Samrat Upadhyay, district coordinator of the Gen-G group, says that talks will only take place after those who assaulted them are arrested.
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Bara Chief District Officer Dharmendra Kumar Mishra has called the Gen-G youths who have taken part in the protest in Simara for talks. They were called to the District Administration Office Kalaiya for talks after a meeting of the District Security Committee, said Assistant Chief District Officer Chhabiraman Bhattarai.
'They are preparing to come,' he said, 'We are contacting them from all the security administrations in the district. We are coordinating carefully and sensitively so that there is no damage anywhere.'
Samrat Upadhyay, district coordinator of the Gen-G group, says that talks will take place only after those who beat them up are arrested. 'Our protest and talks will go hand in hand,' Upadhyay said, 'According to the Kitani complaint, the protest and demonstration will continue until six people are arrested and action is taken.'
The District Police Office, however, has said that two people involved in the incident have been arrested. The District Police Office has issued a statement saying that an investigation has been initiated against both of those arrested.
According to the Kitani complaint filed by coordinator Upadhyay, the police have arrested Dhan Bahadur Shrestha, the chairman of ward number 2 elected from UML, and Kaimuddin Ansari of ward number 6. The administration has again issued a curfew order from 10:45 am to 8:00 pm after the Gen-G group protested on Thursday demanding the arrest of all those involved in the incident.
The Gen-G youth have been protesting in defiance of the curfew. Four Gen-G members and six police officers were injured in Thursday's protest. Six tear gas shells and two rounds of air fire were fired after the protest turned violent and stones were pelted at the police. Schools in the Simara area have been closed due to the tense situation in Simara.
