Over 8000 private schools across the country have remained closed for the third consecutive day Tuesday due to forced closure by the Unified CPN (Maoist) student wing All Nepal National Independent Students Union Revolutionary (ANNISU-R).
ANNISU-R called an indefinite shut down of private schools from Sunday protesting against the recent fee hikes and demanding the hiked fee revoked.
Over 1.5 million students studying in various schools across the country have been deprived of education at the very beginning of the academic session due to the closure.
Many parents have started sending their children off to various boarding schools in India due to the uncertainty of education system in Nepal.
Both the private school owners and the agitating ANNISU-R are adamant on their stances.
ANNISU-R chairman Lekhnath Nyaupane said, we will open the schools the minute the hiked fees are reduced, but not before the fees are reduced.
Although private school owners have said they are ready for talks with the agitating students union they are not ready to reduce the fees
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