Kathmandu, April 19 -- With school teachers on the streets for over two weeks, civil servants have also warned of stern protests if the Federal Civil Service Bill is not tabled in the House of Representatives by next week.

The representatives of the trade unions affiliated to six political parties, including the ruling CPN-UML and the Nepali Congress, submitted their 11-point demand to Ramhari Khatiwada, chair of the State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives, demanding the law incorporating their concerns. They had picketed the House committee prior to submitting their demand paper.

The government employees' representatives want the definition of civil servants to include all employees working at the fe...