Nepal President visits Calcutta Medical College

Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav on Friday visited 175th anniversary convocation of India’s first medical institution, Calcutta Medical College. During his 10-day India tour, Yadav will go to Tirupati on January 30 before visiting Delhi to meet his Indian counterpart President Pratibha Patil.

Yadav, an allumni of Calcutta Medical College, on his visit to the city was flanked by Minister for Federal Affairs and Constituent Assembly Minendra Rijal and senior officials.

Sitting beside Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Yadav traced similarities in languages and lifestyle of his ‘Karambhumi Kolkata’ with ‘Janambhumi Nepal’. He expressed his sincere gratitude to Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose to inspire Nepal and its people for democracy. “They are our heroes of democracy”, he said.

The Nepal President delivered convocation lecture at Calcutta Medical College from where he completed his MD in 1985. He urged Medical Students to help patients with sincerity and commitment.
 
During this tour, Yadav will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and Defence Minister AK Antony.

Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, will also call on him.