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Nepal Federal Socialist Party Chairman and former Home State Minister Mohammad Rijwan is going to be a candidate from the Nagarik Unmukti Party. He has decided to file a nomination from the Nagarik Unmukti Party in the by-election of Bara-2 slated from April 23. The two parties have made a two-point agreement. Nagarik Unmukti Party spokesperson Damodar Pandit said that they have agreed to unite the party at the earliest by forming a task force. He said that the party has also decided to file nominations in Chitwan and Tanahun. The party has decided to make Rajesh Adhikari a candidate in Chitwan-2 and Bhim Sunar in Tanahun 1. The Nagarik Unmukti Party is associated with the current ruling alliance. Party Chairperson Ranjita Shrestha was appointed as the Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation in the recently expanded Cabinet. The Nagarik Unmukti Party has four lawmakers in the federal Parliament. Upendra Yadav and Ramesh Kharel have decided to file nominations from the Janata Samajbadi Party and Rastriya Swatantra Party respectively in Bara-2.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Narayan Kaji Shrestha has assured the agitating loan shark victims of resolving their problem. The government has reached an agreement with them and their problem would be resolved soon, he said. Following the agreement, the protesting people, who were in the Kathmandu to join a protest all the way from Tarai, are set to return home. "You (the victims) can return home rest-assured. It will not take long to address your demand as per the agreement," the DPM and Home Minister said. Before their departure, they got COVID-19 tests from a team of Bir Hospital. "They are all prepared to return home. They came to Kathmandu around two weeks ago. So, they got health checkups and treatment," he said. Medical officer of Bir Hospital Dr Sanjaya Dharel said the health of all victims was normal. "Their health is normal. We have recommended some of them suffering from chronic diseases for their further checkups and counseling," he said. The victims said they were assured that their problem would be resolved. They also demanded that the government manage transportation for them to return home. "We are convinced that the problem would be resolved," said Shyam Kumar Thakur, a loan shark victim of Siraha district.

The Nepali Congress has decided to support Upendra Yadav in Bara-2. Party Joint General Secretary Badri Pandey said that a Central Work Execution Committee held on Sunday has decided to make Yadav a common candidate in the by-election slated for April 23. In the meeting, the leaders discussed the by-election. Earlier, the Congress had decided to field Govinda Bhattarai in Tanahun-1 and Jit Narayan Shrestha in Chitwan-2.

The Nepal Student Union cadres staged a demonstration at the central office of the Nepali Congress on Sunday. Expressing dissatisfaction over the working style of NSU President Dujang Sherpa, they staged a hunger strike. They staged the hunger strike prior to the Central Work Execution Committee scheduled for today at the party office. They have also tied black bands on their heads. The disgruntled side has demanded that the decision made by Sherpa arbitrarily be scrapped at the earliest. They said that all the letters written by the unconstitutional president should be scrapped and also demanded that the 12th general convention be ensured. Ansul KC, who has been staging the strike at the party office in Sanepa, has demanded the formation of a new committee.