Court orders FNCCI to call off Tuesday's general strike

The appellate court in Patan has issued interim order in the name of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) not to organize the general strike on Tuesday.

In response to a petition filed by Jyoti Baniya, general secretary of Consumers' Forum, a non-governmental group, the Court ordered the defendants not to organize such protests until further notice "as such a strike ahead of the Tihar, a major festival of Hindu, would adversely affect people."

A single bench of Judge Laxman Mani Risal handed out the verdict.

The petitioner claimed that general strike was against the interest of consumers and demanded a prohibition order from the Court.

A meeting of National Agitation Committee formed by the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) decided to organize a general strike in order to press to fulfill their five-point demand that include providing peace and security; ending extortion, resolving labor and trade union disputes and expanding the dates for restructuring loans. nepalnews.com pb Oct 16 06

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