The government has assured the agitating freed Kamaiyas that their demands for resettlement would be met within the next three months.

Freed Kamaiya leader Dilli Chaudhary told reporters after meeting Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala at the PM’s residence in Baluwatar Monday that the government has given assurance to resettle all Kamaiyas in the next three months.

Chaudhary quoted PM Koirala as saying that the government would establish a coordination office in Banke district to accelerate the process of rehabilitation. The office would be headed by a government officer of joint secretary rank.

Minister for Land Reforms and Management Jagat Bahadur Bogati was also present during the meeting between PM Koirala and Kamaiya representatives.

Freed Kamaiyas have been launching protest programmes since a few days demanding their rehabilitation immediately. They accuse the government of ignoring their demands even after seven years of being declared freed.