Durga Nanda Jha

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Durga Nanda Jha (Maithili, Nepali: दुर्गानन्द झा) was Nepalese man who attempted to assassinate King Mahendra of Nepal in January 1962 in Janakpur in southeastern Nepal. Durga was captured and executed after he threw a bomb on a motor-vehicle containing the king. He was 21 years old when he was executed.

He is held as a martyr be Nepali Congress party^[1]^[2].

[edit] Influences

Durga Nanda Jha was influenced by martyr Bhagat Singh of India.

[edit] Recent developemnt

Widow of Durgananda Jha has been nominated as a member of constituent assembly by Madhesh-based party (Durgananda Jha was a member of Nepali Congress).