Gandaki state government has formed a negotiation committee under the leadership of the secretary after transport businessmen announced a protest demanding the repeal of the ride-sharing regulations.
Chief Minister Surendraraj Pandey and Minister of Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management Prakash Bahadur KC, on Tuesday, a 5-member committee was formed under the leadership of Secretary of the Ministry of Transport Kamal Kumar Adhikari, including Deputy Secretary, Engineer and Officer. The members of the committee are Prem Subedi, Head of Administration and Transport Management Division, Legal Officer Jit Bahadur Basyal, Mechanical Engineer Kamala Dwara and Branch Officer Anil Subedi.
Chief Minister Pandey and the Ministry of Transport invited Gandaki, who submitted a memorandum to the Ministry of Transport, for talks on Wednesday. Prem Subedi, information officer of the ministry and member of the negotiation committee, informed that a meeting was held between the ministry and the federation's negotiation team at the ministry's auditorium at 1 p.m. The Ministry has requested 5 people to participate from the side of businessmen.
The Gandaki state government published the Ride Sharing (Regulation and Management) Regulations 2082 in the state gazette on May 1. After that, the transport business gave a one-week ultimatum on May 8, submitting a memorandum to the government to cancel the regulation.
The businessmen have announced a protest on Tuesday with seven different demands, including the cancellation of the ride-sharing regulations. On Wednesday, the businessmen have announced the program of submitting a demand letter to the Chief Minister of the province, on June 18, a protest rally with vehicles in the province with black flags. If the demand is not addressed by the 18th, they have warned that they will protest indefinitely by storing their vehicles in their homes and garages from May 19.
