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NSU activists vandalise TU library
Post Report
KATHMANDU, March 13 : Activists of Nepal Students Union
(NSU), a student wing of Nepali Congress (NC) party on Thursday stormed violently into the
Central Library of Tribhuvan University (TU) and vandalised the properties.
Eyewitnesses said a group of students
numbering about 25 broke into the library at around 9 a.m. and vandalised the properties
of the library. They immediately took to heels after padlocking the library but no details
of destruction could be obtained.
However, an eyewitness said the students
smashed the window glasses and damaged library furniture. "Hardly an hour had passed
after the library was opened, they rushed in and started smashing everything they came
across," Chiranjivi Neupane, chief executive at the Library told The Kathmandu Post,
after the incident.
However, he said that it was difficult to
assess the actual loss since the group padlocked the library immediately after the attack.
Today’s incident comes in the wake of
nationwide strike launched by NSU, which had put forward its seven-point demand and
padlocked the campuses.
The same group of students also reportedly
scolded a passer-by, a cyclist and smashed his bicycle as he was rushing to the
university.
"The attack on TU came without any prior
warning. When the Maoist students had their strikes, they used to come to us and request
us to close down and we used to follow their order," an official said requesting
anonymity.
NSU’s demand include: Increased funding on TU, 50
percent concession in medical fees for students in nursing homes and hospitals, a
provision for interest-free loans to students and housing facility for those students
living in rented rooms.
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