Incident Reports

Lok Times: Protest against recommedation to give land to Maoist Party

2016-08-24

Madhes, Parsa, Birgunj

The local administration's decision of giving the unused land of Birgunj municipality to Maoist party for establishing their central office has been fiercely opposed by the locals. The decision was opposed by the opposition party CPN UML, government coalition party Nepali Congress and Madhes oriented parties. Protesting the decision by demonstrating in front of District Administration Office, CPN UML demanded for taking the decision back. The protesting parties held a rally around Ghantaghar area concluding the rally in front of the District Administration Office. वीरगंज नगर भित्रको ऐलानी जग्गा बिधि विपरित सत्तारुद माओवादी केन्द्रको कार्यालय स्थापनाका लागि दिने स्थानिय स्तरबाट गरिएको सिफारिसको चर्को विरोध भएको छ । प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी दल नेकपा एमाले,सत्ता साझेदार नेपाली काङग्रेस र सत्त समर्थक मधेसवादी दलले चर्को विरोध गरेका हुन् । एमालेले जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालय अगाडि चर्को नाराबाजी गर्दै निणय तत्काल फिर्ता लिनुपर्ने माग गरेको छ । बिहानै घण्टाघरबाट विरोध जुलुस प्रदर्शन गर्दै जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालय पुगेको एमाले सान्सद शाहीत्को नेता कार्यकर्ताहरुले केही बेर प्रशासन कार्यालय घेराउ समेत गरे ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Event Duration More than 1 day
Primary Form Demonstration
Weapons None
Primary Cause Access/control of public land
Actor 1 - Number of people 30
Actor 1 - Affiliations Other/multiple/unspecified political affiliation
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Other state institutions
Actor 2 - Youth unknown

0 Comments