Temporary teachers in Nepal have been protesting for over 300 days to demand permanent status under the Education Act. They were staging a hunger strike in Kathmandu but were forcibly evicted from their protest site by police without notice. In response, the teachers' committee will discuss further protests and plan to take new action to bring attention to their demands for implementing education reforms.

1. Temporary teachers today said they would stage stern protests very soon.
The temporary teachers from various parts of the country had been staging relay hunger strike at
Shanti Batika in Ratnapark. However, Kathmandu Metropolitan Police today evicted the
agitating teachers from their protest site.
Temporary Teachers’ Central Struggle Committee’s protest had entered its 314th day today. The
temporary teachers are demanding implementation of Education Act and formulation of
education regulation so that they could acquire permanent status.
Dinesh Thapa, General Secretary, Temporary Teachers’ Central Struggle Committee, said that
they were forcefully removed from Shanti Batika and without any prior notice.
“We did not have any prior notice. Nor do we have the concerned authorities addressing our
demands,” said Thapa. “Such move from a government body is tantamount to highhandedness.”
He added that they would hold discussion at the central level tomorrow to announce further
protests. “Though we stopped our relay hunger strike today, we will take a new decision
tomorrow to decide the type of protest we are going to launch,” he added.