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VOL. 28, NO. 21, Feb 05, 2009 (Magh 23 2065 B.S.)
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Shree Bhadra Sharma
In the death of Shree Bhadra Sharma, Nepal's democratic front has lost a respectable liberal leader
By A CORRESPONDENT
Having faced all kinds of political turmoil including jail sentence for more than six years as a political prisoner, former general secretary of Nepali Congress (NC) Shree Bhadra Sharma remained a quiet and popular politician.
Although he left the Congress in 1976 and joined Panchayat, late Sharma had, all the time, taken side with the liberal democratic system. This is the reason late Sharma faced many upheavals even in Panchayat system.
Born in Tanahu district, senior politician Sharma had a good reputation in Nepali politics. He started his political campaign from Jayatu Sanskritam, a student movement against Rana regime.
Late Sharma won the first parliamentary election held in 1959 as a Nepali Congress candidate.
After the election, he was appointed as a general secretary of the party. He was the youngest person to reach such a high position of Nepali Congress. Whatever the political stand Sharma took, he had unflinching commitment to liberal democracy.
Even at the age of 83, some weeks before his death, late Sharma expressed his worries about the stability and prospect of new democratic order. Although he died as a general member of Nepali Congress and remained passive in politics in recent times, he did not compromise with his belief for democracy.
Sharma was a kind and gentle politician who attracted many with his soft spoken words. Sharma left behind one son - Ajay Bhadra Khanal, editor of The Himalayan Times - and two daughters.
One of the chapters of revolution of 1950 and struggle against autocratic Rana regime came to an end following the death of politician Sharma.
