KATHMANDU, May 2 (Xinhua) -- People’s life all over Nepal was affected by indefinite general strike and shutdown on Sunday.
The strike was called by UCPN (Maoist) as part of its agitation demanding the step down of the incumbent government.
General lives of people were affected by the strike. Local shops, private offices, industries, factories, education institutions, transportation all came to a halt due to the strike.
Few cars, ambulances, hospital buses, journalist’s motorcycles could be seen on the road.
The party workers were staging demonstrations at major thoroughfares, chanting slogans calling for the government to step down.
The Home Ministry on Saturday had issued directives to all the concerned people and professionals to carry out their general lives as it were as the security was beefed up.
However, few shops and markets are open.
The Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) postponed all examinations of Grade 12 ( High School ) for an indefinite period on Sunday due to the Maoist’s strike.
Security personnel were deployed at the various places in the capital city and around the country as well.
The indefinite strike Sunday ended peacefully without any re- ports of violence. The Maoist cadres were singing songs and merry making by gathering in the streets.
Ram Bahadur Chettri, 53, a farmer from Sindhupalchowk, was a little furious, saying he is ready to sacrifice his life for the country.
“We are fighting for constitution, we want our constitution and we want this government to be down at any cost,” he exclaimed.
Kanchi Maya Tamang, a tenth grader, told Xinhua that she came all the way from Sindhupalchowk, some 40 kilometers away from the capital, to participate in the strike and demonstration.
Kumar Lama, an icecream seller, was very happy that his business was up compared to other day. Talking to Xinhua he told that his business rose as many people on the streets are eating his ice-creams.
Apart from blocking roads the Maoist cadres were singing and dancing singing anti-governmental songs and merry making.
The roads in the Kathmandu valley were crowded with people dancing and singing in all the joyful ways.
The announcement of the general strike was made on Saturday following a mammoth rally in Kathmandu valley on the occasion of the 121st International Labor Day.
The strike was pretty much peaceful and there were no reports of violence. Enditem
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