The Rolpa-Pyuthan Joint Struggle Committee has announced a four-day general shutdown of Rolpa and Putyhan districts effective from today in protest of registration of constitution amendment bill to split Province No 5. The meeting of the Committee convened at Bhringu in Pyuthan on Wednesday took the decision to this effect, according to Committee's Rolpa Coordinator Amar Singh Pun Magar who is also President of the Nepali Congress Rolpa Chapter. The constitution amendment bill registered at the Legislature-Parliament on November 29 has proposed separating the mountainous districts as Palpa, Arghakhachi, Gulmi Rolpa and Pyuthan among others from Province no 5 to 4. The Committee argued that the Province No 5, which earlier constituted hilly and mountainous districts rich in natural resources and cultural heritage, should not be split from the Province No 5. Magar said that general shutdown was declared in an effort to launch a stern protest against the government's cavalier attitude towards their concern. He shared that a peaceful goodwill rally will be taken out at day to maintain the communal harmony in Rolpa and Pyuthan. With the declaration of general shutdown, the markets, hotels, industries and educational institutions have remained shut in Rolpa and Pyuthan since the morning. RSS ५ नम्बर प्रदेशबाट पहाडी जिल्ला टुक्र्याउने गरी सरकारले संसद्मा दर्ता गरेको संविधान संशोधन विधेयकविरुद्ध आजदेखि पुस ३ गतेसम्म रोल्पा तथा प्यूठान जिल्ला बन्दको घोषणा गरिएको छ । रोल्पा—प्यूठान संयुक्त सङ्घर्ष समितिको बुधबार प्यूठानको भिङ्गृमा बसेको बैठकले यस्तो निर्णय गरेको हो । लामो समयसम्म आन्दोलन गर्दासमेत सरकारले सुनेन, अब आन्दोलनलाई थप सशक्त बनाउँछौँ, संयुक्त सङ्घर्ष समिति, रोल्पाका संयोजकसमेत रहेका नेपाली काँग्रेस रोल्पाका सभापति अमरसिंह पुनमगरले बताए । बन्दका कारण रोल्पामा बिहानदेखि यातायात, शिक्षण संस्था, बजार र कलकारखाना बन्द रहेका छन् । यसैगरी, दिउँसो जातीय सद्भाव कायम गर्न भन्दै सद्भाव ¥यालीसमेत निकालिने संयोजक पुनले बताए । आज बेलुका जिल्ला सदरमुकामलगायत विभिन्न स्थानमा राँके जुलुस निकालिने आयोजकले बताएका छन् । विधेयकको विरोधमा छुट्टाछुट्टै आन्दोलन गरिरहेका ५ नं प्रदेशमा पर्ने यी दुई जिल्लाले पुस १ देखि ३ गतेसम्म आम हडताल गर्ने बताइएको छ ।