2020-01-07
Locals of Khokana in Lalitpur staged a demonstration smearing black soot on their own faces on Tuesday protesting against the fast-track road being built to connect Kathmandu with Terai. The locals are protesting different development projects including the fast-track, outer ring-road, and smart city amongst other citing that these projects were being built at the expense of the local's private lands and cultural monuments.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Primary Cause | Access/control of development infrastructure (roads, bridges) |
Actor 1 - Number of people | N |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
THE NEPAL PEACE MONITOR ANNUAL REVIEW: 2020
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