KATHMANDU: Kathmandu valley’s roads wore a deserted look amid the general strike called by the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Madhav Kumar Nepal on Thursday against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s decision to untimely dissolve the House of Representatives.
There was hardly any traffic on the roads, as the bustling streets of Kathmandu remained empty. Most of the shops remain closed and only a few people could be seen on the roads.
The general strike is largely peaceful. Leaders have been staging sit in program in different part of the valley like Pulchowk, Satdobato, Baneshwor, Chabahil, Ratnapark etc.
The strike was observed by the splinter group led by Prachanda and Nepal against Oli’s decision of Parliament dissolution.
Oli had dissolved the House of Representatives and had also proposed elections on April 30 and May 10, 2021.
The decision of dissolution of Parliament is being challenged in court with over a dozen cases filed in Supreme Court whose.
NCP Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
