VDC secretaries call of strike

Agitated Village Development Committee secretaries, who went on strike yesterday, have called of their protests.

VDC Secretaries Rights Protection Centre, which had served a three-day ultimatum to the government on Saturday to declare local elections, had said its members were compelled to go on strike after the government did not heed to their demand.

The strike was called off after authorities expressed commitment to hold local elections, the centre said. nepalnews.com