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The five agitating political parties Saturday said they will intensify the ongoing movement against regression, saying the clampdown on peaceful protests has added fuel to fire. Speaking at a face-to-face program at the Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu, the leaders said the government has infiltrated plainclothes security personnel into the masses to provoke violence. “We have learnt that a number of plainclothes security personnel were mobilized to create tension,” Arjun Narsingh KC, spokesperson of Nepali Congress said. KC said the movement would continue until regression ends. UML Standing Committee member Bharat Mohan Adhikari said the parties are determined to defy the prohibitory orders imposed by the government to restrict the protests. “Nothing will stop us,” he declared. Expressing similar views, Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Anandi Devi) leader Hridayesh Tripathi maintained that the government’s attempt to foil the democratic movement would never succeed. Speaking at the same program, Rashtriya Prajatantra Party spokesperson Roshan Karki said the government has fanned out violence by using force in the five-party demonstrations. “Though the RPP is not in the protests, it does not support the government’s action either,” she said. nepalnews.com mbk April 3 04 Related
News Over a dozen protestors injured in confrontations Over a dozen protestors were injured in confrontation with police and unidentified groups during the general strikes in Kathmandu Valley on Saturday. According to the parties, the unidentified retaliatory groups were hoodlums working at the behest of the government, who attacked protesters at some places in which over a dozen protesters were injured.
The injured have been admitted to Bir Hospital for treatment. Eyewitnesses said protestors vandalized the vehicle department of the hospital and manhandled the employees. Three protestors were injured as they clashed with police in front of the office of All Nepal National Free Students Union at Ratna Park this afternoon. Police had taken the office under control on Friday but the students managed to regain control by the evening. The injured have been admitted to the nearby Model Hospital. Huge number of agitators had gathered around Ratna Park from early morning. Most of the marketplaces in Kathmandu remained closed while vehicular traffic remained largely off the street throughout the day. nepalnews.com mbk April 3 04 Related
News Blast at Election Commission premises Suspected Maoists exploded two bombs at the premises of the Election Commission at Kantipath Saturday evening. The first blast took place at 6.45 pm and another at 7.45 pm at the back of the Election Commission building. Few window screens were smashed, but nobody was injured in the blast. Police said the area has been cordoned off and a search operation is underway. nepalnews.com mbk April 3 04 Related
News At least five Maoists were killed in a security operation at Son Barsa area of Banke district Saturday evening. According to reports, the Maoists were shot dead when they tried to lob bombs at the security forces. Troops have recovered socket bombs and Maoist literature from the incident site. nepalnews.com mbk April 3 04 Related
News Maoists abduct five dozen teachers in Dadeldhura Maoists have abducted at least 60 teachers from different parts of Dadeldhura district on Friday evening. Reports said the abducted teachers are mostly from schools in Sirsha, Katar and Bagarkot VDCs. The rebels have kidnapped the teachers to involve them in their programs at an unidentified area in the district. Reports added that the Maoists have promised to release them safely as soon as the programs end. nepalnews.com mbk April 3 04 Related
News Maoists bomb govt. office in Dhading, employee killed Maoists carried out a powerful explosion in the District Education Office in Dhading on Friday evening, killing an employee and injuring two others. Ram Saran Rijal, peon of the DEO was killed in the explosion and Shiv Regmi, an official and a local shopkeeper were seriously injured. The injured have been brought to the capital for treatment. On the same day, the Maoists exploded a bomb at the Area Forest Office in Katari Bazar of Udaypur. Important documents and furniture were damaged in the blast while nobody was hurt. nepalnews.com mbk April 3 04 Related
News PM warns of tough action against agitators Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa Saturday gave a warning message to the agitating five political parities, saying the government would not shy away from resorting to ‘actual clampdown’ if the agitations turn unruly. Speaking at a program in Biratnagar, Thapa said the action the security personnel took against the agitators on Friday was necessary to control violent activities. “Friday’s protests were anything but peaceful,” he insisted and added the government would not object to protests provided they are peaceful. The PM came down heavily against the agitating parties for what he called unconstitutional activities in the name of protests. “The government is still tolerant but would not hesitate to foil the protests by force if the parties tend to create tensions,” news reports quoted Thapa as saying. nepalnews.com mbk April 3 04 Related
News Strike paralyses life in Kathmandu The one-day general strike called Saturday by the five agitating parties to protest the ‘brutal police intervention’ on the anti- regression rally on Friday afternoon has paralyzed life in Kathmandu. Life was normal early Saturday morning, however, the protest rallies carried out from various parts of the city has led to the closure of vehicular movement and business activities in the Valley. Many people of Kathmandu were unaware of the strike called by the parties as it was decided only Friday evening. Many irate cadres of the agitating parties were seen chanting ‘anti King slogans’ in the main areas of the city. Security personnel are out on high alert. According to the police, dozens of vehicles have already been vandalized by the protesters in Kathmandu. In New Baneswor, protesters smashed two motorcycles and a car around 10 am while police is reported to have opened tear gas and begun baton-charges at different places. Similarly, a government owned Sajha bus plated Ba 1 Kh 4293 has been smashed by irate students in Thamel in front of the Saraswoti campus. A police outpost in Baneswor is also reported to have destroyed by the protesters. According to the reports, programs scheduled for today including the pre- consultation meeting for the upcoming Nepal Development Forum (NDF) has been postponed. Talking to Nepalnews Saturday morning, NC Spokesperson, Arjun Narsingh KC informed that senior leaders of the parties will lead the rallies later this afternoon at 4. “The security personnel used excessive force to disrupt our peaceful agitation in which over 150 activists including leaders were severely injured,” KC said. “Even the pedestrians and the children were brutally beaten by the police yesterday afternoon,” he added. Similarly, Bharat Mohan Adhikari, senior leader of the CPN-UML saying no one can go against peoples’ will, commented on yesterday’s police intervention as, “an insane act of regression.” “This agitation will be our final agitation against regression,” he said adding,” I assure you that democracy will be restored with in a month.” Meanwhile, the government Friday evening has defended Friday’s indiscriminate lathi-charge and opening of tear gas upon the activists. The government said security personnel were compelled to use force as the protesters hurled stones on them. In the meantime, Maoist supremo Prachanda issuing a press statement Friday extended his support to the ongoing agitation saying, “Monarchy has tended to take the nation back to the 18th century.” Prachanda, in his statement also welcomed the call issued by the agitating parties to initiate talks for peace. Related
News Student gives birth during SLC exams A girl appearing for the SLC examinations Friday gave birth to a girl in Nawalparasi district, RSS said. According to the report, Asha Subedi, 20, who was sitting for the examinations at Shivabati Higher secondary school center was rushed to a local hospital when she went into labour. The baby girl will be christened SLC Subedi, the family said. nepalnews.com pd Apr 03 04 Related
News SC asks PMO on RNA welfare fund The Supreme Court (SC) Friday requested the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Cabinet to furnish the details of the agreement carried out between the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and UN to deploy RNA personnel in peace-keeping missions, the Himalayan Times Saturday said. According to the report, the SC sent letters to the Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet asking them to direct the RNA to provide details. This is the seventh time the SC has sent such a directive to the RNA to provide details of expenditure of its welfare fund, the daily said. The RNA has not furnished the details the previous six times. “Since the RNA's action is disturbing to decide on the issue, we seek your necessary direction to the RNA headquarters to furnish the details,” the daily quoted Sriprasad Pundit, SC registrar as writing to Chief Secretary Bimal Prasad Koirala. nepalnews.com pd Apr 03 04 |
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