Jibaraj Ashrit (August 1944 - 16 May 1993) was a Nepali communist revolutionary. He was part of the

Mukti Morcha Samuha Mukti Morcha Samuha ( Nepali for 'Liberation Front Group') was an underground communist group in Nepal. Formed in 1976 following a split from the Communist Party of Nepal of Pushpa Lal Shrestha Pushpa Lal Shrestha ( ne, पुष्पला� ...

. He died in a vehicular accident (suspected assassination) in Dasdhunga, Chitwan on 16 May 1993 while travelling with another communist leader,

Madan Bhandari Nepal Ratna Man Padavi Madan Kumar Bhandari ( ne, मदन कुमार भण्डारी) (27 June 1951K.C., Surendra. ''Aitihasik dastavej sangroh - bhag 2''. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S.. p 464. – 17 May 1993), common ...

. He was the head of Organisation department of CPN UML at the time of his death.

Career

Ashrit entered politics as a student. He became a member of Communist Party of Nepal in 1964–65. He was a political prisoner between 1969 and 1972. He was known for his skill in building an organised movement, and was CPN UML's Chief of Organisation Department at the time of his death.

Views

Jibaraj Ashrit was a strong advocate of ending all forms of casteism and worked to empower women and increase their participation in active politics.

Personal life

He was born in August 1944 (18 Shrawan 2001 BS) in Harewa, Gulmi District. He was married to Maya Gyawali.

Death

As CPN UML's Chief of Organisation Department, he was travelling the country in 1993. While travelling with party Secretary

, from

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, where he was participating in the party's Kaski District Conference, to Chitwan, where the district conference of the Women wing of the party and other programmes were scheduled, he died in a vehicular accident at

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of Kabilash VDC, Chitwan. Although ruled an accident, many, including prominent politicians of

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, consider the deaths as unresolved case, and are known to accuse political rivals of the murder of Ashrit and Bhandari via a conspiracy that was covered up during the investigation. Their driver, who had survived the accident, was gunned down in Kirtipur, years later.

Legacy

In 2010, ''Jibaraj Ashrit Foundation'' was established in Deepnagar, Butwal, with the goal of raising awareness about and preserving the memory.of his life and contributions. In 2019, ''Jibaraj Ashrit Museum'' built by the foundation with six of the eight million rupees granted to it by the Ministry of Culture opened for the public. Among the attractions were reported to be his writings, clothes and other items owned and used by him, biographical documentaries on him, as well as Rs 1,300 found on his person after his death and a 10-band radio gifted to him by

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