Incident Reports

Protest rally demanding immediate action against Gauchan's killers

2017-10-11

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

The Federation of Contractors' Association of Nepal (FCAN) has Wednesday organized protest rally, demanding action against the guilty in the murder of its chairperson, Sharad Kumar Gauchan. Gauchan was shot dead by an unidentified group at Kharibot of New Baneshwor on Monday. Former chairpersons of FCAN, its office-bearers, members, and relatives of Gauchan organized protest rally from Maitighar to New Baneshwor. Participants in the rally demanded that Gauchan is declared a martyr and immediate action was taken against the guilty along with a guarantee of physical security of contractors. The FCAN has in this regard already met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Home Minister Janardan Sharma, Chief District Officer of Kathmandu, Kedarnath Sharma, and chiefs of security bodies and put forth their concerns, including demands. FCAN General Secretary Ram Sharan Deuja urged the government for the security of contractors, who he said are receiving threat calls from unknown callers since the murder of Gauchan. Meanwhile, the FCAN and family members of Gauchan said that they would not receive Gauchan's body until the guilty are arrested. RSS नेपाल निर्माण व्यवसायी महासंघले अध्यक्ष शरदकुमार गौचनको हत्यामा संलग्नलाई तत्काल खोजी गरी कानुनी दायरामा ल्याउन माग गर्दै विरोध प्रदर्शन निकालेको छ । महासंघमा आवद्ध पूर्वअध्यक्ष, पदाधिकारी, सदस्य तथा गौचनका आफन्तजनले बुधबार माइतीघरदेखि नयाँबानेश्वरसम्म विरोध प्रदर्शन गरेका हुन् । र्‍यालीमा सहभागीहरुले गौचनलाई सहिद घोषणा गर्नुपर्ने, हत्यारालाई तत्काल खोजी गरी कारबाही गर्नुपर्ने तथा निर्माण व्यवसायीको सुरक्षाको प्रत्याभूति दिनुपर्नेलगायत माग राखेका छन् । गौचनको सोमबार दिउँसो ३ बजेतिर काठमाडौँ नयाँबानेश्वरको खरिबोट प्रयागमार्गमा अज्ञात व्यक्तिले गोली हानी हत्या गरेका थिए । महासंघले यसअघि गौचनको हत्यारालाई तत्काल खोजी कारबाही गर्नुपर्ने माग राखी प्रधानमन्त्री शेरबहादुर देउवा, गृहमन्त्री जनार्दन शर्मा, काठमाडौँ जिल्लाका प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारी केदारनाथ शर्मा, सुरक्षा निकायका प्रमुखहरुसँग भेट गरिसकेका छन् । महासंघका महासचिव रामशरण देउजाले अध्यक्षको हत्यासँगै नाम नखुल्ने नम्बरबाट अन्य व्यवसायीलाई समेत फोन आउन थालेको भन्दै व्यवसायीको सुरक्षाका लागि सरकारसँग आग्रह समेत गरे । अध्यक्ष गौचनको हत्यारालाई पक्राउ नगरेसम्म शव नबुझ्ने महासंघ तथा उनका परिवारले बताएका छन् ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people 100
Actor 1 - Affiliations Chamber of Commerce and entrepreneur's associations
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 - Chitwan

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