Kathmandu, Feb 22: Former Prime Minister and Joint Coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Madhav Kumar Nepal, has expressed concern over the recent incident at Sapgada of Gaur Municipality-6, Rautahat.
Issuing an appeal today, the Joint Coordinator Nepal urged both communities to exercise restraint in order to end the dispute between Hindus and Muslims.
Stressing on the importance of embracing religious tolerance and respecting each other’s religion, culture, and festivals to live together with cooperation and collaboration, he made it clear that communal violence is unacceptable under any circumstances.
He said that both Hindus and Muslims complement each other. Former PM Nepal urged the government to ensure the protection of life along with the safety arrangements for the local people.
Leader Nepal, who has long represented his home district Rautahat in the federal parliament for long, appealed to both communities to exercise restraint, considering that the current problems can only be resolved through mutual dialogue.
Nepal, the NCP Joint Coordinator who is a candidate for the March 5 House of Representatives member election from Rautahat-1, stated that he is discussing with the Home Minister at the centre to normalise the ‘curfew’ imposed by the administration following the increase in incidents of arson, vandalism and pelting of stones by one community against the other.
A curfew has been imposed to control the situation after a dispute that began as a minor argument between the two communities in Gaur three days ago escalated into communal riots.
