Incident Reports
Demonstration of students in Rupandehi
2020-08-01
The Students' Union Rupendehi and a group of students studying in class 11 and 12 staged a protest against the decision of the government to take the exam in August without any preparation. The protest rally started from Pushpalal Park in Butwal and concluded a corner meeting at 'Chaudaha highway'. Speaking at a corner meeting, student coordinator Mandil Khanal said that they are protesting as there would be problems in sitting the exam as students have returned home due to COVID-19 and lockdown.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Demonstration |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services |
| Secondary Cause | Lockdown Enforcement |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 50 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Students |
| Actor 1 - Youth | youth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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