March 20, Kathmandu – The Communist Party of Nepal (UML) has expressed strong objection to the government’s decision to dissolve student organizations, included in its hundred-point agenda, and has urged the government to withdraw this decision. According to Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatt, the UML’s central secretariat meeting held at the party’s central office in Chyasal on Friday resolved to call on the government to reconsider and retract the move.
“The current government’s decision to dissolve and ban student organizations has been met with strong opposition,” stated Deputy General Secretary Bhatt. “The government has been urged to reverse this decision.” The government’s agenda specifically mentions the dissolution of student organizations at schools and universities.
