Krishna Prasad Bhattarai celebrates 86th birthday

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 13 Dec.: Highly respected for his principles politics, former Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Sunday celebrated his 86th birthday at the Tapaban ashram in the outskirts of the capital.
Hundreds of well-wishers, including President Dr Ram Baran Yadav and Chairman Prachanda, visited him at the ashram to offer best wishes.
A firm believer of constitutional monarchy, the only surviving member of the Nepali Congress quit the country’s oldest political after Girija Prasad hijacked the organization and took it on a republican path.
Bhattarai conducted his anti-panchayat from inside the country and didn’t go into self-exile in India like others.
He was appointed prime minister after the ouster of the panchayat in 1990 and within one year successfully handled the transition from a partyless form of government to multi-party democracy.
He conducted parliamentary elections after drafting a constitution.
His rival in the party, Girija Prasad Koirala toppled monarchy with foreign held.
Four years in transition, the country is in doldrums.
He has also delivered the country to communists besides foreigners.
The self-professed democrat now has lost control of the party and the country’s future is uncertain with direct confrontation developing between Maoists and other parties.
Koirala conspired to defeat Bhattarai is parliamentary election from a Kathmandu constituency in 1990 to eliminate Bhattarai as a rival in the party.
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