New Year Today; New constitution great achievement of 2072 : President Bhandari

Kathmandu / April 13: The country is bidding farewell to the year 2072 BS and welcoming the New Year 2073 today.

The Nepali New Year is celebrated on every Baisakh 1 as per the Bikram Sambat, which is the national calendar and almanac of Nepal and India, and based on Hindu Panchangam.

Panchangam based on traditional Hindu and Vedic astrological tabulation forecasts celestial phenomena such as solar eclipses. The Bikram Sambat is 57 years 8 month and 15 days ahead of the Gregorian Calendar.

As per the mythology, Bikram Sambat is believed to have been started by King Bikramaditya. People visit various temples, start new works, make new resolutions and exchange greetings on the New Year’s Day.

Meanwhile in her message on the occasion of Nepali New Year, President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said that the promulgation of the constitution of the democratic republic Nepal was the greatest achievement of the year 2072, which realized Nepali people’s long-held aspiration of becoming fully sovereign.

President Bhandari has said that the responsibility of safeguarding the historical and epochal achievement made possible through a political campaign has fallen on the shoulders of all Nepalis to thereby guide the nation towards economic prosperity with the implementation of the new constitution. “The time has also come along with the onset of the New Year to move ahead with a new thought, style and a new destination, and implement the new constitution on the basis of dialogue and consensus”, the President has said in the message.

President Bhandari has also stressed that the government, political parties, civil society organisations and the private sector should join hands in giving priority to the post-earthquake reconstruction and rebuilding programme to normalize the daily life of the quake survivors, and resolve other problems facing the country.

On the occasion, she has extended best wishes for the happiness, peace, long-life, goodwill and harmony of all Nepalis living in the country and aboard.

In a similar message, Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun has described the year 2072 as historical and significant in giving the country a new constitution through the Constituent Assembly. However, failure to speed up the post-quake reconstruction and scarcity of fuel and other daily essentials faced by the people were some unfortunate incidents of the previous year.

Expressing the confidence that the New Year 2073 would ensure implementation of the new constitution, speed up post-quake reconstruction and socio-economic transformation of the county, the Vice-president has also extended best wishes all Nepali brothers and sisters wishing them happiness, peace, good health, solidarity and continued progress and prosperity. RSS