Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the victory of NC was must in the coming elections for institutional development of democracy.
Speaking at a program to welcome new entrants from Nepal Taekwondo Association to the NC here Sunday, he said human rights, press freedom, and individual freedom can be secured only in democracy. And only the Congress can safeguard democracy.
He also said that the coming election was a referendum between the choice of democracy and communist rule. A communist rule will bring an end to democracy.
At the program, 361 athletes from across the country including founder of the taekwondo association Dipraj Gurung and general secretary Kamal Raj Gurung joined the NC. They were welcomed to the party by Deuba with tika and garlands.