The classes in the private schools of the Kathmandu Valley have been affected with the nationwide general strike called by Netra Bikram led Communist Party of Nepal. Although the strike has not impacted the vehicular movement, the schools have decided to pull down their shutters citing security reasons. Private and Boarding Schools' Organization Nepal (PABSON) General Secretary, Rajendra Baniya, said many schools were already on holidays after the conclusion of the third – term examinations. ANNISU (Revolutionary)'s Vice Chair, Lal Bahadur Tamang, said the strike was announced to protest the arrest of the party's cadres and with a demand that private schools withdraw the decision to charge high fees to students. RSS दोस्रो चरणको स्थानीय तहको निर्वाचन सकिएलगत्तै नेपाल बन्दको श्रृङखला सुरु भएको छ । निर्वाचन लगत्तै विप्लव नेतृत्वको नेकपाले नेपाल बन्दको आव्हान गरेर बन्दको श्रृंखला सुरु गरेको हो । विप्लव नेतृत्वको नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टीले स्थानीय चुनावका बेला प्रहरीले आफ्ना सयौ नेता कार्यकर्ता गिरफ्तार गरी झुठा मुद्धा लगाएको विरोधमा असार २७ गते नेपाल बन्द आव्हान गरेको जनाएको छ । सो पार्टीेका प्रवक्ता प्रकाण्डले जारी गरेको विज्ञप्तिमा देउवा सरकारको जनार्दन गृहप्रशासनले कथित स्थानीय निर्वाचनको बहानामा पक्राउ गरेका आफ्ना पार्टीका नेता कार्यकर्तालाई गैर कानुनी थुनछेक र भुठा मुद्धामा फसाउने पडयन्त्र गरेको आरोप लगाइएको छ ।