Koshi flood victims padlocked all government offices in Sunsari district headquarters Tuesday as part of the new phase of protests they announced to apply pressure on the government to fulfill their demands for relief and proper compensation.

Works at all the government offices of Sunsari district headquarters Inaruwa were affected due to the protests.

Among the demands of the Koshi flood victims are proper rehabilitation for the displaced, bank loan waiver, one bighas of land for every family affected by the floods, rations cards and Rs 50,000 in compensation.

Some 60,000 people were displaced from their homes and thousands more affected after the breach in Koshi embankment completely submerged Sunsari district this monsoon.

Meanwhile, works at all the government offices of Dhanusha district were also halted today in protest of the murder of a civil servant on Monday.

Various associations of civil servants took out rallies in district headquarters Janakpur to protest the killing of Kumar Niraula, a senior assistant (Nayab Subba), working at the Inland Revenue Office in Janakpur.

Raising serious concern over government’s failure to provide adequate security to civil staffs, they said they will halt all works at the government offices of the district until the culprits are no brought to book and government arranges adequate security for them

Niraula was shot dead by cadres of the Rajan Mukti faction of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha Monday monrning when he was on his way to the office. nepalnews.com ag Dec 16 08