Kailali, April 10
The Bajhang District Administration Office in Sudurpaschim province has taken action against nine persons including four ward chairmen of a rural municipality in the district for defying the government order of lockdown by organising a festival.
A cultural festival was organised in Chhabis Pathibhara rural municipality of the district on Monday this week and local government officials were found to be involved in it. Following that, the DAO had arrested them.
Chairpersons of wards two, three and four have been handed down a sentence of one-month jail and Rs 100 fine. However, since the law allows anyone receiving the jail sentence shorter than one year to get free by paying Rs 300 for each day of the sentence, they chose to pay the fine for the whole year and get released, Chief District Officer Umesh Pandey says.
Another ward chair, of ward 5, was given a jail sentence of seven days and Rs 100 fine. He also chose to convert the jail sentence into fine.
