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Kathmandu, January 27 A life-size statue of martyr Dharma Bhakta Mathema was inaugurated today at Sifal Height where he was hanged to death

by the then autocratic Rana regime in January 1941 for initiating democratic movement in the country. The statue was jointly inaugurated by

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya and Deputy Mayor Hari Prabha Khadgi marking Martyrs& Week

As per the Nepali calendar, Magh 16 is marked as the National Martyr Day every year commemorating those who were executed by the autocratic

Rana rulers and those who lost their lives in various movements to establish democracy in the country. The main organisation committee

formed by KMC has planned various programmes to mark Martyr Week . Martyrs Shukra Raj Shastri and Dharma Bhakta Mathema were hanged on 24

January 1941 in Teku, Kathmandu

While martyrs Ganga Lal Shrestha and Dashrath Chand were shot dead for waging a struggle to overthrow the Rana regime on January 25 in the

same year on the banks of Bishnumati River near Sobha Bhagwati temple. Inaugurating the life-size statue, KMC Mayor Shakya said that

everyone should learn the courage from the martyrs to fight against injustice and wrong doings. Educationist Kedar Bhakta Mathema, during

the inauguration ceremony, said that the government should organise more of these programmes to let the citizens, especially the young ones,

know about the sacrifices of martyrs. The statue was sculpted by Mahesh Tuladhar. The post Statue of martyr Dharma Bhakta Mathema unveiled

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