Incident Reports
JSP stages demonstration over the suggested capital and name of Province-5
2020-10-05
On Monday, Nepal Tarun Dal and Nepal Students Union staged protests in West Nawalparasi against the provincial capital proposed by the government to make Bhaluwang of Dang, the capital of Province No. 5 on October 5.
Similarly, the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) staged a demonstration in Parasi against the name state and the capital with anti-government slogans.
JSP demanded to change the name “Lumbini” proposed by the government to Madhes Tharuhat and to make Butwal the capital.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Demonstration |
| Primary Cause | Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org , Janata Samajbadi Party |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | State-level authorities for (yet to be formed) provinces |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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