Mayor Shakya berates volunteers for distributing ‘unhygienic meals’

Volunteers say mayor’s remark is baseless; rights activists call city’s ban on food distribution against people’s right to life.

Following widespread criticism from the public and backlash on social media over Kathmandu Metropolitan City’s decision to bar volunteers from distributing free meals at Khula Manch, Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya on Wednesday organised a press conference to clarify his stand on the issue.