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Locals demand Butwal as Province 5 capital

2018-01-04

Lumbini, Rupandehi, Butwal

Locals of Butwal today staged demonstration demanding to make Butwal the Province 5 capital. According to police, the rally was held by the Nepali Congress cadres from 9:00 am to 10:00 am in Rupandehi district. Nepali Congress leader Ram Prasad Adhikari headed the rally at the Pushpa Lal Park in Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City-6. Similarly, NC Provincial candidate from Rupandehi Constituency-2″Ka” Kajiman Shrestha led the rally at Sungava in Sainamaina Municipality-2. Likewise, another rally was staged at Maigram in Tilottama Municipality-5 in the district. The traffic along the East-West Highway and the Siddhartha Highway were diverted onto the road sections citing the rally, informed police.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people 100
Actor 1 - Affiliations Nepali Congress and affiliated org , Nepali Congress and affiliated org
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
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Chitwan

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