Tributes pour in for Sita Dahal from various quarters

 Kathmandu;  Tributes poured in from various quarters on Wednesday on the death of Sita Dahal as leaders of political parties and diplomats paid their tributes to the wife of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN (Maoist Centre) leader.

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Sita Dahal, who is also an adviser to the party, died on Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment at Norvic Hospital in Thapathali.

Sita, who was suffering from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy along with Parkinsonism, Diabetes Mellitus-II and Hypertension for a long time, was taken to the hospital on Wednesday morning following complications in her health condition. According to Prime Minister Dahal’s personal physician Professor Dr Yuvraj Sharma, Sita Dahal had cardiac arrest at 8 am on Wednesday.

“Despite resuscitation, she could not be revived and [was] declared dead at 8:33am,” read a statement signed by Sharma.

President Ramchandra Paudel has said that he is deeply saddened by the news of the death of Prime Minister Dahal’s wife Sita Dahal.

President Paudel telephoned Prime Minister Dahal on Wednesday morning to express his grief and also expressed his deep condolences, wishing that God would give strength to the bereaved family including the Prime Minister.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed his condolences on the passing of Sita Dahal.

“Extremely saddened to learn about the demise of Mrs. Sita Dahal. I express my sincere condolences to @cmprachanda and pray that the departed soul finds eternal peace. Om Shanti,” wrote Modi in a Tweet. 

Likewise, leader of the main opposition party and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli reached Norvic Hospital in Thapathali to express his condolences to the family along with Prime Minister Dahal.

Oli also took to Twitter to express his condolences.

“I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of Sita Dahal, the life partner of honourable Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Paying heartfelt tributes to the late Sita Dahal, I express my deepest condolences to the bereaved family including Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal,” wrote Oli.

Also, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba reached the Thapathali-based hospital to pay tribute to Sita Dahal and express condolence to the prime minister.

Similarly, the Rastriya Swatantra Party, issuing a statement, expressed grief over the demise of Sita Dahal.

“We are saddened and shocked by the news of the untimely death of Sita Dahal, the wife of honourable Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda,” the statement reads, “At this sad time, the entire RSP family wishes for the eternal peace of her soul and expresses our deepest condolences. Also, we sincerely wish that the bereaved family members get the strength to be patient.”

Heads of various diplomatic missions also expressed their condolences on the passing of Sita Dahal.

US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R Thompson, in a Twitter post, wrote: “On behalf of the U.S. Mission to Nepal, I want to express my deep condolences to Prime Minister Dahal and his family for the passing of his wife, Sita Dahal. Our thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time.”

Felicity Volk, the Australian envoy to Nepal, also took to Twitter to express her condolences.

“I offer my deep condolences on the demise of Madam Sita Dahal, wife of Rt Hon Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. My thoughts are with the bereaved family at this sad and difficult time,” wrote Volk.

Also, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s Foreign Affairs Department In-Charge Vijay Chauthaiwale wrote: “My heartfelt condolences to PM of Nepal Shri @cmprachanda ji and his family for sad demise of Mrs Sita Dahal. May Pashupatinath impart departed soul eternal peace and give strength to her family to face this tragedy.”

Meanwhile, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song reached the party office of the CPN (Maoist Centre) to pay the last tribute to the late Sita Dahal. Her body was kept at the party office in Koteshwar to pay the last tribute to her.