Kathmandu, February 23
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is celebrating his 69th birthday today. He celebrated the day by cutting a cake at his official residence in Baluwatar, with his father Mohan Prasad and wife, Radhika.
According to the PM’s press advisor Surya Thapa, PM Oli was scheduled to leave for Tehrathum via Panchthar at 9 am today to celebrate his special day.
His well-wishers including Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ishwor Pokharel, Deputy parliamentary party leader of the Nepal Communist Party Subas Chandra Nembang, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya, NCP leader Sita Gurung reached his residence before he left, to wish him good health and long life.
Meanwhile, his principal personal secretary Indra Bhandari had reached Aatharai a few days ago for the preparations of the day. The news of his arrival has filled the villagers with excitement.
Different programmes are being organised on the occasion where PM Oli is scheduled to participate in all.
According to Bhandari, upon reaching Panchthar, PM Oli will first inaugurate the Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited-Panchthar.
After reaching Aatharai, he will lay the foundation for Sukepokhari-Dhungeshanghu road stretch construction and inaugurate Nepal Bank Limited branch.
He will then celebrate his birthday with the locals, informed Bhandari.
His place of birth was Khanigaun, Iwa VDC-2. But after the federal demarcation, the place now falls under Aatharai rural municipality-4.
