Inmates of many prison houses across the country have started indefinite hunger strike saying that the government still hasn’t implemented the suggestion of High-Level Prison Improvement Committee as promised.

They have threatened that they would fast till death unless the government fulfills the past commitments that include improving the pathetic living conditions in prison houses jam-packed with people serving their sentences or awaiting justice with little amenities.

Reports say that 14 jail inmates in Dillibazar jail house in Kathmandu and almost all inmates of Birgunj jail in Parsa district are participating in the fast-unto-death.

Demanding amnesty to all prisoners serving under public offence act, many inmates of the aforesaid prison houses had stopped eating any food for weeks on end in the past because of which some of them had to be admitted to hospital. nepalnews.com ag Feb 04 08