ANFA prez Sherpa apologies for comments on Terai people

KATHMANDU, JUNE 3

The All Nepal Football Association President Karma Tsering Sherpa as we speak apologised for hurting the feelings of individuals from Terai area by undermining the sense of nationality in an interview with a web-based portal.

Sherpa got here underneath stress after a few officers from his personal govt committee demanded his resignation in a digital assembly on Monday, whereas Samajbadi Party Nepal lawmaker Bimal Prasad Srivastav raised the May 17 difficulty on the House of Representatives final week. Presidents of 4 district Football Associations — Birat Jung Shahi (Kathmandu), Purushottam Thapa (Lalitpur), Gautam Sujakhu (Bhaktapur) and Deepak Khatiwada (Dhading) — have additionally registered a protest letter on the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Explaining the explanation behind beginning grassroots programme in Siraha, Saptari, Dhanusha and Mohattari districts of Province-2, Sherpa had mentioned: “The programme primarily focuses on two features: luring youngsters from the area in the direction of soccer, and instructing them about nationality as we don’t get the sensation of nationalism within the folks of Terai throughout our go to to the districts.”

Sherpa, issuing a press launch on Wednesday, apologised for the phrases he used within the interview. “I by no means supposed to harm anybody primarily based on caste, creed, intercourse, faith, race, language and geography.

My views had been purely meant for the event of soccer within the area,” mentioned Sherpa. “I imagine the grassroots programme could be fruitful for the folks of Terai area in paving manner into the nationwide crew,” he added.

A model of this text seems in e-paper on June 4, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.

 

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