The National Land Rights Forum (NLRF), has warned the government that landless people would gherao (round up) the offices of political parties, stage chakkajam and announce other protest programmes Sunday evening if the next round of talks with the government fail to address the 13-point demand put forth by the landless people.

A press release issued by the NLRF said, “The landless would not call off their protests even during Dashain.”

The forum also demanded that a high-level all-powerful commission, comprising the landless people and others, be formed to meet the demands put forth by the landless.

The next round of talk between the government and the NLRF is slated for today.

Stating that the landless people, too, had played a crucial role in making the historic people’s movement successful, the NLRF accused the government formed following the success of the historic people’s movement and the political parties of not showing concern to meet the 13-point demand.

The talks held with the government on Thursday were inconclusive, the NLRF said.

The demands of NLRF include at least 10 katthas of land be distributed to each household of freed bonded labourers, landless farmers, Haliyas, and other landless people. It also called on the government to do away with the concept of the Land Bank.