Democratic forces' role for political stability: Leader Dr Koirala

Kathmandu : Nepali Congress leader Dr Sekhar Koirala said time has come for democratic forces to work actively for political stability in the country.

Frequent changes in government put country's development in casualty, he said while addressing the 15th memorial day of former vice president of NC and democratic fighter, Shailaja Acharya, on Monday.

"Unless we maintain political stability, development eludes the country," he said, urging the democratic forces to mull reality why country is desperately waiting for political stability, economic development and good governance. He remembered the late leader Shailaja Acharya as a bold political figure.

NC can restore its image if it works by respecting BP Koirala and Shailaja Acharya, Dr Koirala suggested. On the occasion, leader Dr Sashank Koirala said the late Acharya had played a significant role in nation's development. She was a bold and assertive figure in the party, he added.

According to him, the party failed to address the contribution she made to national politics. Leader Dr Minendra Rijal recounted the role the late Acharya played to keep Nepali Congress intact. She was able to maintain equal relations with different leaders, he mentioned. It was Shailaja Acharya who truly adhered to BP's ideology, leader Mahesh Acharya said, expressing concern over eroding policy, leadership and morality in NC at present.

Moreover, former chief secretary of Nepal government, Dr Bimal Koirala, remembered that Shailaja Acharya was a person with honesty, devotion and integrity.

She had forwarded the policy of small hydropower projects when she was the minister for water resources, which, he argued, helped Nepal make a stride in hydropower development. Chairperson of Shailaja Acharya Adarsha Society, Durga Ghimire, underscored the need for spreading the ideal of the late Acharya to ensure clean politics.