In Nepal, atleast 40 cadres of the main opposition party CPN-UML have been arrested while protesting against the Constitution amendment bill.
The demonstration was against the bill for addressing the demands of the agitating Madhesi parties and other ethnic groups. Meanwhile, CPN-UML issued a statement asking for immediately release its party workers arrested during the demonstration.
Nepal opposition parties — UML, CPN-ML, Rastriya Janamorcha and Nepal Workers Peasants Party had also obstructed the parliament proceedings against the constitution amendment proposal. Speaker Onsari Gharti had then postponed the Parliament meeting until 3 P.M. today.