Nepal on Sunday began three-day celebrations on the first anniversary of the promulgation of its new Constitution, a year marred by crippling protests by Madhesis demanding key amendments to the statute.
The main celebrations will be organised tomorrow for which the Government has declared a public holiday. President Bidya Bhandari in her message to the nation said the occasion would bring joy, peace, progress and prosperity for all Nepalese people. Nepal’s Parliament had promulgated the first constitution of the country written by the people’s representatives on September 20, 2015, which falls on Asoj 3, 2072 BS.
As per the Bikram Era (Hindu) calendar. However, the Madhesi parties, the ethnic group representing southern Nepal, had walked out of the Parliament while then President Rambaran Yadav promulgated the statuette last year.