Strike again strikes the City

STRIKES have mostly been a very powerful negotiating tactic with the government. And Nepal is no exception .Time and again strikes occur here too with various demands .The latest round of strikes started with the Nepalese government announcing a hike in fuel prices and the resultant raise in public transport fares.For several days groups of students affiliated to political parties had attacked government vehicles, burned tyres and threatened drivers in Kathmandu.

Thousands of passengers were stranded across the Ringroad, Balkhu area on Wednesday as the students locked public buses and other vehicles in roads demanding a 43% percent concession in transport fares due to the recent increment in fuel prices.
The students who have been enjoying a 33 percent fare concession in Nepal are also up in arms. They are now demanding a 50 per cent concession. The government’s decision to raise the concession to 43 percent is not enough according to students .


Here I have captured few scenarios of that strike against the increment in fuel prices occurred in Balkhu on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the students vandalized vehicles and burnt tyres in front of Tribhuwan University and in Balkhu area in the capital.More such spectacles have been expected on coming days.

Students were on strike but other group of people still had the same usual routine so they had to carry on ignoring the blockage .

The students really got down on the streets for a demonstration .

The vehicle drivers still waiting with a hope to pass through the blockage .

The tyres too have burnt down leaving such black and ugly patches on the road .

The vehicles had been jammed and were not allowed to move further almost the entire day .