Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Government calls protesting groups for talks

The government has called all the groups protesting in terai region for talks.

According to reports, Tuesday’s special meeting of the council of ministers called all groups protesting in terai region for talks to solve the impasse.

The cabinet also decided to give one million rupees to each person killed during the protests in Lahan district.

Two protestors have been killed during the protest programme held after the murder of a student, Ramesh Mahato, reportedly by a bullet fired by a Maoist cadre, during a rally called by the Madhesi Janadhikar forum.

The meeting also decided to provide free treatment facilities to all people injured during the protests in Lahan.

The meeting also approved the judicial commission formed by the Home Ministry to probe the Lahan incident.

The Home Ministry had formed a three member judicial commission headed by Judge of Patan Appellate Court Janardan Bahadur Khadka to probe the incident.

Monday’s meeting of the ruling seven party alliance and the Maoists asked the government to form high level commission to probe the Siraha incident and also provide appropriate compensation to the families of the deceased people.

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