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Political parties, organizations celebrate landmark peace accord
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PEACE NEPAL
KATHMANDU, Nov 21 - In wake of Tuesday's historical Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA), chief political parties, their sister organizations, civil societies, various organizations and individuals from different professions on Wednesday organized victory rallies and meetings across the nation.
Various quarters of society have also decided to celebrate the occasion like Deepawali.
Meanwhile, the SPA today organized rallies and meetings in the capital. The victory rally which began from Ratnapark is slated to converge into a mass meeting later today after parading through the streets of Kathmandu.
Similarly, the ruling CPN-UML has urged all to take out rallies and assemblies across the nation.
According to sources, the UML has even forwarded letters to the concerned agencies to celebrate the historic signing in a manner befitting a festival.
Calling yesterday's accord a "pivotal fist step" in the implementation of the agreements reached on November 8, the CPN-UML has highlighted the scrupulous implementation of the same.
Likewise, the CPN-M also organized victory rallies and mass meetings across the nation. Labeling the November 21 accord, "an important victory" in its 11-year long armed struggle, the CPN-M too urged everyone to take out victory rallies across the country.
Welcoming the agreement, the Rastriya Janashakti Party underscored a thorough implementation of the CPA.
Issuing separate press releases today, the Federation of Nepalese Professionals, student unions, Federation of Domestic and Small Scale Industries, Association of Nepalese Teachers, Federation of Nepalese Journalists, Consumer's Forum, Nepal, Human Rights and Environmental organizations have hailed the landmark peace accord.
The Nepali Congress of Lalitpur, has decided to organize Deepawali at Lalitpur's Krishna Mandir while the Thamel Democratic Tourism Society is taking out a victory rally today.
The international community, including the UN and the US has hailed the landmark peace accord.