Nepal following protests by Madhesis has affected markets and citizens across both sides of the un-demarcated border.Long convoys of trucks carrying supplies are stuck amid protests in Nepal over the country’s newly adopted Constitution that keeps Madhesis, the Indian-origin inhabitants of the Terai plains, ting Nepal into seven provinces, and who claim they’ve been left out of the power structures. Demonstrators in the region have blocked two main border crossings from India, shutting off vital supply lines.With hundreds of trucks stranded, supplies of essential commodities like sugar, salt and cooking gas cylinders has been hit.
Also, cable TV operators in Nepal have blocked 42 Indian channels in protest against what they call an unofficial “blockade of goods” into the country . The move comes after a former Maoist splinter party started a campaign against Indian movies and TV channels in Nepal. The president of the Nepal Cable Television Association told reporters that the “black-out will be indefinite”.
Later, the Nepal government asked the cable operators to continue the broadcast of Indian TV channels and sought explanation from them ep Kumar Upadhyaya hoped the supply of essential commodities would restart soon as efforts are being made at diplomatic level in this regard. “India has always played an important role during the hardship faced by Nepal in the past which was evident during the recent temblors,” he said.
