KATHMANDU, Oct 29: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has requested an immediate investigation into the incident of death of a child in Nepal after a stone exploded in India.
Taking to social media on Saturday, Oli also questioned Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba as to how long he will maintain silence over the death of Jaisingh Dhami, who was killed after the improvised cable crossing was allegedly cut off by the Indian Seema Surakshya Bal personnel in Darchula.
Darchula incident probe committee headed for Baitadi
Pawan Mahara, a nine-year-old son of Hikmat Mahara of Vyas Rural Municipality-2, died on Friday morning when he was walking on the road while returning home from Tambakhu. He was killed when the Garg & Garg construction company, which is constructing a road in the rocky terrain of Lakhimpur, Tawaghat-Lipulekh road section under Darchula in Pithoragarh district of India, detonated it without giving any information to people in the border area.
"I request the government to immediately investigate the incident and bring out the truth, take action against the culprits and provide immediate compensation to the victim's family," he said.
