A large amount of money was lost in Tinkune on Friday due to a clash between the royalists and the police. Regarding this incident, Navraj Subedi, the coordinator of the Joint People's Movement Committee for the Restoration of the Raj Institution, claimed that although efforts were made to make the demonstration peaceful, unfortunately it was not possible. He claimed that Andonal broke out after the police intervened on the protestors.
Who will take responsibility for the violent, chaotic events that happened today?
The entire responsibility of this should be taken by the government of Nepal. We got down from the car at the place of procession and went to the platform. From the roof of a nearby house, the police fired 5/10 rounds of tear gas around the vehicle. Finally we went to the stage . 15/20 tear gas was also fired there. Unable to stay there, I had to be carried down. Mass got a little excited after seeing that . In the meantime, there has been a lathi charge. Mass psychology is bad . How can you control that? The mass raged, the mass struck .
The government gave us three corners where we should perform . If we had been allowed to demonstrate in a peaceful manner, it would have been done . We used to raise slogans against the government. We used to raise slogans in favor of the king. We used to say that there should be a Hindu Rajya . We wouldn't do anything . We didn't have weapons!
The house would not have caught fire . Vandalism would not happen. I heard that they damaged Kantipur TV too. I am sorry . This is unfortunate. It would have been better if the government had been a little more restrained. We didn't do anything we didn't want to do. Why attack us without being able to start the program?
Another thing, When the movement tries to break out, it is customary to throw tear gas first for control. And there is a custom of shooting rubber bullets. There is a custom of shooting below the waist for nothing. Without doing all that, a shot was fired all at once . That too is on someone's back . It's in someone's hands . One of them is on the floor. Does this happen anywhere? I am also a home minister. I have also faced Congress, Communists. But as it happened today, it was a very low-level job of the government.
You have called mass, vandalized private houses, media houses and even looted in Bhatbhateni and the government should take responsibility for it. The
movement broke out. A raging movement will do anything . Our performance will be held from Chait 17/18. The government should not show incompetence in this . We also do it in moderation. We tried to be restrained today. But it didn't happen. Unfortunately happened .
Today's host is Durga Prasai? The organizer of
is the United People's Movement Committee for the Restoration of the Rajsastha . But the commander of the field was given to Durgaji.
The commander of the field pushed the policeman away with a vehicle . It was difficult to distinguish whether the commander lost restraint or the state? If the police had not left, would there have been a riot? It seems that not the mass, but your leadership has instigated the movement, what do you say about it?
I don't know all that . If you get information, please comment .
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