Feb 1, 2018-An indefinite shutdown enforced by the residents of Rukumkot in Rukum (East) to protest the government’s decision to shift the district headquarters to Golkhara has shown no sign of abatement, with protesters continuing to descend upon the streets and town centre for the past six days demanding that the government withdraw its move.
Nanda Lal Sharma, coordinator of the protest committee, on Wednesday reiterated that Rukumkot will remain shut until the government has reinstated the town as the district headquarters of Rukum (East).
Rukumkot was previously designated the temporary district headquarters of Rukum (East). When the Cabinet meeting decided to shift the district headquarters to Golkhara on January 25, protest broke out in Rukumkot and it has continued ever since.
Schools, marketplace, transport service and government offices are shut. Rallies and demonstrations are being organised every day.
A rally was staged on Wednesday where protesters beat plates with spoons. They moved around the town before holding a mass assembly at Chhipridaha.
The protesters also burnt an effigy of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, claiming that his government had no right to change the district headquarters when the local units and the District Coordination Committee had already agreed to make Rukumkot the headquarters of Rukum (East).
Chief District Officer Bhupendra Sapkota said continuous banda in Rukumkot and its adjoining areas has caused a hardship for many people.
As the government offices are also shut, he said, many service-seekers have been deprived of essential government services.
Published: 01-02-2018 08:39
source:kathmandupost.ekantipur.com
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