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Kalpristha: Rally on Mohammad Day, protest for not giving public holiday

2016-12-12

Lumbini, Banke, Nepalgunj

A rally was organized in Nepalgunj on the memory day of preacher of Islam religion Hajrat Mohammad. Meanwhile, participants at the rally also wore black bands on their hand as a protest against the government's decision to not give public holiday on Mohammad day. The government had earlier इस्लाम धर्मका प्रवर्तक हजरत मोहम्मद पैगम्बरको जन्मजयन्ती (मोहम्मद डे) को अवसरमा सोमबार नेपालगन्जमा र्‍याली निकालिएको छ । सो क्रममा अगुवाहरुले सरकारले मोहम्मद डेमा सार्वजनिक बिदा नदिएको भन्दै विरोध पनि जनाएका छन् । सरकारले बिदा दिने सहमति गरेपनी नदिएकोप्रती आपत्ति जनाउदै र्‍यालीमा सहभागी केहीले विरोधको प्रतिकका रुपमा हातमा कालोपट्टीसमेत बाधेका थिए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Event Duration More than 1 day
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Religious sectarianism
Actor 1 - Number of people 30
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
Local Newspaper - Banke

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