Saroj Prasad Koirala

Saroj Prasad Koirala was a Nepali politician. He was assassinated in 1973 when he was in exile in India.

Assassination

Saroj Koirala was assassinated on 18 October 1973 at Madhubani railway station, India.[1] Nepal's King Birendra was in India on an official visit during that time. The assassination was never investigated.[2]

Recognition

In 2006, the Nepal government recognized his contribution to the country by issuing a postage stamp with his portrait.[3]

Personal life

Koirala was married to Lila,[4] a Nepali politician and former minister for Women and Social Welfare. Koirala is a cousin of BP Koirala.[5]

Koirala is one among ten leaders of the Nepali Congress Party who were assassinated or were close to being assassinated during Nepal's Panchayat Period.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. 1974. p. 11808.
  2. ^ Nepal Press Report. Regmi Research Project. 1982-12-31. p. 124.
  3. ^ "Nepal 2017 – Saroj Prasad Koirala Politician 1v Stamp | Phila Art". Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  4. ^ Gellner, David; Hachhethu, Krishna (2008-02-05). Local Democracy in South Asia: Microprocesses of Democratization in Nepal and its Neighbours. SAGE Publications India. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-321-0016-4.
  5. ^ Pokharel, Jagadish C. (2001). The Days of Shame and Pain. Samata Samaj. p. 50.
  6. ^ "Book on slain NC leaders to be launched". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  7. ^ Nepalko Prajatantrik Andolanka Bir Yoddaharu (Brave Fighters of Nepal's Democratic Movement). BP Ideology National Society. 2019.