Locals defy Maoists, unlock three offices

The local people of Fulke Village Development Committee (VDC) have unlocked the three public offices, which were locked by a group of about 20 suspected Maoist terrorists on Monday evening.

They were unlocked with the active participation of all local people of the VDC only on Tuesday. At the time when all Nepali people are annoyed of Maoist activities, this district is also not free from the problem. The Maoists are giving mental tortures to the local people and misuse them as human shields. Because of this, thousands of innocent youth are compelled to leave their villages and shift towards the urban areas.

A public high school, a dairy cooperative along with a mill being run with the investment of the VDC situated at Fulke VDC were locked by the Maoist terrorists. They had also threatened the locals stating that in case, the offices were unlocked by somebody, he or she will be killed. After that, on the same night, they had also chanted their slogans and burnt all the documents available at the offices. In this way, the documents belonging to Local Governance Programme (LGP) and the important papers available at Additional Post Office were taken out then burnt. When the Maoist terrorists are slowly destroying the infrastructures of the development even the things, which have directly concern to the public interest matters, the local people are being mobilized against their destructive activities. Unlocking such offices by the locals justifies their reactionary step against the Maoists, says Mahendra Poudel, chairman of Fulke VDC.

At a time, when cow pocket and package are ongoing here, the dairy cooperative was locked by the Maoist terrorists for two days; thousands of litres of milk could be destroyed uselessly.

Because of this incident, the local farmers of the area had to face the lose of about Rs 1,50, 000, Machhindranath, a local farmer told The Himalayan Times. At the present time, the locals of Fulke are protesting the Maoist activities in the serious manner. On other hand, the Maoist terrorists are making their activities with cruelty, say the locals.

In connection with this matter, responding a quarry, a source of District Administration Office says that the local administration is committed to provide security to the local people by deploying a mobile team of security forces in the area. Patrolling is being held in the regular manner.