I'm back at the cafe b/c of this, story courteosy of nepalnews.comAgitating teachers call valley bandh
Protesting the police intervention in their sit-in on Friday, the agitating teachers led by Nepal Educational Republican Forum have announced valley bandh on Sunday.
Guna Raj Lohani, president of Forum, said that the bandh has been announced to protest the 'tyrannical oppression' against peaceful agitation by a democratic government. He said five dozen teachers were injured in the incident.
The meeting of the Forum, Saturday, had announced the bandh. The meeting also decided that if the eight parties show their willingness to resolve educational problems, they would be flexible enough to withdraw school strike.
The Forum has accused the Education Minister of making provocative remarks. It has asked Minister Pradeep Nepal to apologise for calling Forum as terrorist outfit.
Furthermore, Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Students Union (ANNISU-Revolutionary) has warned to intensify its agitation and lock up accounts and administration sections of private schools if the government does not fulfill their demands. It has also warned to lock up government education offices and department.
At the strike call of Forum, 7.8 million students of over 35,000 schools across the country have been affected. The schools have remained shut down since last ten days.
Meanwhile, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has arranged shuttle bus service for national and international air passengers from airport to various hotels and vice versa today from 10.00 am 4:00 pm.
Guna Raj Lohani, president of Forum, said that the bandh has been announced to protest the 'tyrannical oppression' against peaceful agitation by a democratic government. He said five dozen teachers were injured in the incident.
The meeting of the Forum, Saturday, had announced the bandh. The meeting also decided that if the eight parties show their willingness to resolve educational problems, they would be flexible enough to withdraw school strike.
The Forum has accused the Education Minister of making provocative remarks. It has asked Minister Pradeep Nepal to apologise for calling Forum as terrorist outfit.
Furthermore, Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Students Union (ANNISU-Revolutionary) has warned to intensify its agitation and lock up accounts and administration sections of private schools if the government does not fulfill their demands. It has also warned to lock up government education offices and department.
At the strike call of Forum, 7.8 million students of over 35,000 schools across the country have been affected. The schools have remained shut down since last ten days.
Meanwhile, the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has arranged shuttle bus service for national and international air passengers from airport to various hotels and vice versa today from 10.00 am 4:00 pm.
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