Sita Janmotsav for cultural promotion: Acting President Yadav

Kathmandu, April 29: Acting President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav has said the national luminary- Sita- has a significant role to maintain social and cultural harmony in Nepal.

Addressing the 'Sita Janmotsav Ceremony-2080' organized by the Mithila Culture Society, Nepal here today, Acting President Yadav said Sita is not only an ideal woman but a common epitome of unity in Nepal. "Sita birth anniversary has added a new dimension from the social and cultural viewpoints, which has further created an atmosphere for national unity and fraternity," Yadav underscored at the ceremony. 

He viewed that the Sita Janmotsav has also promoted Mithila culture. 

On the occasion, the Chairman of the Madhesi Commission, Dr Bijay Kumar Datt, said Sita Janmotsav should not be limited to Mithila but spread to the entire Nepal. He worried about the failure to promote our history and culture. The Sita birth anniversary should be known to all people from across hills, mountains and Tarai, he stressed. 

According to him, the national luminary Sita is the symbol of women's empowerment.

Sita birth anniversary is observed on Baisakh Shukla Navami every year. (RSS)