Paying tribute to martyrs, Balen said, “The system has changed time and again, but the character of the government has not changed.

. KATHMANDU: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) senior leader Balendra Shah (Balen) has said that the character of the government has not changed despite changing the system time and again in the last 85 years.

Paying tribute to the martyrs on the occasion of Martyrs Day on Friday, Balen remembered the sacrifices of Ganga Lal Shrestha, Dasharath Chand, Dharma Bhakta Mathema and Shukraraj Shastri who fought against the Rana autocracy.TAG_OPEN_p_11 “It has been 85 years since the then state brutally killed those martyrs, but the state still does not belong to the people,” he said.

} “The Rana regime ended, but the state could not be built for the people,” he said, adding, “Even after that, the Nepalese people had to struggle continuously.” In 85 years, the system has changed, but the character of power has not changed. ’

Balen said that the dreams of the martyrs have not been fulfilled despite the martyrdom of the Nepali people time and again.TAG_OPEN_p_9 Recalling the Gen-G movement in August, he said that youths and students who took part in peaceful agitation demanding good governance and an end to corruption had lost their lives.

Claiming that they are now moving ahead on the path of fulfilling the dreams of martyrs, Balen said that they have the responsibility to end corruption that has been entrenched for a long time and maintain good governance.TAG_OPEN_p_8 He also stressed the need to make the state accountable and transparent by ending the increasing partisanship in state institutions.

TAG_OPEN_p_7″No one has the right to ignore the sacrifices of these martyrs,” he said, adding, “Now the time has come to honour the blood of the martyrs and fulfill their dreams, build a well-governed and corruption-free country.” ’

Remembering all the known and unknown martyrs, he also wished that no one has to become a martyr again.TAG_OPEN_p_6