The Ministry of Home Affairs Nepal Government has designate seven places in Kathmandu, six places in Lalitpur and one in Bhaktapur as protest zone’ to be effected from July 17.
Similarly the Nepal government’s has also banned holding protest activities at the Maitighar Manadala which is a symbolic protest zones from past few decades.
According to the Government ” The Maitaighar Madala is an important landmark and a masterpiece of art piece of Buddhism which needs proper acknowledgement. Due to the protest the landmark has been neglected and has been ignored in many ways.”
Disapproving the decision of the government a total of 10 protesters were arrested on Saturday after protesting against the new government rule.
The new rule was suppose to be enacted from 17 July 2017 where locations like Khula Manch, Tinkune Khula Chaur (Thinkune), Bhuinkhel Chaur (Bhaganpau), playground (Pepsicola), football ground (Sano Gaucharan), open space in front of Social Welfare Council (Lainchaur) and Siphal Chaur (Gaushala) were set as protest zones in Kathmandu.
According to the constitution of Nepal Article 17 Right to Freedom section 2, ” No person shall be deprived of his or her personal liberty except in accordance with law.”
Every citizen shall have the following freedoms:
(a) freedom of opinion and expression,
(b) freedom to assemble peaceably and without arms,
(c) freedom to form political parties,
(d) freedom to form unions and associations,
(e) freedom to move and reside in any part of Nepal,
(f) freedom to practice any profession, carry on any occupation, and establish and operate any industry, trade and business in any part of Nepal.
The Nepal Government decision has been hugely criticized by youth in social media where people are labeling it to be more autocratic.
