FREED KAMLARIS TO PROTEST IN CAPITAL

FREED KAMLARIS TO PROTEST IN CAPITAL
Kathmandu, 29 Feb.: The freed Kamlaris (previous bonded labourers) have announced to launch a Capital-centered agitation citing government's indifference to their demands, RSS reports from Dang.
The freed Kamlaris made public the protest programme by organising press conference at Ghorahi on Tuesday in response to the government's ignorance to provide them with scholarship.
They would not stop struggle till the government addressed their demands, said Chairperson of Freed Kamlari Development Forum, Manjita Chaudhary.
Forum Dang Programme Manager Fakala Tharu accused the government of not showing seriousness to address their issues despite apprising the Ministry and Departments about the demands.
They were denied of their right to get timely scholarship because of the government's dillydally in issuing clear guidelines and that tens of millions rupees were frozen in the past years, the freed Kamlaris said.
This year too, the amount worth Rs 160 million the government has allocated for the scholarship purpose has not come to the schools.
Agitating Kamlaris have put forward various five demands including the enforcement of guideline with the recommendations within 10 days.
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