Incident Reports

UML affiliated organisations protest against EC’s decision

2017-06-01

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

CPN-UML aligned student and youth unions on Saturday staged demonstrations at Maitighar Mandala in the Capital to protest the decision of the Election Commission to re-organise voting in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-19. The Commission took a decision to this effect as per the constitution following the reports of the finding of torn ballot papers with votes during the vote count for the Metropolis. Following the finding, the vote count was halted subsequently. The protesters—Youth Association Nepal and All Nepal National Free Students Union—said the decision was a ‘blunder’. Addressing the protest rally, Vice Chairman of the Association Ramesh Poudel voiced concern about the decision, saying it would set a bad precedent in the future elections. He also demanded the resumption of the halted vote count at the earliest. Similarly, ANNFSU Chairperson Nabina Lama demanded action against those behind the tearing of the ballot papers with votes चितवनमा माओवादी केन्द्रले मतपत्र च्यातेको विरोधमा काठमाडौंमा अनेरास्ववियु र युवा संघले मसाल जुलुस निकालेका छन् । प्रदर्शनी मार्गबाट अनेरास्ववियु र युवा संघको संयुक्त मसाल जुलुस निकालिएको थियो । भरतपुर महानगरपालिकाको मतगणना तत्काल सुरु गर्न माग गर्दै जुलुस निकालिएको अनेरास्ववियुका प्रवक्ता सुदीप शर्माले जानकारी दिए । मसाल जुलुसमा अनेरास्ववियु र युवा संघका कार्यकर्ताले टिनको जस्तामा मत पत्र बनाई प्रदर्शन गरेका थिए । कागजको मतपत्र असुरक्षित रहेको भन्दै फलामे जस्तामा मतपत्र बनाएर सांकेतिक विरोध गरिएको शर्माको भनाइ छ । जेठ १४ गते राति मतगणना भइरहेकाबेला माओवादीका कार्यकर्ताले मतपत्र च्यातेका थिए । मतपत्र च्यात्ने दुवै आरोपी एक लाख धरौटी बुझाएर रिहा भइसकेका छन् ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people 100
Actor 1 - Affiliations UML and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Other state institutions
Actor 2 - Youth na
Election-related cause primary
National/Online Media

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