Nepal, Feb. 20 -- The Democracy Day that Nepal celebrates every year on Falgun 7 is becoming a ritual devoid of substance. Ceremony is organized, prime minister and ministers participate, speeches are made, promises are made and, then, things return to the status quo. It was so during the heydays of the Panchayat. King used to address the people, and there used to be public holiday. Even then rulers expressed unflinching commitment to democracy, though they were curtailing the freedom of expression. The 69th Democracy Day celebration on Tuesday, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli observed the ceremony and delivered a speech. He called on all to contribute to materializing decades of Nepalis' dream of development and prosperity. Nepal "should mov...