Though three
days late, the private sector today woke up to the challenge posed by the
anti-poll parties – that have called general strike from Monday till November
20 to foil the Constituent Assembly (CA) election scheduled for November 19 –
and organised a peace rally.
Private
sector representatives and the public came together on the streets and asked
the CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance to withdraw their strike that ha not only
hurt the rights to economic freedom but also the children's right to education.
The Peace
rally started from Tundikhel in Kathmandu and went around Kaushaltaar in
Bhaktapur before coming to an end at Lagankhel of Lalitpur district.
Appealing
the bandh organisers, president of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce
and Industry (FNCCI) Suraj Vaidya asked them to respect the rights of the
people. "Enough is enough," he said, asking the genarl people tocome
to the street and defy the bandh. "We
want the bandh to stop forever regardless of who is organising it."
Two school
children addressing the gathering also appealed to let them enjoy their right
to education.
The 10-day strike entered
third day today but the streets have started being crowded with vehicles
despite some incidents to terrorise the people.
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