The youth and students wings of the oppositional parties --Nepali Congress and CPN-UML) --had staged protest programs, including transportation strike, demanding that the government withdraw the decision. [break]
Speaking at a press meet at the party headquarters Parisdanda, Prakash urged the government to distribute the amount to conflict victims. He also expressed displeasure over the protests over the government decision.
“The opposition parties tried to defame my father by accusing him of exerting pressure on the government to release the amount for the Everest expedition bid,” said Prakash, adding that some people are bent on defaming them.
Prakash, vice coordinator of the campaign, claimed that that the oppositional parties protested the government decision without trying to know about the noble cause of the campaign.
“It is not under pressure that we decided not to accept the government aid. So, we urge the government to instead distribute the amount to conflict victims,” said Krishna KC, coordinator of the campaign.
He also informed that they would not abort the campaign and would collect the money from common people to fund the campaign. The Everest expedition team comprising Prakash will head for the Mt Everest on March 29.
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