Accusing the government of ignoring their demands, the Tharu community has announced a fresh protest. Issuing a statement in Lamahi on Thursday, Tharuhat/Tharuwan Provincial Joint Struggle Committee Chitwan-Kanchanpur declared general strike for an indefinite period from Saturday. The struggle committee, according to the Tharuhat campaigners, was reconstituted after Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik joined the government, leaving its demands unaddressed. The Tharu community has been demanding separate Tharuhat state from Chitwan to Kanchanpur.