Kathmandu, August 21

The ruling Nepali Congress party has decided to mourn its intellectual leader Pradip Giri’s death for 13 days.
An emergency meeting of the party’s central working committee held on Sunday morning decided to hoist the party flags at half mast for the first three days as a sign of mourning. The party’s key offices across the country will have a condolence book to let people express their final homage to the popularly known socialist thinker.

Likewise, the party will host condolence assemblies on the 13th day of his death.

Until then, Nepali Congress will not hold any formal event except for condolences and mourning.

Pradip Giri a sitting member of the House of Representatives, died on Saturday.