KATHMANDU: Demonstrations have taken place in Maitighar Mandala against the US grant aid Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

22 political parties and organizations, including the CPN-Maoist, staged a protest on Monday. Though the protests against MCC had been declining for some time now, protests against it have risen recently.

The protesters have been chanting slogans related to dismissing MCC and withdrawing Indian troops from Kalapani.