KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Nepal Students’ Union (NSU), the student wing of the ruling party Nepali Congress, held a protest on Sunday demanding the repeal o0f the order declaring Maitighar as a prohibited area in Kathmandu. The NSU's Kathmandu district working committee organized the protest by gathering at Maitighar, where the prohibited area has been designated.
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Protesters chanted slogans and displayed placards with messages such as ‘repeal the declaration of Maitighar as a prohibited area’ and ‘preserve freedom of expression.’ More than a dozen protesters were arrested during the demonstration.
