Incident Reports

Dhankuta protests intensify following govt decision to name Biratnagar as province Capital

2018-01-18

Locals in Dhankuta have resorted to protest on Thursday following the government decision on Wednesday to declare Biratnagar as the Capital of Province 1. The Dhankuta locals had been staging demonstration since few weeks demanding the district be declared the capital of province 1. The agitated locals today vandalised various government offices and set fire at Regional Administration Office. The protesters have also set fire the regional office, division office among other government office in the district. The protesters had set fire at the administration office while Deputy Regional Officer Sawantaraj Dahal was inside the office premises. However, the police rescued Dahal. Likewise, the demonstrators have also vandalised the Dhankuta session of the Biratnagar-based High Court. They have also vandalised the fire brigade vehicle and ambulance. Meanwhile, police have been deployed to take the situation under control. However, with reports of several incidents of clashes between protesters and police at various major parts of Dhankuta the situation seems far from control. सरकारले प्रदेश १ को अस्थायी राजधानी विराटनगरलाई बनाएसँगै बिहीबार बिहानैदेखि धनकुटा तनावग्रस्त बनेको छ । केही सातादेखि प्रादेशिक राजधानीको माग राख्दै आन्दोलनमा उत्रिएका धनकुटावासीले आज विभिन्न सरकारी कार्यलयमा तोडफोड गर्नुका साथै क्षेत्रीय प्रशासको कार्यालयमा आगजनी गरेका छन् । प्रदर्शनकारी र प्रहरीबीच धनकुटाका मुख्य चोकहरुमा झडप र ढुंगा हानाहान भइरहेको छ। प्रदर्शनलाई नियन्त्रणमा लिन प्रहरीले थुप्रै राउण्ड अश्रुग्यास प्रहार गरेको छ। प्रदर्शन उग्र बन्दै गएपछि थप सुरक्षा बल तैनाथ गरिएपनि नियन्त्रणमा भने आउन सकेको छैन। प्रदर्शनकारीले क्षेत्रीय कार्यालयमा, डिभिजन कार्यालय लगायतका सरकारी कार्यलयमा आगजनी गरेका छन्। उप प्रशासक सवन्तराज दाहालक्वार्टरमा माथि बसिरहेकोबेलामा प्रदर्शनकारीले आगजनी गरेका थिए। प्रहरीले उनको सकुशल उद्धार गरेको छ। यस्तै उनीहरुले उच्च अदालत विराटनगरको धनकुटा इजलाशमा पनि तोडफोड गरेका छन्। प्रदर्शनमा उत्रिएका स्थानीयले नगरपालिकाको वारुणयन्त्रमा पनि तोडफोड गर्नुका साथै एम्बुलेन्समा पनि तोडफोड गरेका छन्। अहिले प्रदर्शन भिमनारायण चोकमा केन्द्रित भएको छ। त्यहाँ प्रहरी र प्रदर्शनकारीबीच ढुंगा हानाहान भइरहेको छ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Arson
Weapons Fire , Fire
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people 100
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators , Protesters/demonstrators
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
Total damaged Buildings 4
National/Online Media , INSEC

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