Incident Reports

Kin of Jajarkot bus accident victims demand compensation

2017-04-21

Karnali, Jajarkot, Bheri

Families of those killed and injured in the bus accident on February 9 closed down the transport service indefinitely in Jajarkot today. The families of the dead and injured imposed a vehicular shutdown, saying they were not provided with the compensation that was agreed upon. The closure has disrupted the entry and exit of vehicles in the district, affecting daily life. Twenty-seven people were killed and 35 were injured in the bus accident at Bohora village of Bheri Municiplaity-4 on February 9. After the incident, the local administration had an agreement with the families of the dead to provide Rs 1 lakh immediately and Rs 4 lakhs later. The victims’ families took to the streets after they were not given reparation. The agreement was signed in the presence of former home minister Shakti Bahadur Basnet, lawmaker Rita Rawal, Chief District Officer Krishna Chandra Paudel, and various political party representatives. The relatives of the deceased said they were provided Rs 25,000 to perform last rites. जाजरकोटमा अनिश्चितकालिन यातायात बन्दको आह्वान गरिएको छ। गत फाल्गुन २६ गते भएको बस दुर्घटनाका पिडित परिवारले क्षतिपूर्ति नपाएको भन्दै यातायात बन्दको घोषणा गरेको हुन्। बन्दले जिल्लाबाट बाहिरिने र भित्रिने यातायातका साधनहरु शुक्रबारदेखि ठप्प भएका छन्। बस दुर्घटनामा परी ज्यान गुमाएका आफन्त र घाइतेले राहत नापाएपछी पिडित परिवारहरुले यातायात सेवा ठप्प पारेका हुन्। यातायात बन्दले जनजीवन प्रभावित भएको छ। घटना लगत्तै स्थानीय प्रशासनको रहोवरमा मृतकका आफन्तलाइ तत्काल एक लाख दिने र बाँकी ४ लाख रुपैंया पछि बुझाउने भनि पिडित परिवारसंग सम्झौता गरेको थियो। सो रकम हालसम्म मृतकका आफन्तले नापाएपछि पिडित परिवार आन्दोलनमा उत्रिएका हुन्।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Event Duration More than 7 days
Primary Form Strike/Bandh
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Secondary Cause Extra-judicial response to traffic accidents
Actor 1 - Number of people 10
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
Local Newspaper - Surkhet , National/Online Media

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