Kathmandu, August 17

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bamdev Gautam today admitted before the Parliament that in the past few days the government had to use “minor force” to control mob at several places across the country, including Nawalparasi, Jumla, Mugu, Surkhet and Kailali, after protesters turned violent.

He also admitted that the police had to use minor force against the protesters of RPP-Nepal at Baneshwor after they tried to enter the restricted area. He said the police had to fire tear gas shells to disperse the protesters, who attacked the police with flagpoles.

At Nawalparasi police had to use force after the protesters tried to attack lawmaker Baija Nath Chaudhary’s house, he added. At Jumla police had to fire tear gas shells and rubber bullets after some 2,500 people stormed the government offices, including District Police Office, he said, adding that the government was forced to clamp curfew, as the situation got out of hand.

Home Minister said the government would provide Rs 1 million each to the families of those killed during the protest at Surkhet and bear all the expenses of the treatment of those injured.

MP’s hate speech recorded

KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bamdev Gautam today presented before the Parliament an audio tape of a lawmaker who allegedly spoke against national integrity and incited protesters. Speaker Subas Chandra Nembang directed the secretariat to forward the audio tape to the concerned parliamentary panel to examine the veracity of the tape and conduct a probe.