{"id":1438,"date":"2020-09-08T08:15:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T02:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2020-09-08T08:23:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T02:38:42","slug":"nada-warns-government-of-public-backlash-against-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=1438","title":{"rendered":"NADA warns government of public backlash against lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KATHMANDU-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NADA Automobiles Association of Nepal (NADA) has warned that the private sector will defy the lockdown imposed by the government and operate their businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting of the NADA\u2019s executive committee held on Monday urged the government to review its decision to impose lockdown before the public starts to come out on the streets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the lockdown imposed by local administrations in the Kathmandu Valley is set to expire at midnight on Wednesday, NADA has decided to request the private sector to resume operation of their businesses starting\u00a0 Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issuing a statement, NADA- the umbrella organization of automobile dealers of the country- has urged the government to review its decision of a lockdown being the main measure in trying to contain COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe lockdown has not only ravaged the economy of the country, but has also caused a terrifying unemployment problem,\u201d read the statement, urging the government to create an environment that allows businesses to resume their operation by complying with necessary health protocols.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the government does not lift its prohibitory orders soon, people will spontaneously begin defying the lockdown, warned NADA\u2019s President Krishna Prasad Dulal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stating that the public have complied with the stay-at-home order for six months, he warned that there will now be a resistance to the government\u2019s restrictions. He stated that only government employees and politicians have stood in favor of the lockdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGovernment employees have never said that they should go to work. They have been saying that there should be a lockdown citing that coronavirus will spread because they have been receiving salary even if they stay at home. Except businessmen and industrialists, the voices for the lockdown are coming from either government employees or politicians,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stating that none of the countries facing COVID-19 crisis has imposed lockdown for over 180 days, he urged the government to become serious about the economic impact of the containment measures.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU-NADA Automobiles Association of Nepal (NADA) has warned that the private sector will defy the lockdown imposed by the government and operate their businesses. The meeting of the NADA\u2019s executive committee held on Monday urged the government to review its decision to impose lockdown before the public starts to come out on the streets. 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