The final rites of Nepali Congress Kaski leader Ramji Poudel, who was murdered on Thursday night, was carried out today. Poudel’s body was found in Gagaundauda in Lekhnath municipality, along the Prithvi Highway. He was cremated as per Hindu tradition in the evening. Prior to the cremation, his body was kept at the district party office where party leaders had paid their last respects. Speaking on the occasion, senior NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba lamented the loss of a ‘devout cadre’ and vowed to bring his murderer and the persons who orchestrated it to book. Deputy Prime Minister Prakashman Singh rued the murder, and conveyed Prime Minister Sushil Koirala’s condolence to the bereaved family.
