Birgunj, Feb. 22 -- A student organisation in Parsa of Nepal burned down the bicycles distributed in Chinese assistance for being substandard.

The National Students' Council-Parsa, on Saturday, burned bicycles distributed last month, alleging they had been previously used and substandard in the name of Chinese assistance.

The students burnt the bicycles while demonstrating at Laxmanawa Chowk in the Parsa district of the Southern plains of Nepal. The protestors also raised slogans of "China's cunning no longer works", "Madhesh needs respect" and "Old bicycles, deception", "China doesn't fool us now!" amongst others.

"China sent substandard materials as an aid to humiliate Madhesh students. Providing substandard materials to Madhesh in t...