Girija Prasad Koirala no more, funeral with state honour tomorrow

Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala who made a substantial contribution for the country’s democratic movements has breathed his last at his daughter’s residence in Mandikhatar at 12:10 pm Saturday.


The NC central advisory committee made the formal announcement of the death of the veteran Nepalese leader Koirala after consultations with doctors attending Koirala’s health.

A senior NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba told reporters after attending an emergency meeting that the dead body of the freedom fighter Koirala will be kept at Dashrath Stadium from 8 am to 2 pm for final tributes by political leaders, party cadres and the general public. The funeral procession will then be taken to the Pashupati Aryaghat where Koirala’s corpse will be cremated with state honour, added Deuba.



Koirala’s dead body will remain at the residence of his daughter Sujata Koirala, who is also Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs minister, till 8 am Sunday morning.

Koirala’s last rites with state honor, Sunday declared a public holiday

The cabinet meeting held shortly after the death of senior-most state leader GP Koirala has decided to declare Sunday a public holiday and cremate the dead body with state honour Sunday afternoon. Likewise, the national flag will be lowered at half mast for the consecutive three days with condolence book open at Nepalese diplomatic missions and embassies throughout the world.


Brief Life-journey of late Koirala

Late Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala who championed the democratic movements from 2007 BS till the People’s Movement II and contributed to end the decade-long Maoist revolution through inclusion of the Maoists into peace process.

A brief biography of late Koirala is as below:

Name: Girija Prasad Koirala

Date of Birth: 18 Asar, 1981 B.S. (1925 A.D.)

Place of Birth: Bihar, Saharasa, India

Father: Krishna Koirala

Mother: Dibya Koirala

Wife: Sushma Upadhya

Daughter: Sujata Koirala (incumbent DPM and Foreign minister)

Education: I.A.


Prime Minister: Four times (1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and 2006 to

2008)

Acting Head of State: from January 2007 to July 2008

Involvement in Political Campaign: Labor movement in the Jute Mills of home-town

Biratnagar, Revolution 2007 B.S., Satya Graha Movement in 2042 B.S., Revolution 2046 B.S., People’s Movement II 2062/63 B.S. etc.