Transport entrepreneurs in protest demanding Indian vehicles be banned in Nepal (With photos)
Transport entrepreneurs and drivers on Thursday staged a protest in the Capital putting forth nine-point demand.
The taxi drivers have staged the protest in front of the New Baneshwor-based Transport Management Department at the call of the Majdoor Driver Independent Struggle Committee.
The have demanded that Indian vehicles operating in Nepali territory be banned, the work of snatching keys and abusing drivers be stopped by managing taxi stands in the Kathmandu Valley, embossed number written in English be replaced with Nepali and international policy be implemented by maintaining the same taxi fare across the country among others.
Similarly, they have also demanded that the government bear all the treatment costs of the people injured in the accident from third party insurance and provide Rs 2.5 million to the families of those who died in the road mishap.
They have also demanded that the vehicles with white, yellow, green, blue, red and black number plates be treated equally.
NA meeting postponed till Wednesday
The National Assembly meeting has been postponed till Wednesday following obstruction from the main opposition CPN-UML.
As soon as the meeting began, UML lawmaker Dil Kumari Rawal demanded formation of a high-level probe committee to investigate the recent gold smuggling case.
She said that the government is not serious towards investigating the gold smuggling case.
“The CPN-UML has been obstructing the Parliament demanding formation of a high-level probe committee. But the government is not serious towards it,” Rawal said.
She alleged that the government is involved in the smuggling.
Rawal claimed that the smuggling of a huge cache of gold would not have been possible had there not been the involvement of the government.
She said that they would not allow the House proceed with its business until the government answers the questions raised by the opposition.
After lawmaker Rawal put forth her opinion, UML lawmakers stood from their respective seats as a gesture of protest.
Later, Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina informed that the meeting has been postponed till 1 pm on Wednesday.
The Department of Revenue Investigation on June 18 seized around one quintal gold that had passed the airport customs undetected.
So far, 18 persons have been arrested in connection with the case.
