Kathmandu, July 1 : Nepali Student Union, a student wing of the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC), is launching a nationwide campaign ‘Study in homes, learning in settlement’.

Issuing a press release on Tuesday, NSU president Rajib Dhungana said the national drive would be put in place for advancing student-focused alternative learning.

Likewise, NSU would also monitor the situation of quarantines across the district, availability of PCR tests and the state of treatment service delivered by the hospitals.

President Dhungana pledged that the free textbooks meant for the students of community schools would be handed to the students reaching out their homes.

Likewise, NSU general secretary Deepak Bhattarai said they would also monitor the private boarding schools in the districts to stop charging fee of the period when the educational institutions remained closed.

He also informed that the NSU has already made a circular to all the districts to organize blood donation and sapling plantation across the country on July 2 (Thursday) to mark the 96th birth anniversary of the NC’s former President and ex-Prime Minister the late Girija Prasad Koirala.RSS

KATHMANDU, March 1: The Nepal Student Union (NSU), student wing of the main opposition party Nepali Congress, has staged demonstrations across the country on Sunday against the government’s recent decision to collect the additional infrastructure development tax on petroleum products.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers of Friday had decided to raise the tax on petroleum products by Rs 5 per liter.

The government has already been collecting Rs 5 per liter since the fiscal year 2017/18 to finance the Budhigandaki Project. With the raise, the government collects a total of Rs 10.

“The government has not utilized Rs 41 billion collected by increasing the petrol cost by Rs 5 in the name of Budigandaki. The recent decision to impose additional infrastructure tax in condemnable,” the NSU said in a press release on Saturday and announced the nation-wide protest programs.

The student union has also criticized the government for “covering” Baskota, who resigned on Feb 20 after he was caught bargaining for Rs 700 million bribe with a local agent of a Swiss company over the procurement of security printing press in a leaked audio recording.

“The corrupt government has tried to cover Baskota only asking for his resignation. We demand an investigation and action against the ex-minister,” the NSU stated.

The NSU has also demanded the cancellation of 10 percent tax imposed on books, and guarantee of election of the FSU.

The NSU demonstrated at the gate of different campuses across the nation including Tri-Chandra, Shankar Dev, Saraswoti, Patan Multiple, Pashupati Multiple of Kathmandu Valley, said NSU’s general secretary Deepak Bhattarai.

“The incumbent government has not been able to carry out activities in favor of the people,” he added.

KATHMANDU, March 1: The Nepal Student Union (NSU), student wing of the main opposition party Nepali Congress, has staged demonstrations across the country on Sunday against the government’s recent decision to collect the additional infrastructure development tax on petroleum products.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers of Friday had decided to raise the tax on petroleum products by Rs 5 per liter.

The government has already been collecting Rs 5 per liter since the fiscal year 2017/18 to finance the Budhigandaki Project. With the raise, the government collects a total of Rs 10.

“The government has not utilized Rs 41 billion collected by increasing the petrol cost by Rs 5 in the name of Budigandaki. The recent decision to impose additional infrastructure tax in condemnable,” the NSU said in a press release on Saturday and announced the nation-wide protest programs.

The student union has also criticized the government for “covering” Baskota, who resigned on Feb 20 after he was caught bargaining for Rs 700 million bribe with a local agent of a Swiss company over the procurement of security printing press in a leaked audio recording.

“The corrupt government has tried to cover Baskota only asking for his resignation. We demand an investigation and action against the ex-minister,” the NSU stated.

The NSU has also demanded the cancellation of 10 percent tax imposed on books, and guarantee of election of the FSU.

The NSU demonstrated at the gate of different campuses across the nation including Tri-Chandra, Shankar Dev, Saraswoti, Patan Multiple, Pashupati Multiple of Kathmandu Valley, said NSU’s general secretary Deepak Bhattarai.

“The incumbent government has not been able to carry out activities in favor of the people,” he added.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: The students associated with Nepal Student Union staged demonstration in front of Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar on Tuesday, to protest government’s recent move.

The government on Friday endorsed the National Medical Education Bill 2075 at the House of Representatives amid stiff resistance from the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC). The opposition has slammed the government’s ‘bulldozing move’ at the parliament as the ruling party’s inclination toward authoritarianism.

The NC has also protested the government’s non-decision regarding the two hospitals established in the name of late NC presidents Girija Prasad Koirala and Sushil Koirala.

The NSU students reached the No 3 gate and demonstrated chanting slogans and blowing whistle to protest the government.

The police arrested 30 protesters to take the situation under control. NSU is also preparing to launch protest programs at 4 pm at Tri Chandra College.

Photos: Mukunda Kalikote

KATHMANDU, April 24: Nepal Students Union (NSU) has demanded revocation of the decisions taken by its leadership to delegate responsibilities at various campuses without calling a meeting of the central committee.

At a press conference held Tuesday, NSU has demanded revocation of the decisions to form university committees, district committees, campus unit committees and foreign country – based liaison committees taken in violation of its statute.

NSU leader Manojmani Acharya said the steps which have been taken to change a historic organization of the likes of NSU would not be acceptable.

He added that an energized NSU should be created for the creation of a strong Congress and that it cannot be realized from the incumbent leadership.

NSU Vice President Urmila Thapaliya called for an immediate statute conference for assurance of a general convention. “The general convention is only four months away and seeing the President’s working style, I don’t think an election can take place,” Thapaliay insisted.

On Monday, NSU vice presidents Nabin Rai, Urmila Thapaliya, Khadga Bahadur Dangi, Prakash Rana and Sagar Pariyar drew the attention of NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba towards NSU President Nain Singh Mahar’s handling of the organization which they termed as being against the statute. RSS

KATHMANDU, Dec 31: As Nepali Congress is marking the National Reconciliation Day by commemorating late BP Koirala’s ideology of national unity and reconciliation policy, the party’s student wing, Nepal Student Union is seems heading toward split.

The two rival factions of NC’s sister organization have organized separate programs to mark the day today. A faction led by NSU President Nain Singh Mahar organized a function inviting Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba while Manoj Mani Acharya invited leaders Ram Chandra Poudel, Shasanka Koirala and Prakash Man Singh to mark the day.

Founder BP Koirala, upon his return from an eight-year exile from India, and various others leaders had called for unity and reconciliation among all the political parties including King to work for Nepal’s development, democracy and people’s rights. NC has been marking Dec 31as the National Reconciliation Day to commemorate BP’s ideology since then.

BP’s reconciliation policy is still relevant, ironically, the two factions organizing different functions separately is a clear symbol that NSU is dividing.

Acharya has warned to form a parallel central committee if Mahar doesn’t correct his leadership style. Mahar has been accused of leading the organization on his whims.

Earlier the deadline was till August 30. The deferral was made by considering the recent demise of leader Gopal Raj Pahadi and the ongoing district and regional committee meetings of the party called for selecting party’s candidate for the CA election, a press release issued today said.

11th general convention of the organization will be organized from September 14 to 16 in the capital.