Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that the government will act as per the will of the people committed to fulfill the dreams of the martyrs.

Talking with the families of the martyrs in the capital on Wednesday, Koirala assured to provide compensation announce by the government to the martyrs’ families as soon as possible.

“I am committed to provide any kind of support you require,” he told the relatives, informing that a separate committee has been formed to make necessary arrangements for providing financial and other support the families of martyrs.

The gathering was arranged by All Nepal People’s Youth Association.

Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula informed that the compensation of Rs 1 million would be handed over to the relatives through District Administrative Offices.

At the program, Ganga Krishna Thapa, brother of Umesh Thapa, who was shot dead by the police on February 8 in Dang while protesting against the municipal elections, presented a memorandum to the Prime Minister on behalf of the martyrs’ families demanding long-term assistance to the families of martyrs.