Incident Reports

Tarun Dal gifts president constitution to read

2018-02-21

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

Nepal Tarun Dal, a youth wing of the Nepali Congress, has presented a copy of the Constitution to President Bidya Devi Bhandari in a symbolic protest against her "unconstitutional move" to set aside the previous government's recommendations for appointment of National Assembly members. The youth wing handed over the Constitution to the president through Prahlad Pudasaini, chief at the Office of the President at Sheetal Niwas, on Wednesday, informed Bhupendra Jung Shahi, the youth wing's general secretary. "The president has taken an unconstitutional step by ignoring the recommendations made by the Deuba-led government,” General Secretary Shahi said, adding, “For this reason, we gifted a copy of the constitution to President Bhandari for her to read.” Shahi along with the chairman of Nepal Tarun Dal, Jeet Jung Basnet, and other party representatives had visited Sheetal Niwas Wednesday. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Tuesday recommended Dr Yubraj Khatiwada (Jhapa), Ram Narayan Bidari (Makawanpur) and Dr Bimala Poudel-Rai (Morang) for the appointment of upper house members. Nepali Congress has also objected to the president's action of ignoring the recommendations made by Deuba-led government and appointing others recommended by the KP Oli-led government. NC has protested against the Oli led government for its decision to recommend new NA members, quashing the recommendation made by erstwhile Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government. The Deuba-led government had recommended the names of Chandani Joshi, Gopal Basnet and Krishna Prasad Poudel as the new NA members. नेपाली कांग्रेसको युवा संगठन तरुण दलले राष्ट्रपतिविरुद्ध सडक आन्दोलन चर्काएको छ । राष्ट्रियसभा सदस्यका लागि देउवा सरकारले गरेको सिफारिस स्वीकृत नगरी केपी ओली सरकारको सिफारिस सदर गरेपछि तरुण दलले आन्दोलन चर्काएको हो । बुधबार उनीहरुले राष्ट्रपति कार्यालय शितल निवास बाहिर प्रदर्शन गरेका छन् । कांग्रेस नेतृत्वको सरकारले गरेको सिफारिस वेवास्ता गरी असंवैधानिक तरिकाले सक्रिय हुन खोजेको तरुण दलले आरोप लगाएको छ । राजनीतिक पूर्वाग्रहबाट ग्रसित भइ दलीय आस्थाको घेराभित्र बसेर राष्ट्रपतिले काम गरेको उसले बताएको छ । ‘संविधानको रक्षकले नै एउटा राजनीतकि पार्टीको सानो अध्यारो घेराभित्र बसेर गरेका यस्ता खाले असंवैधानिक निर्णयहरु तुरुन्त सच्याउन नेपाल तरुण दल जोडदार माग गर्दछ’ तरुण दलले भनेको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Other political issues
Actor 1 - Number of people 24
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 - Dhanusha

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