Nepal

Minister Jwala’s vehicle set ablaze, five arrested

KathmanduPati December 29, 2023

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KATHMANDU – The vehicle of Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Prakash Jwala, has been set on fire today.

A group of youths set ablaze the vehicle of Minister Jwala in fit of anger for not allowed to fill the application form of the Employment Permit System (EPS) today, said Spokesperson of Nepal Police, DIG Kuber Kadayat.

DIG Kadayat confirmed, “The agitating youths set the vehicle on fire. We have arrested five of them. The Minister has been rescued and sent to the Singha Durbar safely.”

A group of youths has been gathering and protesting in front of the EPS office at Gwarko, Lalitpur from today morning, he said.