2020-06-15
Police arrested five people including Govinda Bista and Purna Bahadur Shrestha while they were preparing to stage a rally against Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Bista is the vice president of All Nepal National Free Student Union- Revolutionary (AN NFSU) while Shrestha is the central secretary of Republican Forum. Both the organizations are affiliated with Nepal Communist Party(NCP) led by Netra Bikram Chand.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Arrest (politically significant) |
Primary Cause | Other political issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 5 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | CPN (Chand) and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |