Issuing a press release on Monday, SWU member Vivek Timalsina accused the leadership of suppressing the voices of minorities, undermining democratic practices, and making economic activities suspicious.
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Independent Students Union (ISU) member Vivek Timalsina has locked the office of Prithvi Narayan Campus in Pokhara, alleging that the leadership has shown arrogance of majority rule and increased financial opacity.
Issuing a press release on Monday, he accused the SBU leadership of suppressing the voice of the minority, abandoning democratic practices and making economic activities suspicious. The statement also states that the SBU, the highest representative body of students, has deviated from its original purpose and dignity.
The statement claims that the coexistence of various student organizations within the SBU is not accepted and decisions are being imposed without discussing serious issues. Timalsina, an elected member of the Nepal Students' Union, said, "In the name of majority, the office bearers and members of the SBU have developed a culture of not allowing the voice of the minority to be heard and suppressing those who question. The SBU is not the private property of any one organization."
He has demanded an investigation, saying that the economic activities taking place in the name of the SBU are opaque. He alleges that when the issue of financial mismanagement is raised, intimidation and fear are being created.
The statement says, "An independent and impartial committee should be formed by the campus to investigate the issue of financial transactions. All economic activities in the name of the SBU should be stopped until the committee's report comes.'
Locking out, Timalsina has warned the SBU leadership and campus administration to be serious. He has said that the movement will become stronger if democratic practices are not restored and respectful participation of all members is not ensured. 'Students are no longer silent, the wrong practices being done in the name of the SBU will not be acceptable,' he warned, adding, 'The leadership that misuses the majority will have to take full political and moral responsibility for the situation created by this lockout.' The UML-affiliated ANNFSU has a majority in the SBU of the Prithvi Narayan Campus.
