Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Former President Bidya Devi Bhandari has stressed the need for the government to address the problems of microfinance, cooperatives and meter interest victims.
Bhandari visited the financial victims who were staging a sit-in in front of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) office in Pulchowk on Tuesday.
He said that he has taken information about the demands of the victims and the government should be serious and find ways to resolve the issue. Recalling the agreements made by the interim government to resolve the problems of the victims, Bhandari suggested that the incumbent government should seek a long-term solution to the problems on the basis of those agreements.
Talking to the survivors at the sit-in site, former President Bhandari said, “I have come here to take stock of the health condition of many mothers, sisters and children who have been agitating for the past few days and to draw the attention of the concerned side.” I wish that by solving this problem from the root, the health of the sisters should not be adversely affected and they do not have to suffer again. ’
Bhandari also expressed solidarity with the movement going on for social justice. During the meeting, the agitating victims shared their problems and sufferings. Speaking on behalf of the victims, one of the participants said that they have been staging sit-in for the past four days and some of the victims had come to Kathmandu after a 19-day trek from Inaruwa of Sunsari.
They urged the former president to arrange mobile toilets and safe shelter for the time being. For some time now, the general public who have been facing problems due to microfinance and meter interest have been protesting Kathmandu demanding justice.
