Residents of proposed state no. 5 against constitution amendment
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Elsewhere, residents of proposed
State number 5 are outraged after the registration of the constitution
amendment bill that seeks to divide districts of Lumbini zone including
Gulmi, Palpa and Arghakhanchi from State 5. The local residents seem enraged
with the registration of the government's proposal to divide hilly districts
in the name of addressing the problems of Terai- Madhesh. The affected
regions have seen demonstrations on a daily basis, while parliamentarians and
leaders of even the ruling parties have joined the protest. Separate rallies
were carried out in Butwal from this morning. Students enforced a traffic
clampdown demanding scrapping of the amendment proposal and resignation of
the prime minister. Protests were staged in Gulmi, Palpa, Arghakhanchi, and
Rupandehi as well. Rupandehi is the most convenient centre and trade point
for Palpa, Gulmi, and Arghakhanchi. Majority of the people of these districts
are bonded by familial ties.
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