Preparations are on within the agitating Madesi Morcha to call off their border obstruction and protest after a deal on demarcation is reached within the joint taskforce.

The top ranks of the agitating Madhes-based force are in unison to change the form of their protest but are divided over ending the border blockade. Morcha leaders say they will take out a time-table to end their border obstruction but will continue their protest in a different form.

Morcha leaders are discussing about taking a time-out and calling off the strike and ending border obstructions after providing a time frame, said one Morcha leader. ‘But if our demands are not met within that time, we will intensify our protests including border obstructions,’ he said. The leader said the resumption of talks in the joint taskforce was a part of it.

The leader said the taskforce will try to reach a deal in a couple of days and the Morcha will alter their protest programmes within a week following the deal.