Students of Damak Bahumikhi Campus on Friday organised an hour long vehicular strike at Campus Mod in Damak in protest of passenger buses’ refusal to provide service to students.

The students vandalised three vehicles, allegedly, for operating during the strike.  They also beat up transport entrepreneur Krishna Neupane of Lakhanpur-1. Neupane, the owner of a truck, Me 1 Cha 3951, suffered a broken leg during the scuffle and is receiving medical treatment at local Nims National Hospital.

The students also caused damage to another mini truck, Me 1 Cha 1737 and a passenger bus Ko 1 Kha 4088.

All Nepal National Independent Students' Union (Revolutionary) central secretariat member Kul Bahadur Basnet said that the students came to the streets to protest after the administration failed to pay heed towards their concerns. “They (public buses) don’t let the students travel. And even if they do the vehicle staffers behave rudely,” said Basnet, “We had to resort to protest as our concerns are falling in administration’s deaf ears.”

Meanwhile, a meeting is underway between transport entrepreneurs and students to resolve the issue, informed Damak Area Police Office DSP Rajan Limbu.