Lawmaker Alemagar Demands Reversal of Ban on Student Organizations

Kathmandu. National Assembly member Suresh Kumar Alemagar of the Communist Party of Nepal has expressed strong objection to the government's decision to ban student organizations, demanding its immediate withdrawal. Speaking at the National Assembly meeting on Sunday, he remarked that this government move evokes memories of the autocratic Panchayat system that the Nepali people overthrew 36 years ago.

Arguing that the existence of organizations affiliated with political parties is a constitutional and legal democratic practice, he claimed that banning them is unconstitutional. MP Alemagar noted that in a multi-party system, parties are formed based on ideologies, and it is a natural process for various mass organizations to be affiliated with those parties.

Referring to reports in the media, he labeled the government's ban on student organizations as an objectionable and undemocratic act. Expressing surprise that a democratic government would take such a step, he cautioned the government to review its decision.

Alemagar stated that the government must keep in mind that in a multi-party system, citizens have the full right to choose parties and organizations according to their political beliefs. He urged the government not to mock democratic values and pressured it to immediately revoke the ban.

He emphasized that if the government is democratic, it should not curtail the students' right to organize and must not allow a return to Panchayat-style governance.