Dumre, July 13: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Surendra Raj Pandey has said that all three layers of government and the local people are responsible to protect and promote the birthplace of Adikavi Bhanubhakta Acharya.

At a programme organized by Bhanu Janmasthal Bikas Samiti at Chudiramgha in Bhanu Municipality on the occasion of 213th birth anniversary of Bhanubhakta today, the Chief Minister said the birthplace of Bhanubhakta should be simultaneously developed for its tourism and lingual development.

“Adikavi Bhanubhakta united all of us through the Nepali language. Now, let’s make commitment to connect every citizen from Tanahun district through development and prosperity,” Pandey added.

On the occasion, Pandey said the relevance of Bhanu Literary Centre would be intensive with the passage of time adding that Nepali diaspora will visit this place for the identity of their language and literature after hundreds of years.

Member of the House of Representatives (HoR) Shreeram Neupane and Mayor of Bhanu Municipality Anandaraj Tripathi also shared their views calling for the development of the birthplace of Adikavi Bhanubhakta, adding that this site carries linguistic importance for long.

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