Rautahat, December 14:

The indefinite Rautahat bandh continued to cripple life here on the 13th consecutive day today. The Madhesi Janaadnikar Forum and Nepal Sadbhavana Party’s Mahato faction have jointly announced the bandh.

Traffic along all long and short routes stayed off the road and educational institutions and business stayed shut. Commoners and businessmen were hit hard due to the bandh.

Locals in Gaur Municipality have allege that the local administration has not taken initiatives to open markets.

Security has been beefed up in the district headquarters, Gaur.

SP at the district police office, Laxman Neupane, said security has been intensified in the wake of the programmes that will be organised by the MJF tomorrow and YCL on Sunday.