Incident Reports

Morcha cadres padlock rural municipality offices in Rupandehi

2017-03-20

Lumbini, Rupandehi, Marchawari

Cadres of UDMF padlocked the offices of Marchwarimai rural municipality, Kotahimai rural municipality and Shemarimai rural municipality on March 19. They have also removed the signboard from the three rural municipality offices. Om Prakash Yadav Guljari, Vice-chairman of Sadbhawana Party, a member of UDMF said that they had padlocked the rural municipality offices as a protest against the government's decision to go ahead with local level election without resolving the constitution amendment proposal. संयुक्त लोकतान्त्रिक मधेसी मोर्चा रुपन्देहीले जिल्लाका ३ वटा गाउँपालिकाको कार्यालयमा तालाबन्दी गरेको छ । मोर्चाले मर्चवारीमाई गाउँपालिका, कोटहीमाई गाउँपालिका र सेमरीमाई गाउँपालिकामा तालबन्दी गर्दै साइनबोर्ड पनि हटाएको हो । सरकारले संविधान संसोधन नगरी स्थानिय तहको निर्वाचन घोषणा गरेकाले केन्द्रीय कार्यक्रम अनुसार गाउँपालिकाको कार्यालयमा तालबन्दी गरिएको मोर्चाको एक घटक सदभावना पार्टीका केन्द्रीय उपाध्यक्ष ओम प्रकाश यादव गुल्जारीले बताए । उनले संविधान संशोधन नगरे मधेस क्षेत्रमा कुनै पनि हालतमा निर्वाचन हुन नदिने चेतावनी समेत दिए । उनले अब मर्चवार क्षेत्रमा मात्र नभई जिल्लाका सबै नगरपालिका र गाउँपालिकाहरुमा तालाबन्दी गरिने बताए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Secondary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people 100
Actor 1 - Affiliations Madhes-based Parties
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth na
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