Stop sending students to Odisha university, Nepal legislators urge their government
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
(KIIT) where two Nepalese female students died in suspicious circumstances within a period of three months.
They proposed denying No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) to any student seeking enrolment at the institute, according to Parliament Secretariat sources.
During an emergency session of the upper house, the lawmakers expressed concern over the safety of Nepali students enrolled at the KIIT.
Tul Prasad Bishwakarma of Rastriya Janamorcha and Madan Kumari Shah of CPN (Unified Socialist) were among those who demanded termination of issuing NOCs for KIIT.
Shah also asked parents and guardians to be aware of the matter related to the safety of their children.
Mohammad Khalid of Janata Samajbadi Party and Krishna Bahadur Rokaya of Nepali Congress called on govt to ensure a thorough investigation into the death of the female student from Nepal and to provide justice to her family.
Prinsa Sah
, a 20-year-old student from Nepal's Parsa district, allegedly died by suicide Thursday at KIIT. Earlier on Feb 16, Prakriti Lamsal, 21, from Nepal's Rupandehi, also died at the same institute by alleged suicide.
Responding to this, National Assembly Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal has urged Nepal govt to investigate the death of Nepali students at KIIT and ensure the facts are uncovered.
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