Kathmandu, April 15 -- The government has reached multiple agreements with the victims of cooperative fraud over the recovery of their savings. In its annual budget endorsed by Parliament a year ago, it promised to return the depositors' money from fraudulent cooperatives.

But the agreements as well as announcements remain unimplemented.

When the government failed to act on its earlier commitment, the victims took to the streets, claiming they had not been contacted for any dialogue.

"It's been over two weeks since our agitation began, yet Singha Durbar [the federal government secretariat], situated near our protest site, has shown no willingness to engage with us," said one protester. Those defrauded by cooperatives continue to demand...