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CPN (UML) Observes 33rd Madan-Ashrit Memorial Day with Tributes and Programs

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The Communist Party of Nepal (UML) is commemorating the 33rd memorial day of its former General Secretary Madan Kumar Bhandari and Organization Department Chief Jivraj Ashrit. Various programs, including memorial assemblies, discussions on their contributions, and community service events, are being held across the country. Leaders like KP Sharma Oli and Madhav Kumar Nepal have paid tribute, remembering Bhandari as the proponent of People's Multiparty Democracy.

• The memorial day marks the 33rd anniversary of the deaths of Madan Bhandari and Jivraj Ashrit in a road accident in Dasdhunga, Chitwan, on May 16, 1993 (Jestha 3, 2050 BS).
• Commemorative activities include memorial assemblies at Madannagar Balkhu, seminars at the Madan Bhandari Memorial Foundation in Gothatar, tree plantation, blood donation drives, and health camps.
• Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari and CPN (UML) Chair KP Sharma Oli have highlighted Bhandari's vision of People's Multiparty Democracy as a guiding philosophy for the party.
• Madhav Kumar Nepal emphasized the irreparable damage caused by their deaths to the Nepali communist movement and warned against attempts to undermine the federal democratic republic.
• Despite multiple investigations, the full truth behind the Dasdhunga incident remains officially undisclosed, with some reports suggesting it was conspiratorial.