Feedback collection marked by violence

KATHMANDU, July 20: People are massively participating in the feedback collection on the preliminary draft of the new constitution across the country on Monday.

People’s participation in the process has witnessed significant increase as the government declared public holiday for three days -Sunday, Monday and Tuesday- to facilitate this purpose.

Lawmakers are to gather people’s feedback on Monday and Tuesday.

Incidents of clashes have also been reported in few Tarai districts after cadres of Madhesh-based parties obstructed the process.

Dahal greeted with black flags

Cadres of some Madhesh-based parties and Matrika Yadav-led CPN-Maoist showed black flags to UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Siraha-5. The Maoist Chairman had reached there to collect feedback on the draft of the statute. He was greeted with black flags as soon as he reached Mohan High School, Mirchaiya. Police used force to scatter demonstrators.

16 cops injured in Rautahat

About 16 police personnel including Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) were injured in clash with protesters in Rautahat district. Likewise, cadres of Nepal Sadbhawana Party (NSP) had attempted to manhandle CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal.

Read in details: 16 cops including DSP injured in Gaur clash

Petrol bomb hurled at Minister Mahat’s vehicle

A petrol bomb was hurled targeting the vehicle carrying Minister for Finance Ram Sharan Mahat who is in his home district to collect public feedback on the draft of the new constitution in Nuwakot.

Read in details: Petrol bomb hurled targeting FinMin

12 injured in Saptari clash

Some 12 protesters were injured in a clash between police and cadres of Madhes-based parties in Saptari.

Read in details: 12 injured in Saptari clash

6 CPN Maoist cadres arrested

Police arrested six CPN Maoist cadres in Dang for protesting during feedback collection on draft of the constitution.

Chairs hurled in Taplejung

Cadres of Federal Limbuwan and Federal Socialist Party-Nepal hurled chairs at the program attended by Minister for Information and Communications Minendra Rijal.

Tension in Sunsari

Tension ran high at the hall of Nangghali Forest Users Group in Sunsari-1 during a program organized to collect feedback.
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‘Set academic criteria for lawmakers’

Participants at the feedback collection program in Katmandu-9 suggested determining diploma level as the basic academic qualification for the lawmakers in the new constitution.

Read in details: Public suggest to set diploma as minimum qualification for lawmakers