The Nagarik Unmukti Party has warned of quitting the government if their demands are not addressed. Organizing a press conference in the Capital on Wednesday, Nagarik Unmukti Party leader Laxman Tharu said they would quit the government if their demands are not met within three days. He expressed his dissatisfaction saying that the government did not interpret the issue of the Tikapur incident in a political way.

“We will be compelled to think about the participation of the government if our demands are not addressed within three days,” he said.

Why did the government not make public the reports of Lal Commission and Devi Lal Sharma? he questioned. Resham Chaudhary is innocent as he fought for the rights of Tharu, he said. “We have talked with everyone. All have said that it is a political movement,” he said, adding, “Our protest will be peaceful.” The Kailai District Court on February 24, 2019 handed down a life sentence to 11 people including Chaudhary in connection with the 2015 Tikapur incident in which nine people were killed in a violent clash. The Dipayal High Court on December 18, 2020 upheld the decision of the District Court. Hearing the case on Tuesday, a division bench of Justices Ananda Mohan Bhattarai and Nahakul Subedi concluded that Chaudhary should be sentenced to life in prison for the Tikapur incident.