Incident Reports

Chitwan Post: Indigenous groups indefinitely padlock Forestry Office

2018-07-15

Federation of Indigenous Nationalities and Adarsha Gurung Samaj, Gaidakot jointly padlocked forestry office at Gaidakot, Nawalparasi on Jul 15 on allegations of destroying their sacred site with a dozer. The protestors stated that Jayashree Community Forest Users Group destroyed Ahinsawadi Chandi Deurali Maula Mandir without prior notice. The place happened to be their sacred site where they had been performing rituals and worshipping for a long time. They blamed the authorities of depriving the indigenous community of religious rights. जयश्री सामुदायिक वन उपभोक्ता समूहले अहिंसावादी चण्डी देउराली मुला मन्दिर पुजास्थानमा बिना सूचना डोजर लगाएर ध्वस्त परेको भन्दै गैँडाकोट (तमू) आदर्श गुरुङ समाज र नेपाल अदिवासी जनजाती महासंघ गैँडाकोट नगर समितिले आइतबारदेखि वन कार्यालय र घाटगद्धीमा अनिश्चितकालिन तालाबन्दी गरेका छन् विसं २०४६ सालदेखि पूजा गर्दै आएको स्थललाई वैशाख महिनामा बिनाजानकारी तारबार लगाएर आदिवासी जनजाती समुदायलाई पूजा गर्नबाट वन्चित गराएको उनीहरुको आरोप छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Religious sectarianism
Actor 1 - Number of people NA
Actor 1 - Affiliations Adivasi/Janajati
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
Local Newspaper - Chitwan

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