In Jhapa, vehicles have remained off the road. The vehicles of both long and short routes to and from the district are not plying after the strike.
The Federal Socialist Forum Nepal, Terai-Madhes Loktantrik Party, Sadbhawana Party and Tarai-Madhes Sadbhawana Party called the general shutdown across the Terai claiming that police used excessive force to control the peaceful agitations in Terai districts on Monday during the public hearings held to collect feedback on the preliminary draft of 'Nepal Constitution, 2072'.
According to report from Saptari, normal life of the people in the district has been adversely affected due to the strike.
The cadres have brought the vehicular traffic to a grinding halt within the district. In addition, they have also been gathering in various places in the district and chanting slogans against the police's intervention over their protest and the preliminary draft.
Due to the strike, educational institutes, markets, shops and factories among others have remained closed.
In Biratnagar, normal life has been affected due to the strike called all of a sudden from early this morning. Hundreds of passengers have been stranded as the vehicles could not leave for their destinations.
Similarly, market, academic institutions and industries have remained closed in Siraha district.
Leader of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal Bijay Yadav said that ambulance and vehicles of press and diplomatic missions could ply unhindered. RSS
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