Kathmandu, May 6: The nine left parties at a press conference here Friday condemned the killing of Nepalese by the tribal rebels in the north-eastern Indian State of Assam and demanded His Majesty’s Government constitute an independent inquiry committee immediately.

Protesting the killing of the Nepalese, the nine left parties also demanded stern action against the aggressors, appropriate compensation measures for the families of the victims, provision of adequate security to Nepalese in India, an end to all forms of ill-treatment against the people of Nepalese origin and initiation of dialogue with the Indian government for protection of the human rights of the people of Nepali origin in India.

In this connection, the nine left parties also met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and handed him a memorandum to him. Similarly, a letter of protest has also been submitted to the Indian Embassy Friday.

It was disclosed on the occasion that an extremist group had killed eleven Nepalese and set fire to more than 20 houses at Uglapher Village, Karbialong district in Assam on April 20. Similarly, eight more Nepalese were also said killed again on april 28 in extremist violence.