Local authorities in Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts on Tuesday issued prohibitory orders, barring public assemblies and rallies within Ring Road area from Wednesday as the seven-party opposition alliance carried out protests in Kathmandu ahead of its planned four-day general strike beginning April 6.
Issuing separate public notices, the District Administration Offices (DAO) of Kathmandu and Lalitpur said the prohibitory orders have been clamped within Ring Road area of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and Lalitp8ur Sub-metropolitan City as per the Local Administration Act 2028 B.S, citing the possibility of ‘infiltration’ of the ‘Maoist terrorists’ in the seven-party demonstrations.
The prohibitory orders will be effective until further notice, the DAOs stated.
Ruling out their active participation in the seven-party protests, the Maoists on Monday announced to suspend their terror activities in the Kathmandu Valley.
Local authorities in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur had imposed prolonged prohibitory orders in the past few months to thwart opposition protests. nepalnews.com mk/by Apr 04 06