Incident Reports

Federal Alliance takes to streets of capital

2017-04-03

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

Hundreds of leaders and cadres of the Federal Alliance (FA), an alliance of Madhesi and Janajati parties, took to the streets of the Capital on Monday in a show of strength, resulting in a brief traffic jam in downtown Kathmandu. Madhesi and Janajati parties have been demanding amendment to the constitution before going to the local polls. The fringe parties have also insisted on need for putting the polls process on hold until a consensus is reached between the government and agitating forces. Over a thousand protesters took out rallies from Shantibatika and Ratnapark before converging into a corner assembly at New Road. The protesters shouted slogans against the constitution and the elections. They also demanded immediate resolution of the Madhes crisis through the amendment of the constitution before the polls. As the gulf with the major parties over the elections widens, Madhesi and Janajati parties have intensified protests throughout the country. Leaders of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal, a key constituent of the Federal Alliance, said they will unveil further protest programs of if there is no breakthrough in widens talks. "We still hope the government will work to accommodate our concerns before going to the polls. If the government refuses to budge, we will further intensify our protests against the polls," said FSPN senior leader Ashok Rai. संघीय गठबन्धनले परिमार्जनसहित संविधान संशोधनको माग गर्दै राजधानी काठमाडौंमा विरोध प्रदर्शन गरेको छ । संशोधन नहुँदै सरकारले स्थानीय निकायको चुनाव घोषणा गरेको विरोधमा गठबन्धनले पूर्वघोषित कार्यक्रम अनुसार काठमाडौंमा विरोध र्याली एवं जनप्रदर्शन गरेको छ । मधेशी, आदिवासी जनजाति लगायत समग्र उत्पीडित समुदायको साझा संगठन २८ दलीय संघीय गठबन्धनले परिमार्जन सहित संशोधन हुनु पर्ने, सहमतिका आधारमा चुनाव घोषणा हुनुपर्ने लगायत माग गर्दै विरोध प्रदर्शन भएको हो । सोमबार दिउँसो काठमाडौंको शान्तिवाटिकामा भेला भई बागबजार, पुतलीसडक, प्रदर्शनी मार्ग, शहीद गेट, न्यूरोड हुँदै नाराबाजी र ब्यानरसहितको विरोध र्याली जुद्धशालिक पुगेर सभामा परिणत भएको थियो । हजारौंको संख्यामा गठबन्धनमा आबद्ध दल र संगठनका सहभागीले स्थानीय चुनावअघि संविधान संशोधन नभए कुनै पनि हालतमा चुनाव हुन नदिने भन्दै सरकारलाई सचेत गराएका छन् । विरोध सभालाई सम्बोधन गर्दै गठबन्धनको मुख्य घटक संघीय समाजवादी फोरम नेपालका सहअध्यक्ष राजेन्द्र श्रेष्ठले संविधान संशोधन बिना चुनाव औचित्यहीन भएको भन्दै सार्थक चुनावका लागि संविधान संशोधन र सहमतिमा आधारमा चुनावको तिथि घोषणा हुनु पर्ने माग गरे । त्यस्तै, संघीय लिम्बूवान राष्ट्रिय पार्टी नेपालका अध्यक्ष कुमार लिङ्देन मिराकले संविधान संशोधनलाई थाती राखेर चुनावमा गए परिणाम ठीक नहुने चेतावनी दिँदै मधेशी, आदिवासी जनजाति, दलित, थारु, खस, महिला, सीमान्तकृत लगायतको माग सम्बोधन नभएसम्म कुनै पनि चुनावको अर्थ नभएको बताए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people 1000
Actor 1 - Affiliations Various Indigenous Parties incl. Tharu
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 - Dhanusha , Local Newspaper - Mahottari

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