Kathmandu : Prime Minister Balendra Shah has expressed his respect, gratitude and appreciation to all mothers on the occasion of today’s Matatirtha Aunsi.

On this occasion, PM Shah has stated that the mother and motherland are above heaven, and has stated the mother as a symbol of the nation, while wishing for Nepal’s bright future.

Taking to his social sites, the PM has described the mother’s lap as warm and her feet as pious like a pilgrimage site and stated that mothers as an unmatched example of love and sacrifice.

In his message, PM Shah has wished all mothers for their long life and has praised mothers as the first teacher in life.

PM Shah has emphasised that children of all mothers should create an environment to make their mothers feel proud through their deeds and should bring smiles to mothers’ faces.