KATHMANDU, July 4: Locals of Sundarighat near Balkhu have demonstrated on the road on Wednesday in protest of the government plan to relocate the squatters evicted from their temporary settlement on the bank of Bagmati River in Thapathali.
The demonstrators disrupted vehicular movement in Sundarighat and burnt the effigy of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai. [break]
Police had to use force to open the disrupted road. At least, 15 demonstrators have been detained during the protest. Currently, protestors have gathered at Dhobighat to stage a similar demonstration.
The locals have maintained that the government should not relocate the squatters to the new place without first consulting with stakeholders.