Kathmandu, May 12 -- Landless squatters and informal settlers from different parts of the country have arrived in Kathmandu to protest nationwide eviction campaigns.

As part of their protest, launched amid fears that bulldozers could reach their own settlements and that they could be the next target, they say they will share stories of hardship and displacement with the government.

Gathering at Maitighar Mandala in the federal capital, they are asking the state why they are being removed from the land where they live without proper rehabilitation. They say they feel betrayed, claiming promises made by Prime Minister Balendra Shah before the election were reversed within a month.

Forced evictions carried out without clear justification ...