2020-06-23
Protests erupted on Tuesday, demanding the cancellation of the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement.
11 small communist parties staged the protest at Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu demanding the abolition of MCC.
They have demonstrated saying that MCC will be treasonous and will make Nepal a battlefield of foreign powers. The demonstrators carried placards displaying various reasons why the MCC agreement is treasonous.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Primary Cause | Other political issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 100 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Other/multiple/unspecified political affiliation |
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 |