[From The Worker, #8, January 2003]

      Homage to Martyr

Some Senior Comrades Martyred During the Year 2002

[Nearly four thousand party and people’s army cadres and general masses (about 80 percent of the latter) were martyred during the vicious genocidal campaign launched by the mercenary royal army under the cover of the so-called state of emergency during 2002. Since it is not possible to provide the full list of the brave martyrs who have laid down their precious lives for the proletarian revolutionary cause, without in any way undermining their great contributions we are here presenting a slect list of only the senior comrades who were martyred during the period. —ed.]

S.N. Name (Assumed Name) Organizational Status District/Region Month 1 Rit Bahadur Khadka (Pratap) Alternate Member of Central Committee Dolakha/Eastern June 2 Krishna Sen Regional Bureau Member (RBM) Kathmandu June 3 Gyam Prasad Chalise (Ayam) - Banke/Western January 4 Jaya Raj Bhatta (Binaya) - Bajhang/Western June 5 Surya Parkash Pun (Sunder) - Bajhang/Western June 6 Keshab Rimal (Samar) - Rupendehi/Western October 7 Asha Kaji Shrestha (Himal) RBM and Vice-Commissar of 4th Battalion of the PLA Gorkha/Western October 8 Prem Bhadur Nagarkoti (Kanchha) RBM of Chief of Production Parbat/Western November 9 Krishan Bahadur Bista RBM Eastern May 10 Dilkaji Karki (Arjun) RBM Eastern August 11 Janam Baral (Sangram) Sub-Regional Bureau member (SRBM) Kailali/Western January 12 Laknath Paudel SRBM - - 13 Deepak Thapa Magar (Man Bahadur) SRBM Rupendeli/Western October 14 Ms Kaushila Gurung (Shilpa) SRBM and Deputy Head of District People’s Government Lamjubg/Western May 15 Prem Baraili (Sanjaya) SRBM and General Secretary of Dalit Front Kavre/Eastern April 16 Ajab Lal Yadav (Surya Nath) SRBM Sarlahi/Eastern March 17 Benoj Adhikari (Prashant) SRBM Eastern February 18 Rohit Koirala (Diwas) - Eastern February 19 Chhabi Acharya (Anu) - - August 20 Kushmakhar Swar (Bimal) - - February 21 Janam Singh Pun (Roshan) Company Commander, PLA Western May 22 Com. Arun - - September 23 Buddhi Lal Chaudhari (Ramesh) CCM, Tharuwan Nat’l Liberation Front Bardiya/Western May 24 Dharma Dutta Joshi CCM Seti-Makhali Lib. Front Baitadi/Western May 25 Shankar Darlami CCM Dalit Nat’l Lib. Front Pyuthan/Western May 26 Pran B. Dharala (Tanak) Chief, Jumla Dist., People’s Govt. Jumla/Western May 27 Kebal Gaha Magar Chief, Palpa Dist., People’s Govt. Palpa/Western May 28 Ms Anita Chaudhari Member, Dang Dist., People’s Govt. Dang/Western November       Note: RBM: Regional Bureau Member of the Party           CCM: Central Committee Member of Fronts           DCS: District Committee Secretary of the Party