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Shutdown In Nepal On Monday
By KTM Metro Reporter
November 11, 2013: a few people dared to travel today, and open their business despite the government’s assurance of compensating for the damages done to lives and properties of the people indicating common folks don’t trust the government, yet. In the past, the government has failed in compensating the people for the damages they had faced during the shutdowns. The transporters did not ply their vehicles on the roads. Common folks closed their shutters for a day.
According to the local media news reports, the government has taken 25 terrorists under control while on the way to terrorizing some people on the streets; the terrorists have burned down some vehicles, and damaged some cars but reports of injuries and deaths are not made, yet.
Today’s easy shutdown enforced by the Maoists is the indication of a hangover from the past terrorism inflicted by the Maoist on the people. Common folks don’t want to take any chance, and open the business, as the Maoists had targeted the vehicles and stores that opened during the shutdown for the future terror acts.
The irony is that the government has urged the common folks to run their vehicles on the streets during the shutdown, and the ministries to run the business as usual but the government vehicles failed to show up on the streets today.
The 33-party alliance headed by the CPN-Maoist called the shutdown today as a first step to interrupt the elections to be held on November 19, 2013. The alliance has decided to drop the shutdown of other business except for the vehicular traffic on the following days of the 10-day shutdown period. The shutdown of the traffic will continue until November 20, 2013, according to the decision made by the alliance yesterday.
Business and transport association such as Federation of Nepal Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Nepal Transport Entrepreneurs' Association (NTEA), Restaurant and Bar Association of Nepal (REBAN), Nepal Association of Tour Operators (NATO), Nepal Business Initiatives (NBI), National Private and Boarding School Organization of Nepal (PABSON) and National Private and Boarding School Organization of Nepal (N-PABSON) have said that they will defy the shutdown but they have not dared to do so.
The 33-paty alliance headed by the CPN-Maoist might be proud of the success of the shutdown today but they need to understand that it is the terrorists’ acts to keep the people home by terror. For a day, they can stay home but not for more. They will come out and fight against the callers of the shutdown even without the cover of the government security.
