Eid-Ul-Adha festival today; President, Vice President and Prime Minister extend greetings

July 21, Kathmandu: Muslim community in and across the country is celebrating Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakra Eid) with gaiety and fervour.

The government has declared public holiday on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Adha.

President Bidya Devi Bhandari said that a strong unity in social diversity would contribute to further consolidating national sentiments.

In a message on the occasion of one of the greatest festivals of the Muslims-Bakar-Eid, President Bhandari has extended best wishes to all the Nepalis Muslims at home or abroad for their happiness, peace, prosperity and good health on the occasion.

Bhandari asserted that festivals as such would preserve and promote the unique cultures and traditions of all the ethnic communities and people of all faiths.

President Bhandari also urged all the Muslims to observe the festival with precaution, adding there was still a risk of Coronavirus infection.

She also wished that the festival would encourage one and all to help foster mutual goodwill, tolerance, and communal amity as well as help build a civilized, well-cultured and progressive society.

In a similar message, Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun extended best wishes to all Nepali Muslims on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Adha.

In his message, Vice-president Pun has said that the festival of Eid-Ul-Adha is observed as a celebration of fraternity and family reunion and expressed the confidence that it would help promote national solidarity, social goodwill and mutual friendship in the country.

Similarly, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has extended his best wishes to all the Nepalis Muslims on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Adha.

Urging all the Muslim communities to adhere to health safety protocols against COVID-19, while observing the festival, PM Deuba extended his greetings to all the Nepalis Muslims at home and abroad.

Stating that festivals like Bakra-Eid would give the message of patience, tolerance, world peace and fraternity, Prime Minister Deuba wished for the progress and prosperity of the Nepalis Muslims communities.