Minister for Irrigation Bal Krishna Khand confirmed the passing away the 86-year-old leader after a NC CWC meeting.
His body will be kept at the Dasharath Stadium, Tripureshwor between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba said. His body will be covered by the national flag.
Until then, the body will be kept at his daughter and Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala´s residence at Mandikhatar where people can pay their last homage on Saturday.
The last rites would be performed on Sunday with state honors as he was the former head of states, an emergency meeting of the cabinet decided on Saturday afternoon.
The government also declared Sunday a public holiday and decided to keep the national flag at half mast for three days. Condolence books will be kept open in Nepali diplomatic missions and consulate throughout the world for two days.
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal reached Mandikhatar to pay last homage to Koirala, who was appointed Prime Minister four times and acting head of the state after monarch was abolished.
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Wonderful article. I been looking for one on a similar note. I guess you always have something up your sleeve.
Great loss for our country has occured and …
HEY GUYS
PLS DO NOT INSULT GIRJA BABU COZ HE IS ALREADY DEAD.YOU THINK FIRST WHAT HE DID AND KNOW WHAT OTHERS POLITICIAN DO.DO U KNOW EVERYBLACK CLOUD HAVE A SILVER SHINNING.IF U DONT KNOW THEN ASK TO UR SENIOUR.DONT ALWAYS THINK -VE ABT PEOPLE ,LEARN TO SEE THEIR GOOD THINGS THAT THEY DID.I DONT SAY G.BABU IS THE BEST BUT HE IS BETTER THEN OTHERS BLOODY LEADERS.AS WE ALL KNOW THE OLD AND NEW LEADER ,THEY LL WANT IS CHAIR AND POWER.EVEN THE MOIST LEADERS LOOK AT THEM ,NOW LOOKS CHEERFUL ,HAPPY ,SATISFY BCOZ THEY HAVE MONEY POWER ….SHIT ON THEM PAJERO.BULAERO.GOOD HOUSE ,GOOD FOOD IN STARS HOTEL.SHAME ON THEM ………..ANYWAY LETS ALL PRAY FOR THE NEW AND PEACEFUL NAPAL,THATS ALL WE CAN SAY COZ NOTHING WE CAN DO………..
an incompetent fella. he got so many chances to make Nepal a better place but always failed. chhoriko lahai lahaima lagera marnebelama bhako reputation pani gumyo
i pray to god that the soul of girija prasad koirala rest in heaven and thank you for his greatest contribution to nepal.
Badha injar tha. Benluf or idiot beti ko DPM banaya, Santa KP ko election haraya, Nepali congress ko tutaya, sab gadho ko sar chadhaya. As a Nepali, I hated him.
…………..”THE NATION MOURNS”……………………..
bichara great leader
……….may he be placed shortly in heaven…………all nepalese sympathy to Mr. Girija P. K………….
he has done a lot for the country. Corruption is his benifit. Hamile pako bhaye chodthayu. Afu le khana napaye pachi angur amilo huncha bhane jastai bhayo. He should have for at least 2 more years.
i was shocked knowing this, hope your soul will rest in peace in heaven. Good bye
finally that evil is dead n we suld celebrate this moment
No doubt about many of his hurting corruption acts, he should always be taken an example as we have very small pool of leaders with clean image .Even Rajiv Gandhi’s case for “Bofors scandal worth Rs 640 million” still on investigation.None politics are 100% clean …..so need to look the positive side ….
Would like to request all of you with with my comment or against it to give some respect to the departed soul….
May his Soul live in peace ….
Despite of the fact that he did PHD in corruption, we must not forget his contribution for Nepali Politics in the last 5 years.
Corruption was his -ve aspect, regarding the +ve part he played a key role to end the blood war. We people at Kathmandu could have only read or heard about the blood war, but there were many many families that were smashed in the blood war. He gave a full stop to it not only by bringing Maoists to table talk and consititution, but leaded the 7 parties in outhrowing Shahs.
So, lets learn to appreciate.
……………….. well what Nepal achieved in G regime is still ???? G Fk the country, conspired for chair until his dead. In fact if possible G would have taken presidency chair with him in his grave. He was not great from any angle, he was a shit and a taboo to Nepalese society. We should celebrate rather then moaning.
Long leave Nepal.
a great loss
he was great. He did great things. Lets celbrate his great life.
now we need to make his big gaint statue for the crows and pigeon of ktm so that they can easily take shit on his statue. He was totally a load of bull dust. The main actor of royal mascare, Lauda corroption and so many things. I wil not feel any sorrow for him and i guess those who love nepal wil not feel any sorrow for that greedy shit leader.
Nepali heart!!
it’s a great news that gpk is dead.
it’s he who started downfall of country by failing the government ruled by his own party during early democracy.
hopefully it’s a beginning of new nepal now..
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a great loss for our country has occured
RIP
it was shocking….having unspeakable tribulation
RIP!girija ji,u were truely a man with brains!
It was terrible shock ad grief to nepalese people hearing the dead of a legend who has done lots of contribution to nepalese politics. He was the advocate of peace and was always focused for contry’s betterments and its people. He would be remembered in nepalese history always.
May his sould rest on peace.
Rest in Peace Girija. We Nepalese thankyou for your effort to bring peace in Nepal.