Sudurpaschim Province Chief Minister Khagaraj Bhatta said Bada Dashain would further strengthen the values of truth, good conduct, mutual goodwill, tolerance, social unity and national unity in a greeting message issued on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. He extended his best wishes to Nepalis living in the country and abroad, linking the festival with values he said could help bring people together.
Bhatta’s Dashain message
In his message, Bhatta described Bada Dashain as an occasion that could reinforce both personal conduct and wider social bonds. He named truth and good conduct alongside mutual goodwill and tolerance, then connected those values with social and national unity. The message placed the festival’s significance not only in individual observance but also in the way people relate to one another and to the country as a whole.
Bhatta’s wishes were addressed to Nepalis at home and overseas. That broad audience gave the greeting a national scope: it reached beyond the province he leads and recognised Nepalis living outside the country as part of the community being addressed. The message did not distinguish between those groups in its wishes, extending greetings to both.
The values highlighted in the statement formed a connected set. Truth and good conduct speak to personal principles, while goodwill and tolerance describe how people may approach differences and coexist. Bhatta’s reference to social unity and national unity placed those ideas in a collective frame, presenting them as values that can support cohesion among communities and across the country.
Festival and shared values
Rather than presenting Bada Dashain only as a moment for greetings, the chief minister’s message emphasised what he believed the festival could strengthen. His statement connected the occasion with a shared commitment to conduct, mutual respect and unity. It was a concise appeal to consider the broader social meaning of the festival, expressed through the values he listed.
The emphasis on tolerance and goodwill was paired with the idea of national unity, while social unity appeared as a link between interpersonal relations and a sense of belonging to the country. Bhatta’s message therefore brought together several levels of community life: how individuals behave, how people treat one another and how society maintains a common bond. These were presented as complementary elements of the festival’s potential to reinforce unity.
Ratopati and Nagarik News reported the greeting on October 21. In extending his best wishes to Nepalis at home and abroad, Bhatta framed Bada Dashain as an occasion that could renew attention to truth, good conduct, goodwill and tolerance, and further strengthen social and national unity.
