Over 20,000 people, including professionals, trade union members and ordinary people, marched in the streets of far-western town of Dhangadhi on Saturday expressing their solidarity with the on-going pro-democracy movement being launched by the Seven Party Alliance (SPA).

The rally, organized jointly by GEFONT, Nepal Trade Union Congress and DECONT, started from the Hospital chowk and converged into a mass meeting at Chatakpur, according to reports.

Similarly, there are reports of pr-democracy rallies being taken out in far-western districts of Kanchanpur, Bajhang, Achham, Baitadi and Dadeldhura districts.

In central town of Hetauda, thousands of people marched in the street denouncing what they call police repression in peaceful rallies across the country. Over 100 opposition supporters have been arrested by police, according to reports.

In Kavre district, to the east of capital Kathmandu, thousands of people have taken part in a rally calling for restoration of peace and democracy in the country. Farmers took part in the rally with their ploughs and other agricultural tools, reports said. nepalnews.com by Apr 15 06