KATHMANDU, April 22: Normal life was badly affected in several Tarai districts including Chitwan, Bara and Parsa on Wednesday due to the fresh general strike called by the Tharuhat Joint Struggle Committee (TJSC), demanding the government to implement the sixpoint agreement reached with the Tharu bodies last month. [break]
Our Chitwan correspondent reported that agitating Tharu activists torched two vehicles in Padampur area of Chitwan for defying their strike. The vehicles were completely destroyed in the fire.
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Tharu activists blocked highways in Sauraha Chowk, Tandi Bazaar and Bakullahar Chowk in the district by burning tires since early in the morning The strike, however, has partial impact in Narayangarh.
The TJSC said it was forced to launch fresh street protests as the government delayed to amend the constitution as per the spirit of the agreement reached with them.
Life in Birgunj was thrown out of gear in Birgunj and surrounding areas as well due to the strike.
Hundreds of vehicles and passengers have been stranded on the road as the agitating Tharu activists have obstructed vehicular movement along BirgunjPathlaiya section of the road since early morning.
Meanwhile, Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha (TKS), another Tharu organization, has given a sevenday ultimatum to the government meet the demands of the Tharu communities. Organizing a press conference in Kathmandu on Tuesday, TKS general secretary Raj Kumar Lekhi said they were not behind the strike called on Wednesday