Incident Reports

Chitwan Post: Auto rikshaw drivers demonstrate against odd-even system

2017-09-14

Bagmati, Chitawan, Bharatpur

Electronic and Auto rickshaw drivers staged demonstration on Thursday against the local government's decision to implement odd-even system for auto rickshaws from September 17. Agitated rickshaw drivers accused the government of trying to snatch their source of living. They demanded for alternative employment to rickshaw drivers if such decision is to be implemented at all. They also threatened to go to any extreme in case the government turns deaf ears to their demands. भरतपुर महानगरपालिकाले असोज १ गतेदेखि जोर बिजोर प्रणाली लागू गर्ने निर्णय गरेपछि विध्युतीय रिक्सा र अटो रिक्सा व्यवसायी आन्दोलनमा होमिएका छन् । नगरलाई व्यवस्थित गर्ने बहानामा साना लगानीकर्ताको रोजीरोटी खोस्न लागेको भन्दै उनीहरु आन्दोलनमा होमिएका हुन् । बिहिबार भरतपुरको केन्द्रीय बस टर्मिनल अगाडिको खाली चौरमा जम्मा भएका व्यवसायीले महानगरको विरोधमा जुलुस निकालेका थिए।उनीहरुले नगरलाई व्यवस्थित बनाउने बहानामा विद्द्युतिय रिक्सा र अटो रिक्सालाई हटाउनभन्दा पहिले अन्य रोजगारको विकल्प दिनुपर्ने माग गरेका छन्। आफुहरुको माग सुनुवाइ नभए महानगरपालिकाको विरुध जस्तोसुकै कदम पनि चाल्न सक्ने उनको चेतावनी दिए।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Actor 1 - Number of people 50
Actor 1 - Affiliations Transport entrepreneurs/syndicate
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
Local Newspaper - Chitwan

0 Comments