Women rights activists seeking justice in the Nirmala rape and murder case today reached the Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers of Province 7 to submit a memorandum. A team of women rights activists led by Helen Shrestha reached the Dhangadi-based office to convey their concerns at the delay in investigation. “As 70 days have already passed and the culprit is yet to be booked, we decided to meet the CM for justice,” said Shrestha. Another rights activist Sabitri Subedi criticised Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for his recent remarks suggesting that investigation into the case, like a few other cases, could take years. “How can a person holding the responsible post of prime minister give such irresponsible remarks?” asked Subedi, who also called everyone to join the struggle for justice. Cadres of Nepali Congress-aligned Nepal Student Union were also present at the demonstration in front of the CM’s office, where protesters chanted slogans against the government for trying to protect the culprit. On receiving the memorandum, Chief Minister Trilochan Bhatta said a search for the culprit was on. “Investigation is on, and we’re coordinating with the centre in this regard,” he said. Meanwhile, while the relay hunger strike of rights activists in Mahendranagar continues, a fresh agitation has now been launched in Bhimdattanagar. The locals have sought action against police for ‘destroying evidence(s) of the murder, and demanded that the report submitted by the high level probe committee to the Home Ministry regarding the murder case be made public. The locals have grown more sceptical after the DNA test report of then Kanchanpur police chief Superintendent of Police Dilliraj Bista, who was reportedly involved in destroying the evidence of the murder, and his son Kiran and another local Ayush, came out negative. बलात्कारपछि हत्या गरिएकी कञ्चनपुरकी १३ वर्षीया बालिका निर्मला पन्तका हत्यारा पत्ता लगाएर कारबाही गर्न माग गर्दै सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश का मुख्यमन्त्री कार्यालय अगाडि प्रदर्शन भएको छ । महिला अधिकारकर्मीले मुख्यमन्त्री कार्यालय अगाडि प्रदर्शन गरेका हुन् । कञ्चनपुरबाट आएको महिला अधिकारकर्मीको टोलीले हत्यारालाई पक्राउ गर्न र छानबिन समितिको प्रतिवेदन सार्वजनिक गर्न माग गर्दै प्रदर्शन गरेका थिए । प्रदर्शनपछि उनीहरुले मुख्यमन्त्री त्रिलोचन भट्टलाई ज्ञापनपत्र समेत बुझाएका छन् । ज्ञापन पत्र बुझाउँदै अधिकारकर्मी साबित्री सुवेदीले निर्मलाका हत्यारा पत्ता लगाएर कारबाही गर्न माग गर्दै देशभर आन्दोलन भइरहँदा पनि सरकारले नसुनेको बताउँदै प्रदेश सरकारमार्फत ज्ञापन पत्र बुझाइएको जानकारी दिइन् । अधिकारकर्मी हेलेन श्रेष्ठले सरकारले हत्यारा पत्ता लगाउ र उच्चस्तरीय छानबिन समितिको प्रतिवेदन तत्काल सार्वजनिक गर्नुपर्ने आफूहरुको माग रहेको बताइन् । उनले महिलामाथि बलात्कार र हत्याका घटना दिनानुदिन बढ्दै जाँदा त्रासको वातावरण सिर्जना भएको बताउँदै प्रदेश सरकार गम्भीर नभएको आरोप लगाइन् । अधिकारकर्मीको ज्ञापनपत्र बुझ्दै सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री त्रिलोचन भट्टले हत्यारा जतिसुकै बलियो भए पनि उम्कन नसक्ने बताउँदै प्रहरी केन्द्र सरकारकै मातहतमा रहेकाले दोषी पत्ता लगाउने विषयमा प्रदेशले केन्द्र सरकारलाई दवाव मात्रै दिन सक्ने बताए । उनले घटना भएदेखि नै आफूले केन्द्र सरकारसँग यसबारे निरन्तर जिज्ञसा राख्दै आएको बताए । मुख्यमन्त्री भट्टले अहिलेसम्म वास्तविक हत्यारा पत्ता नलाग्दा आफूलाई दुःख लागेको समेत बताए ।