Kathmandu, December 19
Members of indigenous communities have staged a protest in Kathmandu demanding that the government give them holidays during their festivals.
They say that the government unlawfully cancelled holidays for festivals such as Lhosar, Udahauli, Ubhauli and Maghi. They argue that the government decision to cut short the list of national holidays has deprived them of their right to observe their festivals.
The protest was part of the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities’ movement against the government decision to limit the number of government holidays.
