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Province 2 chief stops Indian anthem from being played in Saptari
Province 2 chief Ratneshwor Lal Kayastha requested against playing Indian national anthem at a public programme attended by people from both Nepal and India at Rajbiraj in Saptari.Province 2 chief Ratneshwor Lal Kayastha requested against playing Indian national anthem at a public programme attended by people from both Nepal and India at Rajbiraj in Saptari.
Chief Kayastha had gone to take part in the Golden Jubilee ceremony of Chitragupth Sewa Samiti, an indigenous committee of Kayasthas’ on Saturday. The programme was also attended by seniors of Kayastha indigenous group from both India and Nepal.
After knowing both Indian and Nepali anthem were to be played during the programme, chief Kayastha expressed his dissatisfaction and asked it be removed and requested only Nepali anthem be played. His personal aide Mohammad Yousuf they requested the Indian anthem be removed saying it would be inappropriate to play Indian anthem at a programme in Nepal that was attended by high-level officials of constitutional organs.
Following the request by chief Kayastha, the organisers only played Nepali anthem in the programme.