If the demands of the farmers’ movement are not met, Sike Raut has said that he will obstruct the local elections.

Speaking at a press conference in Birgunj, Sike Raut, who has been agitating in Madhes for various demands of the farmers, said that local level elections would not be held in the Terai Madhes region if the demands of the farmers are not met.

“Let’s envision local level elections only if the demands of the farmers are addressed first,” he said.Otherwise, “I can’t say anywhere else, but in the Terai Madhes, from Jhapa to Banke, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur, we will obstruct the election,”he said.

Sike Raut has been agitating in Terai Madhes with 11 different demands.