UML to defy prohibitory order
The CPN-UML has decided to go ahead with the mass meeting at New Baneshwor in the capital on December 2 despite the government declaring the area as prohibited zone.
The District Administration Office (DAO) Kathmandu has declared various locations in the city including New Baneshwor as prohibited areas on December 2 as per the Local Administration Act 2028 BS.
Standing Committee Member of CPN-UML Bam Dev Gautam marked the government’s effort to thwart the mass meeting as a result of the autocratic royal government. He said that they will organize the protest program at the stipulated time at the same venue despite the government’s prohibitory order.
“We will hold it in front of the Birendra International Convention Centre, but our demonstration will be a peaceful one, we did not want to invite confrontation,” he added.
Human Rights activist Krishna Pahadi told Nepalnews that it is a strategy of the government to disrupt big rallies due to its 'loser mentality'. Pahadi added that the government, which is putting fresh curbs on the movement of civil society, is disrupting the activities of the political parties.
He said that the government’s ban on peaceful demonstrations is against the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), of which, Nepal is a party.
He further said that the Citizen’s Movement for Peace and Democracy (CMPD) has decided to organize various mass meeting to challenge the government. The CMPD is also organizing a mass meeting in Ratna Park of the capital.
Advocate and member of Nepal Bar Association, Tika Ram Bhattarai, marked the prohibitory order as misuse of laws. He alleged that the government is misusing the law for its purpose and imposing prohibitory orders in the places where political parties are organizing peaceful demonstrations.
Their Majesties, King Gyanendra and Queen Komal, are scheduled to return home after completing their three week long visit on December 2. nepalnews.com pb Nov 30 05
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