Riot police are now guarding Birendranagar of Surkhet from protesters. Photo: Binod ShahiThe local administration imposed a curfew in Surkhet for the third consecutive day on Wednesday. The curfew started at 11 a.m. and will end at 6 p.m.
Surkhet's Chief District Officer Baldev Gautam said the curfew was imposed to avoid further untoward incidents during protests by the locals.
The local residents of Surkhet have been agitating since Monday demanding an integrated mid-western region. The four political parties had divided the mid-western region into two different provinces when they struck a deal on state delineation on 8 August.
Three protesters have already died in Surkhet– two in police firing and one in a stampede caused by the firing. The locals have also demanded a probe into the firing and action against the guilty.
Protesters had descended on the streets of Birendrangar from early Wednesday morning. But the streets are now agitated after the curfew. Only police and Armed Police Force (APF) personnel can be seen on the streets.
Binod Shahi from Surkhet