Based on various reports in Nepali Newspapers, July 22, 2000 The nation paid homage to Late B.P. Koirala on the 18th B. P. Koirala Memorial Day. Late Koirala is the ideological guide of democracy in the Kingdom, including the ruling Nepali Congress. Various functions were organised in different parts of the country to mark the occasion.

Similarly, several leftist parties paid glorious tributes to Comrade Pushpalal the founding father of the communist movement in Nepal, on the 22nd Pushpalal Memorial Day.

These two pioneering political leaders of the country. were far ahead of their time and their ideals continue to hold importance in contemporary times.

Observers pointed out that more than ceremonies to mark these occasions, what the country really needs in the present situation is the courage of commitment and the spirit of sacrifice displayed by these two great sons of the nation.

B.P. Memorial Day, as well as Pushpalal Memorial Day, is commemorated in the first week of the Nepali month of Shrawan every year.