Janakpur, Aug 23: Youths who were staging a fast-unto-death for the last four days demanding that a new bridge linking Dhanusha and Siraha districts be constructed over the Kamala river, along the Hulaki highway, have broken the fast.
Chief Minister of Madhes Province, Satish Kumar Singh convinced the youths to break their fast after holding talks with them and signing a four-point agreement. The Chief Minister offered juice to the youths staging the fast unto death to break their fast.
Pravin Kumar Yadav, the Coordinator of Struggle Committee for Construction of New Kamala Bridge on Hulaki Road and Chief Minister Singh have signed an agreement on immediately constructing a new bridge over the Kamala river.
As per the agreement letter, the Madhes Province Government shall bear the entire budget required for the construction of the new bridge if the federal government did not take initiative to manage budget under this heading in its annual budget of the fiscal year 2025/26, and a tender would be called for preparing the detailed project report of the bridge within November 16, 2024.
It is stated in the agreement that all protest programmes of the Struggle Committee Siraha and Dhanusha would be halted from today.
Ten youths had been staging fast-unto-death in front of the Chief Minister’s office under the leadership of the Struggle Committee Coordinator Yadav, since August 20.
Those participating in the fast onto death include Acting Chair of Siraha Library, Bhogendra Yadav, Siraha Municipality-6 Chairman Indrajeet Yadav, Municipality-4 Chaieman Mohammad Shamshad Alam, Aurahi Rural Municipality-4 Chair Surendra Kumar Yadav, local youth Manish Kumar Yadav, Engineer Shailendra Yadav, Siraha Municipality-8 member Er Rupesh Yadav, Engineer Shiva Shankar Yadav and Aurahi Rural Municipality-3 Chair Jeevachha Yadav.
They had been staging the hunger strike pitching a tent in front of the Office of the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers to press for the fulfillment of their demand, citing the Province Government should take their custody after the federalism. #janakpur
