Saturday, February 12 2005 11:28 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kathmandu: In yet another action of defying the ban on demonstrations against Royal coup, about 30 workers of Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) yesterday (Feb 11, 2005) staged a demonstration shouting slogans against the seizure of power by King Gyanendra on February 1.

The demonstrators assembled unannounced at Ashon in the heart of the business centre of the city late last evening and distributed pamphlets against the suspension of democracy, imposition of emergency and putting on hold the fundamental rights.

Some of the demonstrators were arrested by police who rushed to the spot.

This was the third demonstration in last 11 days against the King.