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UDMF organises torch rally in Saptari

2017-02-21

Madhes, Saptari, Rajbiraj

The agitated United Democratic Madhesi Front has organised a torch rally in Saptari against the government’s announcement to hold the local level elections on May 14. The rally that started from the premises of a Shiva temple walked around the city chanting slogans against the incumbent government for backing out of what they had promised earlier. The Madhes-based parties had been demanding the Constitution amendment before the poll announcement. The UDMF would continue its protests until the Constitution amendment bill was passed in the Parliament, UDMF Saptari Coordinator Amar Nath Mandal informed. Sadbhawana Party Senior Vice-Chairperson Mrigendra Singh Yadav said they would not allow the government to hold any election in the Tarai-Madhes region. निर्वाचन मिति घोषणापछि आक्रोशित मधेसी मोर्चाले मंगलबार साँझ सदरमुकाम राजविराजका साथै जिल्लाका प्रमुख बजारमा मसाल जुलुस प्रदर्शन गरेको छ । संविधान संशोधनमार्फत आफ्ना माग सम्बोधन नगरी स्थानीय निकायको निर्वाचन मिति घोषणा गरेको विरोधमा मोर्चाका कार्यकर्ताले मसाल जुलुस प्रदर्शन गरेका हुन् । स्थानीय महादेव मन्दिर प्रांगणबाट मसालसहित निक्लिएका प्रदर्शनकारीले सरकारविरुद्ध चर्को नाराबाजी गर्दै नगर परिक्रमापश्चात् सोही स्थानमा पुगी विरोधसभा गरेका थिए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Secondary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people 100
Actor 1 - Affiliations Madhes-based Parties
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Saptari

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