The hunger strike of 12 women, who are denied of refugee status and other facilities from the aid agencies, still continues on the tenth day, Thursday.
Earlier today, the agitating women padlocked offices of various agencies and Refugee Coordination Unit of Beldangi-II and Extension camps.
However, security later intervened into the situation and unlocked all offices, informed Durga Devi Bista, who has been leading the hunger strike.
The local authority has been making various efforts, through different organizations including human rights groups, to beak the fasting-to-death. However, the women have remained firm in their demands.
Meanwhile, AMDA Nepal has been providing 24-hour services to the women, maintain a separate desk in the venue. Two women, whose blood sugar level has fallen critically, are being treated in Damak-based AMDA Hospital.
Meanwhile, the Bhutan Media Society today said it is preparing to launch an online donation drive to support hunger strikers and their children during the post hunger period.
Women, who are fasting to death since last Tuesday, need special dieting to recover their health when they decide break their fasting, and we will very soon start our donation drive involving the resettled community, said Vidhyapati Mishra, Manager of the Society.
The Society said, it has been monitoring the situation from the very start of the protest, and conditions of the women are very critical.
