Kathmandu, Aug 21 : Prime Minister and President of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed shock over the news of the death of the party's central member and member of parliament Pradeep Giri.
"I am very shocked by the news
of the death of my friend Pradeep Giriji, the leader of the Nepali Congress and
socialist thinker of Nepali politics," Prime Minister Deuba said in a
tweet last night. He said that with the death of leader Giri, Nepal has lost a
true and good leader.
Meanwhile, the Nepali Congress
Parliamentary Party has expressed profound sorrow over the demise of its member
Pradeep Giri. Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party Whip Min Bahadur Bishwakarma
issued a condolence statement and extended heartfelt condolences and wished for
the eternal peace of the departed soul.
Bishwakarma also informed that the
mortal body will be kept at Nepal Medici Hospital, Lalitpur tomorrow Sunday
morning from 9:00 am to 11:00 am for those who wish to pay their last respects
to late Giri.
Likewise, from 11:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m., the mortal remains will be kept at the Nepali Congress Central Office, BP Smriti Bhawan, Sanepa Lalitpur, and then taken to Pashupati Aryaghat for last rites.
Likewise, the Nepali Congress party
has also expressed grief over the death of the party leader and member of the House
of Representatives, Pradeep Giri.
Socialist thinker Giri, who was
born in Siraha in 2004 BS, became active in Congress politics after the
political change of 2021 BS. Suffering from cancer, he passed away today at the
age of 74 while undergoing treatment at Medicity Hospital in Lalitpur at 9:30
pm on Saturday. (RSS)