Irate by the negligence of the government to declare the whereabouts of their kin, Society of the Family of Disappeared Citizens by the State has announced fresh rounds of protests to pressurize the government to publicise the whereabouts and release their kin.
Speaking at a press meet on Saturday, they said they would hold gatherings in all district headquarters by mid-July and then hold a massive gathering in Kathmandu to pressurize the government to make public the whereabouts of their kin.
They also warned that they would encircle the army headquarters, Singha Darbar and royal palace if their demands were not met.
The society also accused the seven-party alliance government of ignoring the matter.
"Promising to make public the list of the disappeared individuals, the seven political parties asked us to join the movement for the establishment of democracy. Heeding their request, we took part in the movement," said Shanta Bhandari, advisor of the society, adding "Now that they are in power, they have forgotten their promise."
Sharmila Tripathi, the coordinator of the society, said, "The one-member committee comprising Baman Prasad Sharma, which was formed to probe into disappearances, was a conspiracy in itself."
According to the society, the two factions of the Society of the Family of the Disappeared Citizens by the State - one led by Shanta Bhandari and another by Krishna Rai - have united under the coordination of Sharmila Tripathi to take the struggle to a decisive mode.
Speaking at a press meet on Saturday, they said they would hold gatherings in all district headquarters by mid-July and then hold a massive gathering in Kathmandu to pressurize the government to make public the whereabouts of their kin.
They also warned that they would encircle the army headquarters, Singha Darbar and royal palace if their demands were not met.
The society also accused the seven-party alliance government of ignoring the matter.
"Promising to make public the list of the disappeared individuals, the seven political parties asked us to join the movement for the establishment of democracy. Heeding their request, we took part in the movement," said Shanta Bhandari, advisor of the society, adding "Now that they are in power, they have forgotten their promise."
Sharmila Tripathi, the coordinator of the society, said, "The one-member committee comprising Baman Prasad Sharma, which was formed to probe into disappearances, was a conspiracy in itself."
According to the society, the two factions of the Society of the Family of the Disappeared Citizens by the State - one led by Shanta Bhandari and another by Krishna Rai - have united under the coordination of Sharmila Tripathi to take the struggle to a decisive mode.
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