KATHMANDU, March 22 -- National Assembly member Bimala Rai Paudyal has demanded the government's response to the police gagging youths who chanted slogans against the prime minister.

In the meeting of the upper house on Wednesday, she expressed interest in the pictures of some young people silenced by the police that were published by various newspapers and media and social networking sites on Tuesday.

"Since yesterday, in the media and social media, pictures of some young people trying to speak and some police forcefully covering their mouths, tying their necks, and thrashing them have been seen everywhere. Why did this happen, what were those young people trying to say and did the police overreact?" asked Paudyal.

Stating that the co...