A goodwill rally was organised on Tuesday after the district administration lifted the four-day long curfew in Banke.

Leaders of political parties, human rights activists, media persons, civil society leaders and the general people took part in the rally organised to bring the situation of the area to normalcy.

According to local journalists, more than 1,000 people took part in the rally that went through different parts of Khajura area where the district administration had imposed curfew for four consecutive days after the death of two civilians in a clash. The clash occurred between the locals and the activists of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) as the locals tried to defy the bandh called by MJF.

The participants of the rally chanted slogans for unity among the Madhesi and Pahade communities and restoration of peace and normalcy in the country.

On Monday, the people from both the communities had expressed commitment to fight against miscreants trying to disrupt the peace process by instigating communal violence.

Nepalgunj also saw communal violence in December last year.