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| Thousands of local government workers in Nepal have gone on strike after a Maoist minister locked up an "errant official" in a toilet. | Thousands of local government workers in Nepal have gone on strike after a Maoist minister locked up an "errant official" in a toilet. |
| The official had incurred the minister's wrath for allegedly running an illegal stone mine. | The official had incurred the minister's wrath for allegedly running an illegal stone mine. |
| Striking workers said that his incarceration inside a toilet was an "inhumane and objectionable act". | Striking workers said that his incarceration inside a toilet was an "inhumane and objectionable act". |
| But the minister responded by saying that the official now knows what it is like to live in a "foul environment". | But the minister responded by saying that the official now knows what it is like to live in a "foul environment". |
| Reports from Nepal say that the Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation, Matrika Yadav, locked up local development officer Dandu Raj Ghimire for one and a half hours on Tuesday inside a toilet room. | Reports from Nepal say that the Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation, Matrika Yadav, locked up local development officer Dandu Raj Ghimire for one and a half hours on Tuesday inside a toilet room. |
| Mr Ghimire was accused by the recently elected Maoist minister of "violating his order for banning stone mining in the Devichaur area" of the Kathmandu valley. | Mr Ghimire was accused by the recently elected Maoist minister of "violating his order for banning stone mining in the Devichaur area" of the Kathmandu valley. |
| The minister has accused Mr Ghimire of allowing the illegal mining operation to continue despite frequent requests to ban such activities that were upsetting the locals. | The minister has accused Mr Ghimire of allowing the illegal mining operation to continue despite frequent requests to ban such activities that were upsetting the locals. |
| The Local Level Employees Organisation (LLEO) has now called a nationwide strike over the minister's actions. | The Local Level Employees Organisation (LLEO) has now called a nationwide strike over the minister's actions. |
| More than 4,000 local development committees and municipalities have shut their offices. | More than 4,000 local development committees and municipalities have shut their offices. |
| But correspondents say their protest is unlikely to have much impact in the day-to-day administration of the country. | But correspondents say their protest is unlikely to have much impact in the day-to-day administration of the country. |
| "It is indeed very disgraceful that a senior minister treated a government official in such an objectionable manner, he must apologise for the misconduct," a LLEO spokesman said. | "It is indeed very disgraceful that a senior minister treated a government official in such an objectionable manner, he must apologise for the misconduct," a LLEO spokesman said. |
| Mr Yadav said he had locked Mr Ghimire in the toilet "to teach him a lesson". | Mr Yadav said he had locked Mr Ghimire in the toilet "to teach him a lesson". |