Incident Reports

RJP’s cadres held in Biratnagar

2017-06-16

Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar

Police on Friday arrested 14 cadres of the Madhesh-centric political party-Rastriya Janata Party Nepal when they were about to padlock the Regional Election Office in Biratnagar. The apprehended are the RJP-N Morang Chapter Coordinator Mohammad Kadi, Central Committee Secretary Jagdish Adhikari and Central Committee members Chandra Prasad Rajbanshi and Rajib KC among others. The RJP has been protesting the June 28 elections dissenting with the government’s decision of deferring the second phase of local level elections in Province No 2 and not addressing their demands, . According to the RJP, police have kept the arrestees at the Ward Police Office. क्षेत्रीय निर्वाचन कार्यालय बिराटनगरमा तालाबन्दी गर्न गएका राजपाका १५ जना नेता-कार्यकर्ताहरुलाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको छ । पूर्वघोषित कार्यक्रम अनुसार राजपाका कार्यकर्ताहरु शुक्रबार निर्वाचन कार्यालयमा ताला लगाउन गएका थिए । प्रहरीले राधे कामत, मोहमद काबिर, मुन्नी कर्ण लगायतलाई पक्राउ गरेको हो ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people 15
Actor 1 - Affiliations Madhes-based Parties
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Other state institutions
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Dhanusha , Local Newspaper - Morang

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