The Sisnupani Nepal here today organized the Desui programme on the occasion of Tihar. This annual event is the 19th celebration by the Organization in a row.
Organized at the Academy Hall, the celebratory programme was attended by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Other members of the audiences included former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Former Chairperson of the Council of Ministers Khilraj Regmi and Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar Karki.
Artistes duo Manoj Gajurel and Sitaram Kattel ‘Dhurmus’ masqueraded as Prime Minister Dahal and former PM Oli respectively. Their performance not only stole the show but their impeccable caricature also attracted attention from the sitting and former PMs.
Poet Sailendra Simkhada, singers Sishir Yogi and Kamalikanta parodied recently suspended Chief of Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lokman Singh Karki.
Similarly, Deusi, the cultural performance, was played by Sisnupani Nepal’s General-Secretary Tanka Prasad Acharya, Laxman Gamnage, and Dhirendra Premarshi, among others.
Present at the programme were Chief of Army Staff Rajendra Chhetri, Chief Secretary Dr Somlal Subedi, historian Satya Mohan Joshi, Chancellor of the national poet of Nepal Madhav Ghimire and various personalities.
PM Dahal said the event was fun and expressed his confidence that the new constitution would be enforced by next year’s Deusi programme.
Likewise, in all praise for such event, former Prime Minister KP Oli stated events as such help preserve cultures and provide direction to the society