PLA men gherao Sindhuli DAO

In an attempt to pile pressure on the government to fulfil the 22 demands of the CPN (Maoist), members of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at the second divisional cantonment in Sindhuli’s Dudhauli gheraoed the Sindhuli District Administration Office Sunday morning.

Led by Pramod, the assistant commander of the 2nd division, some 90 PLA men in combat fatigues participated in the protest. The gheraoing continued for one-hour, reports said.

The PLA men also submitted a memorandum to chief district officer Rishikesh Niraula, demanding better management of the cantonments and salary to PLA members at par with the Nepal Army soldiers. nepalnews.com mk Sep 23 07