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Leaders want entire Rukum in Province 5
A delegation of Joint Struggle Commitee-Rukum on Sunday submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Sushil Koirala demanding that entire Rukum district be incorporated into Province 5.A delegation of Joint Struggle Commitee-Rukum on Sunday submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Sushil Koirala demanding that entire Rukum district be incorporated into Province 5. The delegation was led by Struggle Committee Coordinator Tek Bahadur Pun. The recent demarcation proposal signed by three major political parties divides the districts into two provinces. The western part of the district has been included in Province 6 and the eastern part of the country into Province 5. Local people in Rukum have been protesting for weeks demanding that the district should remain undivided. They say district will face identity
crisis if leaders do not keep it intact.
Receiving the memorandum, PM Koirala assured the delegation of addressing their demands. “We are holding talks to keep all districts undivided. Your concerns will be addressed,” he said.