Incident Reports

Students held for protesting Edu Act amendment

2017-09-23

Gandaki, Kaski, Pokhara Lekhnath

Nine students were arrested on Saturday in Pokhara for showing black flags to Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Gopalman Shrestha as they protested against the ninth amendment to the Education Act-1972. Parliament on Tuesday endorsed the Education Act (Ninth Amendment) Bill, paving the way for temporary teachers to get permanent status. Experts have objected to the revision, saying that it will push the country’s public education sector 25 years behind. (PR) शिक्षा ऐन नवौं संशोधनको बिरोध गर्दै उपप्रधान तथा शिक्षामन्त्री गोपालमान श्रेष्ठलाई कालो ब्यानर देखाउने ९ विद्यार्थी पक्राउ परेका छन् । पोखरा उद्योग वाणिज्य संघको हलमा आयोजित एक कार्यक्रममा जान लागेका बेला संशोधन खारेज हुनुपर्ने भन्दै शनिबार ब्यानर प्रदर्शन गर्ने क्रममा उनीहरूलाई प्रहरीले पक्रेको हो ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Actor 1 - Number of people 9
Actor 1 - Affiliations Students
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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