The persons who have been injured during the April’s People’s Movement II and their families will get various facilities as per the decision of the cabinet on Thursday.

Deputy Prime Minister Amik Sherchan talking to journalists after the cabinet meeting at the PM?s official residence in Baluwatar on Thursday, Jan 11 07. nepalnews.com/rh

Deputy Prime Minister Amik Sherchan talking to journalists after the cabinet meeting at..
Deputy Prime Minister Amik Sherchan said that the injured persons will get priority and concessional health treatment facilities. “They will be provided with ID cards, which will entitle them for concessions in traveling. Likewise, the injured persons will get to compete among themselves for technician training, among others,” Sherchan said.

The cabinet meeting also decided to appoint Dolakh Bahadur Gurung, secretary at the Election Commission (EC) and Dr. Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, an assistant professor, as the two Election Commissioners. Their names had recently been approved by the Parliamentary Special Hearing Committee.

Likewise, the cabinet meeting also decided to recruit 2000 additional policemen for the purpose of Constituent Assembly elections. It has also decided to form a security advisory committee.

Earlier, speaking at the State Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Home Minister Krishna Sitaula had said that the Chief District Officers (CDO) have been instructed to work out political understanding at the district level to restore police posts.