A tense standoff unfolded outside the Presidential Secretariat today as police moved to intervene in a prolonged hunger strike by members of the Association of School Development Officers.
Several officials of the association are reportedly on a life-threatening fast, while other members maintain a sit-in protest at the site, demanding attention to unresolved grievances.Sources say a police notice ordering the protest to end sparked heated exchanges between officers and demonstrators, escalating tensions on the scene.
Speaking to reporters, one protester said the association had held multiple rounds of discussions with the Prime Minister and other authorities, but their demands remain unaddressed, prompting the continuation of the strike.
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