Kathmandu, March 28
Police have fired teargas and water cannon at protesters rallying against various road expansion projects in and around Kathmandu.
Protesters, who gathered at the Maitighar Mandala, chanted slogans against the government and demanded that it correct its approach in projects such as the Kathmandu-Terai Fast-track and Outer Ring Road.
Police fired teargas at the protesters as they tried to march towards the Parliament building, about a kilometere away from Maitighar. Some of the protesters laid down on the street to disrupt traffic and call everyone’s attention at the demonstrations. It was then that the police fired water cannon at the protesters.
A total of 16 protesters were arrested. They have been sent to Baneswhor Police station. Kathmandu Police chief Biswa Raj Pokhrel told Onlinekhabar that the protesters vandalised two police vans. Meanwhile, Ganapati Shrestha, who was leading the demonstrations said that the police intervened during peaceful protests.
