Ashmita Rijal
Kathmandu, June 19
The general strike called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous
Nationalities paralysed life across the Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday.
However, the last day of the three-day shutdown saw relatively few incidents of violence.
Excluding a handful of instances when minor aggression was seen, the banda called with the demand to name and map territory of federal states on the basis of ethnicity, according to police, remained peaceful on Tuesday.
Police said only two vehicles—one taxi and a four-wheeler owned by the Tourism Ministry—were vandalised in Lalitpur in the morning. Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Office Spokesman SSP Ravi Raj Shrestha said 10 banda supporters were arrested on Tuesday from various parts of the Capital.
Vandalism and arrests apart, banda supporters took out a rally at Gwarko area at 11am. However, no clash was reported. Locals of Imadol, representing Brahmins, Chhetris and ethnic groups, took out a goodwill rally for social harmony at 8 am.
According to SSP Shrestha, similar rallies for social harmony were taken out from Balaju and Chapagaun as well.
Meanwhile, SSP Shrestha said situation on Tuesday was far better than that reported on Sunday and Monday. “We beefed up security in the Valley and made sure no big untoward incident takes place,” he said. “Only few instances of violence were reported. We vow to keep up with the security system with every passing day.”
While around 5,500 police personnel were deployed on Tuesday, Wednesday will see an addition of 500 personnel, Shrestha said.
“Since more goodwill rallies against banda are scheduled for Wednesday, we have planned to beef up security,” he said.
Journos, press vehicles attacked on Day III too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRrdPbUxkD8
Journalists and press vehicles were attacked on Tuesday as well on the third day of Nepal banda organised by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (Nefin).
A group of banda enforcers manhandled a journalist of Mountain Television and vandalised a van (Ba 9 Cha 2933) belonging to the TV at Gatthaghar in Bhaktapur. They intercepted the vehicle on the way to pick up staffs and seized identity cards and manhandled journalist Uttar Phuyal and office staff Mina Khadka.
Dhruba Basnet, station manager of Star FM, was also manhandled by protesters at 10:30 am at Kaushaltar, also in Bhaktapur and vandalised his motorcycle (Ba 12 Pa 1007).
A different group of protestors applied yellow powder (kesari) and gifted a pen to Basnet at Koteshwore, Kathmandu, requesting him not to write against their strike.
In Jhapa district, protestors vandalised a vehicle (Ko 1 Cha 5228) heading to Kakadbhitta carrying copies of Nagarik daily at Kerakha.
Likewise, in Nuwakot, protestors warned councilor of Federation of
Nepali Journalists Dhruba Rawal accusing him of writing negative news
about their protests.
Following the incident, the FNJ condemned the act of spreading a state of fear in the name of shutdown or strikes among the people.
Here you can get to know the situation while Nepal banda through some sound clips:
http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/16899530/Nepal_Banda
Kathmandu, June 19
The general strike called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous
Nationalities paralysed life across the Kathmandu Valley on Tuesday.However, the last day of the three-day shutdown saw relatively few incidents of violence.
Excluding a handful of instances when minor aggression was seen, the banda called with the demand to name and map territory of federal states on the basis of ethnicity, according to police, remained peaceful on Tuesday.
Police said only two vehicles—one taxi and a four-wheeler owned by the Tourism Ministry—were vandalised in Lalitpur in the morning. Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Office Spokesman SSP Ravi Raj Shrestha said 10 banda supporters were arrested on Tuesday from various parts of the Capital.
Vandalism and arrests apart, banda supporters took out a rally at Gwarko area at 11am. However, no clash was reported. Locals of Imadol, representing Brahmins, Chhetris and ethnic groups, took out a goodwill rally for social harmony at 8 am.
According to SSP Shrestha, similar rallies for social harmony were taken out from Balaju and Chapagaun as well.
Meanwhile, SSP Shrestha said situation on Tuesday was far better than that reported on Sunday and Monday. “We beefed up security in the Valley and made sure no big untoward incident takes place,” he said. “Only few instances of violence were reported. We vow to keep up with the security system with every passing day.”
While around 5,500 police personnel were deployed on Tuesday, Wednesday will see an addition of 500 personnel, Shrestha said.
“Since more goodwill rallies against banda are scheduled for Wednesday, we have planned to beef up security,” he said.
Journos, press vehicles attacked on Day III too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRrdPbUxkD8
Journalists and press vehicles were attacked on Tuesday as well on the third day of Nepal banda organised by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (Nefin).
A group of banda enforcers manhandled a journalist of Mountain Television and vandalised a van (Ba 9 Cha 2933) belonging to the TV at Gatthaghar in Bhaktapur. They intercepted the vehicle on the way to pick up staffs and seized identity cards and manhandled journalist Uttar Phuyal and office staff Mina Khadka.
Dhruba Basnet, station manager of Star FM, was also manhandled by protesters at 10:30 am at Kaushaltar, also in Bhaktapur and vandalised his motorcycle (Ba 12 Pa 1007).
A different group of protestors applied yellow powder (kesari) and gifted a pen to Basnet at Koteshwore, Kathmandu, requesting him not to write against their strike.
In Jhapa district, protestors vandalised a vehicle (Ko 1 Cha 5228) heading to Kakadbhitta carrying copies of Nagarik daily at Kerakha.
Likewise, in Nuwakot, protestors warned councilor of Federation of
Nepali Journalists Dhruba Rawal accusing him of writing negative news
about their protests. Following the incident, the FNJ condemned the act of spreading a state of fear in the name of shutdown or strikes among the people.
Here you can get to know the situation while Nepal banda through some sound clips:
http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/16899530/Nepal_Banda
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