Only a day after transport entrepreneurs withdrew their 4-day long strike that brought the entire country into a standstill, normal life in Kathmandu has again been affected by a valley-wide banda called by four fringe parties led Communist Party of Nepal (United).
The organizers of the banda (shutdown strike) blocked traffic at various places of the capital from the morning protesting the government’s recent decision to hike the prices of petroleum products and transport fares and the rampant corruption in Nepal Oil Corruption, the state-owned oil monopoly in the country.
Although the effects of the banda was partial compared to the strike organized by transport entrepreneurs and street protests by student groups before that, it still brought the valley’s transportation system to a halt. Due to the strike, shops and offices in major parts of the city mostly remained closed fearing any untoward incidents, while schools also called it a day off for the students.
Public transport users who had heaved a sigh of relief after the transport entrepreneurs ended their 4-day long strike from yesterday were again forced to walk to their destinations due to very little number of public vehicles plying in the streets.
However, few private vehicles including cars, motorbikes and cycles were seen plying in the streets without any kind of obstruction, although there were reports about half a dozen or so vehicles being vandalized by protestors at Gongabu, Kalanki and various other parts of the city for violating the day long shutdown.
Additionally, due to the obstruction created by the protestors at Kalanki, the main point of entry in the capital, vehicles coming into the city have been stuck in a long jam in the highway.
Meanwhile, reports said that the police have held various leaders and activists of the four political parties - CPN-United, Tamsaling Nepal National Party, CPN (United Marxist) and Nepal Sukumbasi Loktantrik Party - under custody for imposing the shutdown strike.
The organizers of the banda (shutdown strike) blocked traffic at various places of the capital from the morning protesting the government’s recent decision to hike the prices of petroleum products and transport fares and the rampant corruption in Nepal Oil Corruption, the state-owned oil monopoly in the country.
Although the effects of the banda was partial compared to the strike organized by transport entrepreneurs and street protests by student groups before that, it still brought the valley’s transportation system to a halt. Due to the strike, shops and offices in major parts of the city mostly remained closed fearing any untoward incidents, while schools also called it a day off for the students.
Public transport users who had heaved a sigh of relief after the transport entrepreneurs ended their 4-day long strike from yesterday were again forced to walk to their destinations due to very little number of public vehicles plying in the streets.
However, few private vehicles including cars, motorbikes and cycles were seen plying in the streets without any kind of obstruction, although there were reports about half a dozen or so vehicles being vandalized by protestors at Gongabu, Kalanki and various other parts of the city for violating the day long shutdown.
Additionally, due to the obstruction created by the protestors at Kalanki, the main point of entry in the capital, vehicles coming into the city have been stuck in a long jam in the highway.
Meanwhile, reports said that the police have held various leaders and activists of the four political parties - CPN-United, Tamsaling Nepal National Party, CPN (United Marxist) and Nepal Sukumbasi Loktantrik Party - under custody for imposing the shutdown strike.
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