EPS-centric protest: Govt. suspends 3 security personnel

Kathmandu: The government has suspended three security personnel for their carelessness in the scuffle between Employment Permit System EPS-centric demonstrators and police.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said three security personnel were suspended, including the one ordering the firing instead of seeking any other alternative. PM Dahal, while addressing the 6^th National Trade Union Conference of the Joint Trade Union Coordination Center (JTUCC), disclosed the suspension of the three security personnel.

EPS-centric protest: Mobile stops bullet; Saves life of one student

PM Dahal said, ‘They have been suspended until the completion of the investigation of the case. ‘ He said that the security personnel, who escorted the vehicle of Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transportation Prakash Jwala without analyzing the situation of Balkumari, faced suspension.

Two students lost their lives during the scuffle between the police and EPS-centric demonstrators in Balkumari on Friday. The furious demonstrators set the vehicle of Minister Jwala on fire.