At a time when the alliance of seven political parties have been urging civil servants to actively participate in the four day long general strike slated for April 6-9, the government has issued an order to all civil servants not to participate in the pro-democracy demonstration of seven political parties.
Chief Secretary Lok Man Singh Karki has ordered government secretaries to ensure that no civil servant takes part in the strike, reports said.
Reports quoted sources as saying that Karki issued the verbal order to bureaucrats at the regular meeting of government secretaries at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on Sunday.
“Besides, the chief secretary also ordered us to take measures to foil the general strike,” a source said.
The major trade unions have already asked their members to take part in the parties’ rally.
The meeting of secretaries also discussed in detail the recently promulgated Good Governance Ordinance and took stock of the supply of daily commodities in view of the general strike, the source said.
Meanwhile, addressing an interaction programme in Parsa district development committee on Sunday, assistant home minister Sone Lal Yadav warned that the government may issue orders to shoot to suppress the capital-centric stir of the seven political parties, The Himalayan Times reported.
“The government will leave “no stone unturned” to suppress the stir that is likely to create disturbances in the capital,” he added. Urging media persons to spread this message to the people, Yadav said the government would not hesitate to shoot political parties’ cadres who are out to create chaos, the report added.
Yadav also alleged the seven political parties are backing the Maoists cadres in order to launch attacks against the security forces. nepalnews.com pb Apr 03 06