Birgunj, August 28

Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal today staged a protest rally against mayor of

Birgunj Metropolitan City Bijay Kumar Sarawagi, in Birgunj.

RJP-N cadres alleged that the mayor had failed to carry out development works in the municipality. The rally led by RJP-N General Secretary Rajeshman Singh started from Lalbangala and went around Birugunj Municipality. RJP-N cadres and leaders carried photos ridiculing the mayor.

The demonstrators shouted slogans against the mayor and sought his immediate resignation, saying that he had failed to discharge his responsibilities. General Secretary Singh submitted a memorandum to the metropolis office. In the memorandum, Mayor Sarawagi has been accused of doing nothing to improve physical infrastructure of the municipality, leaving development works stranded, interfering with the operation of community schools and burdening people with additional taxes.

RJP-N Joint General Secretary Nijamuddin Samani charged that Mayor Sarawagi, who has business background, had failed to fulfil his responsibility eventhough he was elected by poeple, thereby shattering the hopes of Birgunj residents.