Rajbiraj, September 12

The United Democratic Madheshi Front defied the Saptari DAO’s prohibitory order along the east west highway and continued their protest today.

DAO had declared the east-west highway from Koshi barrage in the east to Balan River in the west and 500 kilometer on either side of the highway as riot hit area and mobilized the Nepal Army from 10 pm on Thursday night. The agitators, however, defied the order and took out rallies and staged demonstrations at various places along the highway.

The protesters had blocked the highway with stones and trees at various places. Yesterday too, around 200 youths had taken out a motorcycle rally and defied the order at many places between Rupani and Kharchuhiya in Saptari.

Black flags hoisted atop houses of CA members Women affiliated to United Democratic Madheshi Front on Saturday hoisted black flags atop the houses of Constituent Assembly members from Saptari as a warning against them to quit the Constituent Assembly and participate in the agitation launched by Madhes-based parties.

UDMF’s Information and Communications Committee Coordinator Amarnath Mandal said that they had planted black flags atop the houses of NC CA members Surendra Yadav, Sakaldev Sutihar, UML CA member Ranju Thakur, UCPN-Maoists member Umesh Yadav, CPN Samyukta’s Mithila Chaudhary.

UML cadres express solidarity

RAUTAHAT: Leaders and cadres of CPN-UML, a ruling coalition partner, in Rautahat constituency no-1, have expressed solidarity with the ongoing agitation launched by United Democratic Madhesi Front in the Tarai. Twenty seven UML leaders, including former national council member of the party Rewant Jha today issued a statement, protesting the state’s indifference towards the legitimate demands of the Madhes-based parties and expressing their solidarity with the ongoing agitation. “We’ll appeal to all the party leaders and cadres to join the agitation of Madhesi forces,” the statement reads.