Sit-in participants confront with Rizal

Kathmandu, August 29: Despite the call from Nepalese civil society leaders and chairman of Bhutanese Refugee Representatives Repatriation Committee (BRRRC) Tek Nath Rizal for withdrawing the indefinite sit in protest, the participants have vowed to continue.

The sit-in program in front of the United Nations house in Lalitpur, Nepal was announced to have ended on Sunday but participants have denied leaving the place unless concrete commitments from Nepal government and international community come for solution of the crisis.

The 35 protestors commit that they are ready to go hunger strike rather than leaving the program in the middle.

The participants have accused that the program failed due to lack of leadership in Rizal. The withdrawal of the sit in abruptly has brought confrontation between the participants and leadership.

The participants further said Rizal harassed and used unusual words to force them leave the sit in program. Bhutan News Service