At a program organized in Diktel on Wednesday, the injured complained that the state had neglected them for 25 years and that they had not even received the compensation recommended by the National Human Rights Commission.
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Those injured in police firing in Diktel during the protest against the purchase of Lauda aircraft have complained that they have not received compensation from the state. The injured made the complaint at an interaction and reunion program organized in Diktel on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the shooting incident.
Four people were injured in police firing during a protest in Diktel during the nationwide movement against irregularities in the purchase of Lauda aircraft by the then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala-led government.
On 13 Jestha 2058 BS, 6 left-wing groups including CPN-UML lathi-charged and then opened fire on the procession near the District Police Office during a masal procession in Diktel Bazaar. Pratap Rai, 8, of Kepilasgadhi Rural Municipality-2 Khartamchha, Bidyamani Tamang, 11, of Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality-13 Nunthala, Dipnarayan Rijal of Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi Municipality-6 Nerpa, and Dipendra Rai of Solma were injured. Pratap Rai died four years after the incident during treatment.
Among them, Dipnarayan and Dipendra were active in student politics. At that time, Dipendra Rai was shot in the back of the left knee and the ankle of the right foot, Rijal in the left leg, Bidyamani Tamang in the left leg, and Pratap Rai in the right arm. Among them, Vidyamani Diktel English Secondary Boarding School, Grade 6, and Pratap, 8, studied in UKG at the same school.
At a program organized in Diktel on Wednesday, the injured complained that the state had neglected them for 25 years and that they had not even received the compensation recommended by the National Human Rights Commission. The National Human Rights Commission had found the state guilty on April 20, 2079 and recommended compensation of one lakh rupees each to those injured in the incident, but it has not been implemented so far, said injured Dipendra Rai.
An interaction and reunion program was organized at the Shubhadin Hotel in Diktel on Wednesday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the shooting in the Lauda incident. The program was attended by the injured and their families, those who participated in the movement, and heads and representatives of political parties.
