The Nepali Congress has stated that the arrest of student leaders is highly condemnable, in direct violation of the constitutionally guaranteed right of citizens to peacefully protest.
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The Nepali Congress has demanded the government to immediately release the student leaders of the Nepal Students' Union (NSU) who were arrested during a peaceful protest against Prime Minister Balendra Shah's statement in Parliament on Sunday regarding the Nepal-India border issue.
In a statement issued by the Acting Chief Secretary of the Nepali Congress, Krishna Prasad Dulal, the demand was made for the immediate release of NSU leaders Rajkumar Basnet, Arjun Karki, Aditya Das, Dinesh Karki, Mohan Kalathoki and Gaurav Pandey, who were peacefully protesting at the South Gate of Singha Durbar against the statement made by the Prime Minister from the rostrum of Parliament regarding the sensitive issue of 'border issue' related to Nepal's sovereignty, geographical integrity and national security.
In the statement, the Congress stated that the arrest of the student leaders in direct violation of the constitutional right of citizens to peacefully protest is highly condemnable.
The Congress has urged the government to respect democratic values and civil liberties and has strongly demanded the immediate release of the arrested student leaders.
