KATHMANDU, AUGUST 7
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayankaji Shrestha expressed his concern about the incident that occurred recently at Teku in Kathmandu during the sit-in protest of Magar and Tamang communities.
DPM Shrestha vowed to launch a serious investigation into the incident and book the culprits.
Receiving a memo submitted by representatives of the Tamang Ghedung Federal Committee and Magar Association at his office today, DPM Shrestha committed to providing medical treatment to the injured ones in the incident.
A group of people taking the banner of the Committee and Association had staged sit-in protest in front of Police Range at Teku on August 2. They had protested over inaction on the part of the police against advocate Bhagawati Pandey for delivering controversial statements against certain ethnic communities. The Committee and Association had also filed a complaint with the police.
Some protesters were injured when a clash ensued between the police and protesters. Pandey, who was arrested on the same day, was released after a few hours following the order of Kathmandu District Court.
In a memo submitted to DPM Shrestha, the Committee and Association have sought action against advocate Pandey, action against police for torturing arrested protesters, bringing the culprits to justice, and providing medical treatment and compensation to the injured ones.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 8, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
