Incident Reports

Local representatives of Nepali Congress boycott Municipal Assembly of Janakpur

2019-05-06

Madhes, Dhanusha, Janakpur

More than 40 ward members and 8 ward chairpersons of the Nepali Congress boycotted the third Municipal Assembly of Sub-metropolis on Monday which is held to approve the current financial records and the plan and policies of the upcoming fiscal year. 

They have expressed reservations about adding the new staff on contract for next year and have accused of providing falsified information on the financial sheet. 

By boycotting the meeting, they assembled in Dharmashala and protested against the municipal head. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Other forms of non-violent protest
Primary Cause Other political issues
Actor 1 - Number of people 48
Actor 1 - Affiliations Nepali Congress and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
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