Tuesday, 01 June 2010 08:35
At least four more persons including former Speaker of the erstwhile House of Representatives Daman Nath Dhungana have refused the honours conferred on them by the government on the occasion of Republic Day.
They refused the honours saying the process followed in choosing the persons for the honours had undermined the sentiments of the 2006 people’s movement.
Dhungana, human rights activists Padhma Ratna Tuladhar and Subodh Raj Pyakuryal and Dr Bharat Pradhan wrote a letter to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Monday expressing dissatisfaction over the government decision to award those who had suppressed the people’s movement.
Various lawmakers also criticised the government honours accusing the government of humiliating the Martyrs by awarding suppressors of the people’s movement. They have demanded the government revoke the awards.
Deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister Sujata Koirala, the daughter of former Prime Minister late Girija Prasad Koirala, has also announced to refuse the honour conferred to her father saying the honour was awarded without consulting her.
She also said, she was absent during the cabinet meeting which made the recommendations of the honour and accused her own government of trying to politicise the awards.
Meanwhile, a government official has said, five justices were awarded on the recommendation of the National Dalit Commission (NDC) and Election Commission (EC). Conceding not to consult the Judicial Council while awarding sitting judges was a mistake, a home ministry official said, they were awarded on the recommendation of the NDC and EC.
Chief Justice Ram Prasad Shrestha had written to the government expressing dissatisfaction for not consulting him while awarding the judges.
Source: http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/19-general/6462-more-people-refuse-republic-day-honour-.html
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