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Protest Against Indian Actor Hrithik Shocked the Government: Lead to kill four and 180 injured

Janak Pathak
 
 

Tear-gas for Tourist, infront of police	27 December Morning protest forced by police

On the following day of the Government's announcement to form special court to punish oppositions (including in the name of Maoist) coming as the intention of government to handle the judiciary under its own administration. With the motives of mobilisation of "Royal Nepalese Army" against the people who don't agree the state, The fascist regime ordered to kill the innocent people and to create state police terror among the masses.

Even the ruling party's senior leaders former prime ministers Sher bahadur Deuba, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai and Khum Bahadur Khadka claimed in their press statement that the government is failed to provide security and bring the peace. They said there is every where problems and the Koirala is promoting terror, his Oligarchy and corruption.

An Indian actor's interview with Star plus TV channel on 14^th of Dec. expressed the motives against Nepal and Nepalis by saying Nepal is his unlike country and the Nepalese are the most unlikely people in the world on the response of the question: which country and people you hated in the world? This made angry his Nepalese fan at first and later every where the youths, students and common people also became towards the step of banning Indian films in which he has a role. The protesters tears the posters of Hrithik filmed, they burned the video and audio cassettes where he is. Demanded to band his films in Nepal and asked the government for apologies through the official channel.

During these activities there were dozens of demonstrations in capital city and in other districts like Chitwan, Morang, Sunsari, Jhapa, Ilam, Parbat, Pokhara, Nepalgunj, Butwal Banepa, Bhairahawa, Birgunj, Dhading, Gaighat, Gulariya, Hetauda, Lamjung, Nuwakot, Syangja etc. In Kathmandu where students and thousands normal citizens participated in protest demonstration which handed over the protest letter in Indian Embassy. When the rally was returning from the Embassy police ambushed the thousands of protesters in Lainchaur and baton charged, and used 250 cells of tear gas, and hundreds of round bullets fired. The another police intervention was in Chabahil in front of Gopikrishna theater where the protesters were burning the posters, the police fired and used hundreds of cells of tear gas. Despite the police control the demonstrations were continue until night and following by morning again.

5 student organisations (Akhils) have demanded to punish immediately the responsible and demanded the resignation of home and deputy prime minister Ramchandra Paudel who are responsible to kill a young woman on the eve of human rights international day in Chitwan.

Meanwhile, the National News Agency adds that Ministry of Information and Communications has instructed all cinema halls throughout the country to not screen the Indian films featuring Indian artist Hrithik Roshan.

Even all major local cable TV operators have stopped transmitting Indian TV channels.

"We weren't forced by any parties to stop the transmissions...We did it on our own will," said Nir Shah of Shangri-la TV Channel, one of the leading TV operators in the capital. "We only protest the comment made by Hrithik Roshan" according to Kantipur.

Meanwhile, Nepal Motion Picture Association and Film Artist Association of Nepal (FAAN) has condemned the "derogatory" comments made by the Indian actor Hrithik Roshan against the sentiments of Nepal. FAAN has also requested to not screen any movies of the actor until he apologizes on the TV channel where the interview was aired, as well as to all the movie halls of Nepal.

Similarly, Gopi Krishna Movies Pvt. Ltd, in a press release issued here today, says that they will "never screen" any movies of Hrithik Roshan. They have also expressed support towards the protesting students.

The protests are continues today 27^th of December also in different part of the capital city and other parts of the country.

Tommarrow, 28^th of December is called for valley shutdown from 5 left student organisations including the ANNISU (Revolutionary).