MJF student wing protests in Terai

Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) affiliated Madhesi Youth Forum (MYF) on Tuesday imposed a bandh or shutdown strike in Bara district to protest vandalism of MJF's Central Secretariat office in Kathmandu by student groups protesting against Vice President taking his oath in Hindi.

Due to the strike life in the district headquarter Kalaiya has been thrown out of gear with reports of sporadic protests. Reports also said that educational institutions, factories and businesses in the main part of the city were forced to remain shut while vehicles mostly stayed off the road.

MYF cadres had Monday vandalised and set ablaze CPN-UML's Saptari district office at Rajbiraj to protest the act of vandalism at its mother party's office, which the MJF Kathmandu district chapter has already denounced as "regrettable" and "anarchic".

The protests had spread over to Kanchanpur, Nawalparasi and Siraha districts also with their supporters and MYF cadres taking our rallies in support of VP Jha, burning government vehicles and obstructing vehicle movement. The most intense protest were seen in southern Industrial town of Birgunj in Parsa district where protestors resorted to vandalism, smashing vehicles and shops. They staged demonstration supporting VP Jha and denounced attack on the MJF central office. There were also reports of irked protestors torching Dhaka topi and Nepali novel as well.

MJF has warned it will step up protest if the ongoing agitation against VP Jha is not called off immediately. nepalnews.com July 29 08