At a time when Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are facing humanitarian crisis for having to flee their country due to violence, the Muslims of Banke district have sought Nepal government to pile pressure on Myanmar to stop the genocide of Muslim minority group.

The protest rally that began from BP Chok in Nepalgunj ended at District Administration Office where a memorandum was submitted to Chief District Officer Ramesh KC.

Saying the violence is not a solution to anything, CDO KC expressed commitment to forward the memo to prime minister’s office.

Former Minister Istiyak Rai urged the government to take seriously the cases of human rights violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar.

President of Islami Sangh Nepal, Banke chapter, Abedur Rahman called on all sides to mount pressure to end the torture against Rohingyas in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

Muslim religious leader Maulana Jamal Ahmed Kadari said the crisis in Rakhine is not just a problem concerned with violence against Rohingya Muslims but is a threat to the issue of human rights worldwide.