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THE 11th DAY OF GENERAL STRIKE...
..with new measures of the struggle against the regime
Perhaps you remember that in the beginning the general strike was limited to 4 days, but now... 11 days!!
CNN said yesterday: "Demonstrations are now the way of life in Nepal."
Yesterday the SPA called to all Nepalese people, including the migrant workers in the Middle East, India and the so-called developed countries, to stop to pay taxes and other finiancial support for the government/regime of Gyanendra.
BBC World reported today, if I understood it right, that now also the employees of the Ministry of Tourism are supporting the general strike.
Another very important development: when you watch the pictures in the TV, for example in BBC World yesterday, you find out that the pictures are now more comparably with pictures of the Intifada (the first, in my opinion the only, 1987 - 1993) in Palestine against the occupation. Simply said it seems that the general strike is turning into a kind of UPRISING!!
No power against..
..the power of the people!
And according to CNN more and more demonstrators - the "ordinary" people, workers, shop keepers, street vendors... are becoming now the majority of the protests - are demanding that Gyanendra should leave the country immediately.
Actually all this news are sounding very good... but I'm also a little sceptically... Harrharr I am sceptically with everything.....
About the future of the movement, because now more and more the daily life for the "ordinary" people is getting harder. The prices for the daily goods are increasing, some of the daily notwendigen it is hard to get...
So in my opinion the SPA and the "ordinary" people must react and organize the daily life on a complete new level. But about this thoughts I'll write tomorrow.
Anyway, here are the latest, 4.16, news by the international, unfortunately, bourgeois media..
eKantipur, Nepal...
Parties announce fresh stir; 18 injured in army-police firing in Arghakhanchi, Balkhu
The agitating seven-party alliance (SPA) on Sunday announced fresh rounds of protest programmes to intensify the ongoing pro-democracy demonstrations.
A meeting of the Joint Movement Central Coordination Committee (JMCCC) held in the capital today decided, among other issues, not to pay tax to the royal government.
Stating that the SPA-called nationwide protest demonstrations have gained new height, the JMCCC said it will stage a 'huge demonstration' in the capital on April 20.
The parties called on all "to boycott any products and services of those businesses and industries belonging to the royal family and its family members."
The SPA also appealed to all Nepalis abroad in foreign employment not to send remittances during the pro-democracy protest period.
Appealing for the continuous support for the ongoing agitation, the seven parties requested friendly countries, donors and the international community not to lend any financial aid to the "unconstitutional royal regime."
In the meantime, former prime minister and president of Nepali Congress-Democratic Sher Bahadur Deuba today appealed on all not to pay any tax to the government in defiance of the "unconstitutional decision imposed by the autocratic regime."
Meanwhile, anti-government demonstration has intensified in the Kathmandu Valley with massive public participation.
Police opened fire at Balkhu in the capital and in Arghakhanchi district today injuring more than one and half dozen demonstrators.
At least six pro-democracy protesters were injured in the police shooting at Balkhu while 12 sustained injuries in Arghakhanchi. Five of the injured in Arghakhanchi are in serious condition.
Massive demonstrations were staged at various parts of the valley including at Gongabu, Chabahil, Sat Dobato, Bhaktapur.
In Patan, an anti-government rally that began from Mangal bazaar passed through major corners of the city before converging into a mass gathering at Patan Dhoka. Demonstrations were also held at Bhimsenthan, Tangal, Lanagkhel, Mahapal, Gabahal, demanding restoration of democracy and the release of all the political detainees.
In Gongabu, peaceful demonstrations began from early in the morning. The rally passed through major parts of the area, demanding establishment of complete democracy in the country.
Similar rallies were taken out at Bashundhara, Suryabinayak and Kausaltar in Bhaktapur.
Demonstrators in Kalanki organized a pro-democracy cultural programme from early this morning. The demonstrators sang pro-democracy songs and recited poems.
Demonstrations continue nationwide, thousands take to streets
Tens of thousands of people participated in the pro-democracy rallies and demonstrations across the country on the eleventh consecutive day of the nationwide indefinite general strike called by the agitating seven-party alliance (SPA) on Sunday.
SPA activists, students, government employees, people affiliated to different professional organisations, women, farmers and the business community hit the streets across the country chanting slogans against autocracy and demanding the restoration of Loktantra.
In Dang, demanding a democratic republic, the Joint Students’ Struggle Committee organized an anti-government rally at Ghorahi, the headquarters of Dang district this morning.
Starting from Bhanuchowk, the students passed through Traffic Chowk, Hospital Road, Naya Bazaar, Bank Road, Damodar Chowk, Martyr Umesh Street and returned to Bhanuchowk where they organized a corner meet.
More than five thousand people participated in the rally. The students chanted anti-monarchy slogans.
Transportation, markets, educational institutions remained closed, affecting the normal life.
In Palpa, agitated students locked the campuses affiliated to Tribhuvan University today.
Our Palpa correspondent Madhva Aryal reports that the students evicted the campus chiefs and employees and locked the campuses.
The students also locked other different government offices in Tansen bazaar.
In Bhairahawa, the Siddharthanagar Federation of Commerce and Industries staged a massive demonstration in support of complete democracy. The protesters also set ablaze a police beat at Buddhachowk and furniture belonging to two government offices. Clashes which erupted between the protesters and the security personnel lasted for nearly an hour resulting in a tense situation.
As the rally taken out by Siddharthanagar FNCCI marched through New Road, Devkota Chowk, Bank Road, Prahari Tole, Narayansthan and turned into a corner meet on reaching Buddha Chok, the rally of the students from Bhairahawa Multiple Campus and Paklihawa multiple campus joined in and set the police beat on fire.
The mass became infuriated after a policeman threw a bicycle belonging to a protester into the burning police beat. The infuriated demonstrators then brought the furniture of the District Education Office and Agriculture Development Bank and set fire.
Different organizations and individuals continuously helped the demonstrators with water and juice during the protests.
Following the SPA announcement, Janakpur was closed again today. The people's movement coordination committee suspended all the protest programmes yesterday in order to celebrate Judsita, one of the biggest festivals in the Mithila region. All the commercial institutions, industries and schools remained closed. Early in the morning, demonstrators forced to close the Janakpur Cigarette Factory. The factory workers joined in the daytime demonstrations with the protesters.
Meanwhile, big rallies were staged in major rural areas in Dhanusha and Yadukaha, Sabaila, Mahendranagar, Dhalkebar and Nagarain.
Ploy to defame protesters
The United People's Movement Committee today blamed the Greater Janakpur Region Development Council of trying to defame the protesters with false allegations.
A computer and a printer, which the council alleged the protesters had stolen, were found in a sac outside the gate of the council. "The council hid the goods themselves and alleged the protesters. It was a premeditated conspiracy to defame the movement," said Yog Narayan Yadav, district secretary of the CPN-UML.
Infuriated protesters had destroyed the council's office last Thursday. Immediately, ex-Panchayat minister Bhojraj Ghimire and others had alleged the protesters of stealing goods worth Rs. 300,000. The protesters claim that the officials themselves hid those goods.
The SPA united movement committee is to decide about this false allegation tomorrow.
Money collection for the treatment of those injured during the pro-democracy demonstrations in the capital has begun in Janakpur too. According to Brij Kumar Yadav, editor of Janakpur Today, More than 15 people have already contributed after his paper initiated the donation campaign.
A famous orthopaedic doctor in Janakpur, Dr. Ramkewal Sah today announced free treatment to the injured pro-democracy protesters.
Huge women's rallies in Udaypur, Palpa
Thousands of women singing pro-democracy songs and carrying musical instruments today took out a pro-democracy rally from Sangam Chok in Gaighat, the headquarters of Udayapur district.
The protest rally, which began early in the morning, was joined in by the rally of the seven parties. The rally, with more than five thousands protesters, renamed Sangam Tole as Loktantrik Tole. The protestors marched throughout Gaighat and burnt effigies of regression.
Meanwhile, the Teacher's Union in Udaypur decided to close all private and government schools “until government suppression is ended.”
A huge women’s rally was also taken out in Tansen, the headquarters of Palpa district. Thousands of women from the villages surrounding Tansen joined in the rally which saw significant participation from the local Newar women as well.
Marching through the Tansen bazaar, the rally which was later joined in by students, teachers, journalists, government employees and different professional organisations, converged into a mass meet at Batasedanda.
Police obstruct main street in Dailekh
In Dailekh, in order to curb and prevent the everyday pro-democracy protests, the District Police Office today obstructed the busiest road in Devkota chowk in the headquarters.
For security reasons the street used to be blocked using barbed wires after 7 pm, but today the police put barbed wires on the street early in the morning.
Massive rally in Lahan
Our correspondent reports the SPA staged a massive rally in Lahan this afternoon.
Thousands of people from the nearby villages attended the rally.
The Progressive Cultural Organization staged a democratic street play called "Mukti ka laagi ek bhai jutau" (let us unite for freedom). Starting from Mahendra chowk, the massive rally marched through Lahan in the late afternoon and concluded with a mass-meeting.
The protesters also announced to hold bigger rallies until the restoration of complete democracy.
Guardian, Uk..
King of Nepal crushes white-collar street protests
Kathmandu under a strict military curfew.
Al Jazeera..
Kathmandu facing food shortages
IHt, AFP, AP..
Food and supplies are scarce as strike paralyzes Katmandu
Btw, I think if the situation in Nepal is increasing we will get more reports like that...
Meanwhile GEFONT, the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions
reported this..
Trade Unions urge Bankers to Halt business
A Trade Union Delegation consisting of high level leadership of GEFONT, NTUC, DECONT and CoNEP visited various Private and Joint Venture banks. The delegation discussed with the management on contemporry situation and requested them to support institutionally the on going popular democratic movement. The unions urged them to halt activites respecting the public opinion & sentiments of people being reflected in the mass movement.
Considering the increasing pressure in favour of general strike and the trade unions, the bankers have shown their positive concern. The delegation requested the bankers and Nepal Bankers Association to clear their position as soon as possible on the issue of restoring democracy. The bankers have been found convinced that without democracy, economy and financila sector cannot survive.
The president of the Nepal Bankers Association Mr. Radhesh Pant has assured that he will call the meeting of Nepal Bankers Association tomorrow on April 16 and that the outcome will be made public just after the meeting.
In addition to the meeting with Bankers' President, the delegation talked with CEOs and executive officers of Kumari Bank, NIC Bank, NI Bank, SBI Bank, Himalaya Bank, Everest Bank, Nabil Bank and Bank of Kathmandu today.
There are a number of private and joint vneture banks & finacila institutions functioning in Nepal. Remainings will be visited continuously.
JUST BLOW AWAY THIS F.. SYSTEM!!
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