All eight districts of Province 2 that border India are pressuring the Nepalese government to reopen the Nepal-India border. The border was sealed on March 21 to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

In Parsa’s Birgunj, Sambad Samuha organised an hour-long sit-in in front of the Birgunj Customs for 22 days to pressurize authorities to open the border. On Saturday, the organisation cancelled its sit-in to prepare for other programmes like public awareness, all party interaction and signature collection campaign.

Similarly, a sit-in programme to pressurize authorities to reopen the border has been continuous for the last two weeks in Sarlahi. Those participating in the sit-in have started falling sick due to the cold wave.

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