Nepali Congress (NC) leader Dr Minendra Rijal has expressed sorrow over the demise of Sita Dahal, the CPN (Maoist Centre) leader and spouse of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Dr Rijal, the former Minister for Communications and Information Technology, today visited the Maoist Centre central office in Parisdanda to pay tributes to the late Dahal. He said the passing away of Dahal was a great loss to the Prime Minister and his family. He also extended heartfelt condolences to the entire bereaved family.
"We could empathize with the Prime Minister and the entire bereaved family in these hours of grief," he said. The leader also recalled the contribution of Dahal to the Maoist movement and the Nepali politics.
Dahal passed away this morning amidst the treatment for Parkinson's complications at the Norvic International Hospital at Thapathali in Kathmandu. She was 69.---
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