KATHMANDU, March 12: Despite an agreement reached between the government and the loan shark victims who came to Kathmandu after a 23-day walk, at least 200 of the latter are facing challenges in returning to their homes.
The Chief Minister made the statement while speaking at a book release event. “The restrictions have been put in place in accordance with a High Court order. However, I will discuss with the Advocate-General of the state to see what can be done to ensure that the steps of Town Hall are free for protests,” he said, after releasing a book on the well-known Kannada writer Dr K Marulasiddappa, titled ‘Ethical Strength of Progressive Movements – Dr Marulasiddappa. He further added that protests are an integral part of democracy, and they act as feedback machinery to the government while ensuring accountability.
The protest started at around 11 am. Even before the protest started, the police arrived at the location and they were silently watching for around two hours. Around 1 pm, a senior officer spoke with one of the protesters. After an attempt to negotiate for around 15 minutes, the police started using force to detain the main protesters and put them in a BMTC bus, claimed a source.
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