Pushpa Lal Shrestha was the founding general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal as well as the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Pushpa Lal). On Magh 14, 1997 BS came one of the saddest moments for the fighters of civil liberty. On the very black day, Rana rulers were going to hang Dasharath Chanda and Ganga Lal Shrestha, for their fearless revolt against them.
They were being taken to central jail from Singha Durbar for capital punishment. Their immediate family members were called for the last meeting with them. So Ganga Lal’s father and brothers rushed to the scene.
He was Born in 1924, Pushpa Lal grew up to play a large role in the early years of the Communist Party of Nepal, becoming its first general secretary. The party split in 1962, he followed the radical sector led by Tulsi Lal Amatya in forming a separate Communist Party. The 3rd congress of the party held in 1962 declared that Tulsi Lal and Pushpa Lal would share the central leadership responsibilities.
