Butwal
has erupted in protests with the Prachanda government registering in
the Parliament a Constitution Amendment Bill that seeks to split
Province 5. Student unions are staging demonstrations on the streets of
Butwal, transport movement has come to a halt, while bazaars and
factories have downed shutters. The Bill has sparked protests in
Province 4 as well. In Province 5, student unions like ANNFSU, ANNFSU
and Pressure Group for Undivided Province 5 (Lumbini) have called a
shutdown. From midnight, people started protesting by burning tyres. On
Wednesday morning, there were demonstrations at Milanchok, Butwal
Multiple Campus and Chauraha, among other places. Coordinator of the
pressure group, Bishnu Pokharel, told Onlinekhabar they have announced
an indefinite Rupandehi district bandh from 11 am on Wednesday
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