Govt employees demand action against state minister Begum; Home Ministry condemns attack on CDO
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Civil Servants staging sit-in protest against the misbehaving with Parsa Chief District Officer Durga Prasad Bhandari by Minister of State for Agriculture, Karina Begum, in front of the Ministry of Agriculturend Cooperatives in Singha Durbar, demanding action against her, Wednesday, Nov 11 09। Wednesday। nepalnews।com/rhThe National Government Employees Federation staged demonstration outside the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Wednesday morning in protest of the misbehaving with Chief District Officer of Parsa by minister of state Karima Begum। The civil servants picketed the ministry for two hours from 9:30 am।The federation is scheduled to submit a memorandum to Home Minister Bhim Rawal later today drawing his attention to take action against State Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Begum।Nepal Government Employees Organisation said its protest programmes will be set based on the government's response to the incident।Similarly, reports from Parsa say all government offices in the district have been shut in protest against the incident yesterday। The agitating government employees have announced that offices will not open until the government takes action against the minister for slapping the CDO Durga Prasad Bhandari।Additionally, Chure Bhawar Party called highway blockade for one hour in Hariwan in Sarlahi and Chandra Nigahpur in Rautahat this morning protesting Begum's assault to CDO।The Home Ministry has also condemned the state minister's behavior। In a statement Tuesday evening, the law and order section of the ministry said,"It's very sad that a person holding a high office of state minister comes down to such unruly act against an employee of Nepal government।"Similarly, state minister Begum's party Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik also termed the incident as 'unfortunate।' The party's central committee is meeting later today to decide future course of action on the incident।On Tuesday, Begum slapped CDO Durga Prasad Bhandari at the district administration office for sending an old vehicle to pick her up from the Simara airport। sourse: nepalnews.com