What is the effect of the shutdown in the Far West?

Dhangadhi: The impact of the Nepal shutdown (bandh) announced by 4 parties, including the Communist Party of Nepal led by Netravikram Chand (Biplav) for Tuesday, has also been seen in the Far West. Since Tuesday morning, the presence of security personnel has been thick on the roads and squares of the province.

According to the Provincial Traffic Office Attaria, bus ticket counters across the province are closed. Police said that long and short distance vehicles are not running. In Kailali and Kanchanpur, auto rickshaws and motorbikes are running fast.

Meanwhile, Shanskapad objects have been found in two places in Kailali. According to the police, a suspicious object was found near the Haraiya Camp on the Mohanapul-Attaria 6-lane road section and East-West Highway in Godavari Municipality-1 Attaria.

Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP Ved Prakash Joshi, spokesperson of District Police Office Kailali, said that a suspicious object was found wrapped in a cloth in Attaria and in Haraiya, which looked like a pressure cooker bomb.

According to the police, a team of the Nepali Army was called to neutralize the suspicious item.

According to the 3-point agreement with the government, the Biplava-led CPN has announced a nationwide shutdown for Tuesday, moving forward with the demand to withdraw the cases against the leaders/activists of their party and release them from prison. Similarly, other 3 parties have supported the bandh by demanding that the MCC agreement with the US should be canceled and prices should be controlled.

The bandh called by Biplav's party was supported by Rishi Kattel-led Nepal Communist Party, Scientific Socialist Communist Party and CPN-Maoist Samajwadi Party.