Oli Claims Criminals, Not Youth Groups, Incited Recent Arson Incidents

Damak. CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has stated that criminals set fire to the country in the name of JNG. Chairman Oli expressed this view while addressing an interaction program organized by the Nepal Teachers' Organization at Himalaya Higher Secondary School in Damak Municipality-2, Jhapa, today.

He claimed that the arson and vandalism that occurred in the country on Bhadra 23 and 34 was not carried out by JNG. He further stated, 'JNG is an age group, just like the Nepal Teachers' Organization. Criminals infiltrated the movement of the youth in this group and set the country on fire. It was not the teachers and students who burned the country.'

Regarding the demands of the teachers, Chairman Oli said, 'The demands of the teachers were raised when I was the Prime Minister. I repeatedly called representatives of the teachers' organization to come for talks. They did not come. They only started protesting against the government and the Prime Minister. All problems could have been resolved through dialogue.'

He also mentioned that different demands emerged from the teachers' movement. Chairman Oli stated that the Education Minister was entrusted with addressing the demands of the teachers. He clarified that the movement could not reach a proper resolution because teachers affiliated with Congress and Maoist ideologies continuously opposed only the government and the Prime Minister during the agitation.

Chairman Oli returned to his constituency today after a four-day stay in Kathmandu. Devendra Dahal, Coordinator of the CPN-UML Jhapa-5 Election Mobilization Committee, informed that Chairman Oli is scheduled to participate in three programs in Damak today.