Local Residents from Mugu Display Karnali’s Cultural Heritage in Kathmandu for a Month, Unable to Meet Prime Minister Balen (Photos/Videos)
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- Local residents from Mugu have expressed frustration after a month of trying unsuccessfully to meet the newly appointed Prime Minister and ministers.
- Dressed in traditional cultural attire, they performed at Maitighar Mandala, urging for Karnali’s arts and culture to be recognized at the national level.
- Coordinator Basanta Bagchan emphasized the need to institutionalize arts and culture within Nepal’s government bodies.
May 20, Kathmandu – For the past month, local residents from Mugu have been persistently working to showcase Karnali’s cultural heritage but complain that they remain marginalized.
They expressed frustration over their inability to meet the Prime Minister and ministers of the newly formed government despite several attempts over the last month.
On Thursday (today), after reaching the gate of Singha Durbar but failing to meet any official, the group dressed in traditional cultural costume proceeded to hold a demonstration at Maitighar Mandala.
According to the group’s coordinator, Basanta Bagchan, the locals from Mugu have been in Kathmandu for the past month.
“Our demand is for the new government to properly showcase Karnali’s herbs, traditional dress, and musical instruments, promoting them nationwide,” he said. “Arts and culture should be institutionalized within all government agencies across Nepal.”
He added that although they came to Kathmandu to spread their arts and culture throughout the country, their inability to meet government officials forced them to restrict their demonstration to Maitighar Mandala on Thursday.
The group has reportedly been in consistent contact with members of parliament, ministers, and other senior officials but were told there was no time to meet them, prompting their decision to stage the cultural demonstration at Maitighar.
