Syangja, January 26:

Finance Minister Dr Ram Sharan Mahat has said that no one should spread hatred on the basis of caste and religion as this would only cause damage to national unity.

Minister Dr Mahat said this while addressing a gathering of Nepali Congress party workers here today at the district party office. He also urged them to go to the villages with this message as the government is heading for building a new Nepal.

He said the NC has never spoken in favour of the king. Minister Dr Mahat, directing office chiefs of Syangja, also today, urged them not to delay construction works and finish them before the rainy season begins.

He also gave directions for the electrification in Syangja and made a commitment to cooperate in rural electrification.