KATHMANDU, July 22: The 37th BP Memorial Day was marked by organizing various programs across the country on Monday.
Sahid Smriti Pratisthan organized an event to observe the BP Memorial Day in the capital, which was attended by senior Nepali Congress leaders including President Sher Bahadur Deuba.
Madan-Ashrit Memorial Day being marked today
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress leaders have paid tribute to late Koirala on the occasion of BP Memorial Day.
Courtesy: Manisha Koirala/Twitter
Meanwhile, Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala has paid tribute to her grandfather on his 37th memorial day. Remembering him, Koirala posted BP Koirala’s few pictures in her twitter account and mentioned ‘Remembering BP ba on his 37th death anniversary’.
Courtesy: Manisha Koirala/Twitter
Today was the day when Koirala, the first democratically elected prime minister of Nepal was detained for eight years after the royal coup in 1960.
Courtesy: Manisha Koirala/Twitter
Born to a middle-class family on September 8, 1914, Koirala led a successful people's uprising aimed at establishing democracy in Nepal. Koirala was a prolific writer as well. Koirala died on July 21, 1982.
