The Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha on Saturday announced its fresh protest programmes but stopped short of making any explicit mention of its ongoing highway- and border-centric protests.

Following an internal meeting, the SLMM said its fresh protests would include non-violent activities like mass demonstrations at the district headquarters, photo exhibitions, mass prayers in memory of those who lost their lives to protests and baton rallies among others. 

“Apart from new protests, the Morcha’s earlier prorgrammes will also continue,” read a press statement issued by the Morcha on Saturday. 

The Morcha leadership said it needs to “acknowledge the feelings of leaders and cadres who are for continuing border protests”.