Traffic police request everyone to use vehicles only for urgent work tomorrow; INSEC calls for peaceful demonstrations
Kathmandu / Nov 22: The Kathmandu Valley Traffic Police Office has requested the people to come out with their vehicles on roads only for urgent work tomorrow.
The office issued a public notice today, saying, “As it seems that various groups are going to hold protest demonstrations in various parts of the Kathmandu Valley on November 23, which could create traffic inconvenience across the Valley, you are requested to come out on the roads in your vehicles only if there is an urgent work.”
Traffic police have also requested everyone to call hotline numbers 100 or 103 and to listen to FM 95.5 MHz (Traffic FM) to stay informed about the situation on the road. “For your safety and traffic management, the traffic police can divert vehicles from any place, so we kindly request you to lend the necessary assistance to the traffic police,” the notice said.
INSEC calls for organizing tomorrow’s demonstrations peacefully
Meanwhile, the Informal Sector Services Center (INSEC) has called on the parties concerned for making the demonstrations said to be held in Kathmandu on November 23 peaceful in accordance with the constitutional provisions.
Issuing a press statement today, INSEC Chair Dr Kundan Aryal has urged the organizers of the Kathmandu-based demonstrations on Thursday to conduct them peacefully in accordance with the constitutional provisions towards that end.
Citing that republic, federalism and secularism are the key components of the Nepali democracy and sovereignty, INSEC has also expressed its concerns over attempts to ‘curtail’ the right to freedom to assemble peaceably guaranteed by the Constitution (Article 17).
In view of the demonstrations announced for tomorrow, the Kathmandu and Lalitpur district administration offices have issued prohibitory orders against holding demonstrations, rallies and assemblies of more than five people in some specific areas in accordance with the Local Administration Act 2028 BS. INSEC said the order issued as per the Act dating back to the Panchayat regime is an attempt to squeeze the constitutional right to freedom to assemble peacefully. RSS