KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that unity in diversity, a unique identity of Nepal, has helped further consolidate our national strength.
In a message of best wishes on the occasion of Gyalpo Lhosar today, the President has extended greetings for happiness, peace and prosperity among all sisters and brothers at home and abroad.
She expressed the hope that such festivals would increase unity, harmony and fraternity among Nepali people and help further strengthen broader national unity.
May this festival inspire all Nepali people to build a just, civic, good cultured and progressive society while filling them with jolly and encouragement, she has wished in the message.
Likewise, Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has said the religious and cultural festivals foster social harmony and strengthen national unity.
Giving a message of best wishes on the occasion of the Gyalpo Lhosar-2149, the New Year of the Mahayani Buddhist people and Sherpa community today, Vice President Pun extended best wishes to all Sherpa brothers and sisters in the country and abroad.
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Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has wished happiness, peace, good health and progress to all the Sherpa brothers and sisters on the occasion of Gyalpo Lhosar, the New Year 2149 Xu-Pho-Taklo. Gyalpo Lhosar is celebrated by the Nepali Buddhist and Himalayan Sherpa community since ancient times.
Stating that Nepal is a country rich in ethnic, linguistic, religious and cultural diversity, the Prime Minister has, in a message, said that respecting of this diversity by people of all castes and religions is the fundamental and unique identity of Nepal and Nepalis.
Prime Minister Deuba noted that the government had ratified the International Labor Organization Convention on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on September 13, 2007 and was committed to implementing the Convention accordingly. He said that the government has always been active in ensuring the rights of minorities and marginalized groups and for the protection and promotion of Nepali religious and cultural festivals and traditions.
In the message, he has also expressed the confidence that the New Year 2149 BS of the Sherpa community would further strengthen national unity by enhancing mutual harmony and brotherhood among the Nepalis.
