KATHMANDU, AUGUST 6
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Pushpa Bhusal has highlighted the need to consistently raise the issue of disarmament of nuclear arms and ammunitions.
In her address to a programme organised by Nepal Afro-Asian People Solidarity Organisation to mark the 77th Hiroshima Nagasaki Memorial Day in the capital today, she spoke about the importance of continuously conducting intellectual debate on the issue of disarmament.
The deputy speaker expressed firm commitment to the global campaign for eliminating nuclear weapons and advancing peace in the globe.
She also underscored the need to fully utilise technology to steer the country ahead on the path of development and prosperity rather than misusing it. "We should reflect and learn the past events to utilise them for the country's development and prosperity," she said.
Presenting a working paper on nuclear bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Prof Moti Bhusal of Tribhuvan University Department of Chemistry said the whole world would be invariably affected if nuclear-rich countries engaged in a war. Nepal's neighbouring countries are also storing nuclear powers, he said the Himalayan country would bear a huge loss if nuclear leakage occurred.
Commenting on the paper, Prof Mandira Pradhananga said she had visited the bomb-ravaged area and found that the locals there were still living a terrible life.
"Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still in tears," she added.
On the occasion foreign affairs expert Hiranya Lal Shrestha said nuclear disarmament should be implemented to safeguard humanity.
"Nepal is in middle of arms-rich countries, China, India and Pakistan. Mere leakage would be enough to affect us immoderately," he said. Association Chairperson and former minister Kripasur Sherpa said all types of weapons and military equipment should be put to an end across the globe.
Other speakers have also called for effective implementation of disarmament of nuclear weapons to make the earth a safe place to live in.
On 6 November 1945, the United States of America had dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, wherein tens of thousands people had lost their lives and thousands were injured. Seventy seven years on, the campaign to destroy all nuclear weapon has become more challenging.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 7, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
