Incident Reports

Banda cripples life in mid-western region

2016-12-17

Lumbini, Banke, Kohalpur

Life continued to be affected on the second consecutive day on Saturday in the mid-western region due to a banda (general shutdown) called by local people to protest the constitution amendment proposal registered in Parliament. Vehicles on long and short routes did not ply while educational institutions, industries and the market remained shut. The banda enforcers attacked two tractors in Kohalpur in Banke and vandalized a shop at Pushpalal Chowk, said police.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Vandalism
Secondary Form Strike/Bandh
Weapons Blunt weapon
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people 300
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 2
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Total damaged Buildings 1
Totally damaged Vehicles 2
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Banke

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