Contractors have staged a demonstration in the Capital on Thursday demanding that the government make payments for their completed works.

The contractors staged the demonstration in Bijulibazaar area of Kathmandu this afternoon under the leadership of Federation of Contractors’ Association of Nepal (FCAN) as part of the second phase of the protest.

The contractors have been staging the protest for the past 11 days demanding a formation of a high-level talks team to address the demands of contractors, extension of the contracts, overdue payments and adjustment of price among others.

The contractors from all over the country have  come to the Capital at the direction of the FCAN to make the protest successful.

The second-phase of protest will continue till Friday, the federation said.