Prime Minister Balendra Shah to Skip Lumbini Buddha Jayanti Celebration

Prime Minister Balendra Shah has informed the Lumbini Development Trust via telephone that he will not attend the 2570th Buddha Jayanti celebration. The event is scheduled to take place in Butwal on Baisakh 18. Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal will be the chief guest, and Minister Ganesh Paudel will attend as the distinguished guest, according to Shyam Rokka, Executive Member of the Lumbini Development Trust.

Initially, it was announced by the Lumbini Development Trust that Prime Minister Shah would participate in the 2570th Buddha Jayanti celebration. However, today the Prime Minister’s Office contacted the development trust officials and conveyed that the Prime Minister will not be attending. The program is now set with Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal as the chief guest and Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Ganesh Paudel as the distinguished guest, Rokka stated.