या गरेको घटना सम्भ“दा मात्र नभएर वषौर्सम्म मुलुक अन्योलमा रहनु र आफ्नो दुःखदायी पारिवारिक अवस्थाबाट मुक्त हुन नसक्दा पनि उनको मन नथामिएको हो ।

वामपन्थी विचार राख्दै तत्कालीन शासकको विरोध गरेको आरोपमा पञ्चायती शासकले पतिको हत्या गरिएपछि आधा दर्जन बालबच्चासँगै दुःखदायी समय गुजारेको स्मरण गर्ने उनी पछिल्ला राजनीतिक परिवर्तनपछि दुःखका दिन सकिएको महसुस अझै नभएको बताउँछिन् ।

२०४६ सालको राजनैतिक परिवर्तनमा कयौं ठूला सपना संगालेर सहिद गाउँभर खुसियाली मनाएको उनले बताइन् । यसैगरी २०६३ सालको परिवर्तनपछि पनि मुलुकको भाग्य कोरिने आशामा उत्तिकै खुसी र उत्साह जागेको उनले बताइन् । तर देशमा अझै विकास हुन नसकेको खबर सुन्ने गरेको बताउने उनी अहिले

स्थिति अत्यन्त दुःखदायी भएको बताउँछिन् ।

देउकन्या मात्र होइन, नेपालकै इतिहासमा चर्चित खोकू-छिन्ताङ्ग हत्याकाण्डका अधिकांश सहिद परिवारको नियति उस्तै छ । राज्यले सहिदको सम्मान गर्न नसकेको तथा मुलुक राजनैतिक अस्थिरतातर्फ धकेलिएको भन्दै त्यसप्रति आफूहरूको चिन्ता थपिएको ती परिवारजन बताउँछन् ।

सहिद रनध्वज राईकी पत्नी ७० वषर्ीया सुखमायाको पनि उस्तै दुःखेसो छ । युवा अवस्थामै पतिको हत्या गरिएपछि भोग्नुपरेको कहालीलाग्दो क्षण सम्भ“mदै उनले भनिन्, 'अहिले सम्भ“mदा त खै व्यर्थ मारिएछन् जस्तो पो लाग्छ ।' सहिद परिवार भएका कारण राजनैतिक गतिविधि र समाचारमा चासो राख्ने उनी दिनरात कुर्सीको किचलो र झगडा सुनेर दिक्दार लाग्ने बताउँछिन् ।

२०३६ साल कात्तिक २३ देखि २९ सम्ममा खोकू, छिन्ताङ र आँखिसल्ला गाविसका १५ निर्दोष कृषकलाई तत्कालीन शासकले हत्या गरेको थियो । उक्त घटनाको स्मृतिमा प्रत्येक वर्ष सप्ताहव्यापी सहिद दिवस मनाइने गरिन्छ । यसबाट मात्र सहिद परिवार भने खुसी र सन्तुष्ट छैनन् ।

राज्यले प्रदान गरेको सामान्य सहयोगबाट आफ्नो परिवारलाई आंशिक राहत मिले पनि मुलुकको मुहार अझै नफेरिएको उनीहरूको गुनासो छ । अझैसम्म राष्ट्रिय सहिदको सम्मान दिन नसकेकामा सहिद परिवार चिन्तित मात्र नभएर उपेक्षा गरिएको भन्दै आक्रोशसमेत पोख्दै आएका छन् ।

मुलुकमा त्यसताका निकै खारिएका भूमिगत राजनीतिमा संलग्न सहिद गोपाल आनन्द राईकी पत्नी थममाया पनि देशमा परिवर्तन भनिए पनि जनताले राहतभन्दा अशान्तिको महसुस गरेको भन्दै चिन्ता व्यक्त गर्छिन् । 'खै त कसलाई मात्र हो यो परिवर्तन ?', उनले भनिन्, 'यस्तै हो भने मुलुकमा लागि बलिदानी किन गर्ने ?'

सहिद आङ्गीमामा राईका छोरा झलकमानले पनि पीडा पोख्दै भने, 'आफ्नी आमाले देशका लागि बगाएको रगत व्यर्थ खेर गएको छ, आमाजस्तै अन्य सपुतको राज्यले कुनै मूल्यांकन नगरी व्यक्तिवादी चरित्र हावी भए छ ।'  सहिद गोपाल आनन्द राईका छोरा योगेन्द्रले देश नयाँ स्वरूपमा बदल्न नेताले आनाकानी गरेको भन्दै यसको पछाडि रहस्य रहेको बताए । उक्त अवसरमा सहिद पुत्रमान राईका छोरा बलराम, दाजु देवनध्वज लगायत सहिद परिवारको

उपस्थिति थियो ।

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