Opposition activists have taken out ‘dog rally’ in Pokhara and Jhapa as part of their campaign to boycott the forthcoming municipal polls.
According to Kantipur daily, opposition activists took out dogs, with banners ‘Vote Me’ wrapped around them, in a ‘rally’ in Pokhara calling upon people to boycott the municipal polls slated on February 8.
Opposition activists also felicitated dogs as part of protests.
Scuffles took place between the police and demonstrators as the former tried to snatch away the dogs. Police later released dogs they had seized.
Similarly, in eastern district of Jhapa, hundreds of people took out a rally with dogs in local Kerkha market calling for boycotting the municipal polls. The protest programme was organized by ‘Independent Artistes Forum’ of Jhapa.